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AICNT “Now learn the parable from the fig tree: when its branch has already become tender and puts forth its leaves, you know that summer is near;
OEB ‘Learn the lesson taught by the fig tree. As soon as its branches are full of sap, and it is bursting into leaf, you know that summer is near.
WEBBE “Now from the fig tree learn this parable: When its branch has now become tender and produces its leaves, you know that the summer is near.
WMBB (Same as above)
NET “Learn this parable from the fig tree: Whenever its branch becomes tender and puts out its leaves, you know that summer is near.
LSV And from the fig tree learn the allegory: when its branch may have already become tender, and it may put forth the leaves, you know that summer [is] near,
FBV Learn an illustration from the fig tree. When its shoots become tender and leaves begin to sprout, you know that summer is coming.
TCNT “Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its branches become tender and put out leaves, you know that summer is near.
T4T “Now I want you to learn something from this parable about how fig trees grow. In this area, when the buds of a fig tree become tender and its leaves begin to sprout, you know that summer is near.
LEB “Now learn the parable from the fig tree: Whenever its branch has already become tender and puts forth its[fn] leaves, you know that summer is near.
BBE Now take an example from the fig-tree: when her branch has become soft and puts out its leaves, you are certain that the summer is near;
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Wymth "Now learn from the fig-tree the lesson it teaches. As soon as its branches have now become soft and it is bursting into leaf, you all know that summer is near.
ASV Now from the fig tree learn her parable: when her branch is now become tender, and putteth forth its leaves, ye know that the summer is nigh;
DRA And from the fig tree learn a parable: When the branch thereof is now tender, and the leaves come forth, you know that summer is nigh.
YLT 'And from the fig-tree learn ye the simile: When already its branch may have become tender, and the leaves it may put forth, ye know that summer [is] nigh,
Drby But learn the parable from the fig-tree: When already its branch becomes tender and produces leaves, ye know that the summer is near.
RV Now from the fig tree learn her parable: when her branch is now become tender, and putteth forth its leaves, ye know that the summer is nigh;
Wbstr Now learn a parable of the fig-tree; When its branch is yet tender and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh:
KJB-1769 Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh:
( Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and putteth/puts forth leaves, ye/you_all know that summer is nigh: )
KJB-1611 Now learne a parable of the figtree: when his branch is yet tender, and putteth foorth leaues, yee know that Summer is nigh:
(Now learn a parable of the figtree: when his branch is yet tender, and putteth/puts forth leaves, ye/you_all know that Summer is nigh:)
Bshps Learne a parable of the fygge tree: when his braunche is yet tender, and the leaues sprong, ye knowe that somer is nye:
(Learn a parable of the fig tree: when his branche is yet tender, and the leaves sprong, ye/you_all know that summer is nye:)
Gnva Now learne the parable of the figge tree: when her bough is yet tender, and it putteth foorth leaues, ye knowe that sommer is neere.
(Now learn the parable of the fig tree: when her bough is yet tender, and it putteth/puts forth leaves, ye/you_all know that summer is near. )
Cvdl Lerne a symilitude of ye fygge tre. When his braunche is yet tender, and his leaues spronge, ye knowe that Sommer is nye.
(Learn a symilitude of ye/you_all fig tre. When his branche is yet tender, and his leaves spronge, ye/you_all know that Summer is nigh/near.)
TNT Learne, a similitude of the fygge tree: when his braunches are yet tender and his leves sproge ye knowe that sommer is nye.
(Learne, a similitude of the fig tree: when his branches are yet tender and his leaves sproge ye/you_all know that summer is nigh/near. )
Wycl And lerne ye the parable of a fige tre. Whanne his braunche is now tendir, and the leeues ben sprongun, ye witen that somer is nyy;
(And learn ye/you_all the parable of a fig tre. When his branche is now tendir, and the leaves been sprongun, ye/you_all perceive that summer is nyy;)
Luth An dem Feigenbaum lernet ein Gleichnis. Wenn sein Zweig jetzt saftig wird und Blätter gewinnet, so wisset ihr, daß der Sommer nahe ist.
