Matthew 24:32-35 - The Parable Of The Fig Tree

³² this may be illustrated by a comparison taken from a fig-tree: when the branches become tender, and push out their leaves, ye know that summer is nigh: ³³ in like manner, when ye shall see all these things happen, know that he is come to your very doors. ³⁴ I declare unto you, the present generation shall not cease, till all these things are pass'd. ³⁵ heaven and earth may fail, but my words shall never fail.

²⁸ Consider this similitude taken from a fig-tree: when its branch is yet tender, and pushes out its leaves, you know that summer is near: ²⁹ so when you shall see these things happen, know that he is nigh, even at your doors. ³⁰ I declare unto you, this generation shall not be extinct, till all these things be transacted. ³¹ heaven and earth shall fail, but my words shall never