(An to_him Feigenbaum lernet a Gleichnis. When his Zweig jetzt saftig becomes and Blätter gewinnet, so know ihr, that the/of_the Sommer nahe is.)
ClVg Ab arbore autem fici discite parabolam: cum jam ramus ejus tener fuerit, et folia nata, scitis quia prope est æstas:[fn]
(Ab arbore however fici discite parabolam: when/with yam ramus his tener has_been, and folia nata, scitis because prope it_is æstas: )
UGNT ἀπὸ δὲ τῆς συκῆς, μάθετε τὴν παραβολήν: ὅταν ἤδη ὁ κλάδος αὐτῆς γένηται ἁπαλὸς καὶ τὰ φύλλα ἐκφύῃ, γινώσκετε ὅτι ἐγγὺς τὸ θέρος.
(apo de taʸs sukaʸs, mathete taʸn parabolaʸn: hotan aʸdaʸ ho klados autaʸs genaʸtai hapalos kai ta fulla ekfuaʸ, ginōskete hoti engus to theros.)
SBL-GNT Ἀπὸ δὲ τῆς συκῆς μάθετε τὴν παραβολήν· ὅταν ἤδη ὁ κλάδος αὐτῆς γένηται ἁπαλὸς καὶ τὰ φύλλα ἐκφύῃ, γινώσκετε ὅτι ἐγγὺς τὸ θέρος·
(Apo de taʸs sukaʸs mathete taʸn parabolaʸn; hotan aʸdaʸ ho klados autaʸs genaʸtai hapalos kai ta fulla ekfuaʸ, ginōskete hoti engus to theros;)
TC-GNT Ἀπὸ δὲ τῆς συκῆς μάθετε τὴν παραβολήν· ὅταν ἤδη ὁ κλάδος αὐτῆς γένηται ἁπαλός, καὶ τὰ φύλλα ἐκφύῃ, [fn]γινώσκετε ὅτι ἐγγὺς τὸ θέρος·
(Apo de taʸs sukaʸs mathete taʸn parabolaʸn; hotan aʸdaʸ ho klados autaʸs genaʸtai hapalos, kai ta fulla ekfuaʸ, ginōskete hoti engus to theros; )
Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, orange:accents differ (from our SR-GNT base).
UTN uW Translation Notes:
Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases
δὲ
and
Here, the word Now introduces the next thing that Jesus wants to speak about. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that introduces the next idea, or you could leave Now untranslated. Alternate translation: “Next,”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / parables
ἀπὸ & τῆς συκῆς, μάθετε τὴν παραβολήν
of & the fig_tree learn the parable
To teach the disciples, Jesus offers a story or illustration. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could indicate that explicitly. Alternate translation: “learn from this illustration concerning the fig tree”
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun
τῆς συκῆς & ἤδη ὁ κλάδος αὐτῆς γένηται ἁπαλὸς καὶ τὰ φύλλα ἐκφύῃ
the fig_tree & already the branch ˱of˲_it /may/_become tender and the leaves /may_be/_sprouting_out
The phrase fig tree represents fig trees in general, not one particular fig tree. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the idea in another way. Alternate translation: “fig trees … their branches already become tender and they put out leaves”
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
ἤδη ὁ κλάδος αὐτῆς γένηται ἁπαλὸς
already the branch ˱of˲_it /may/_become tender
Here, the clause its branch already becomes tender means that the fig tree has begun to grow new branches, which are tender when they are new. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make that idea more explicit. Alternate translation: “it grows new twigs” or “it sprouts fresh branches”
Note 5 topic: translate-unknown
τὸ θέρος
the summer
In the location to which Jesus is referring, summer is the time of year when trees and plants grow and produce fruit. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a term for a season in which plants and trees grow. Alternate translation: “the time for things to grow” or “the h ot season”
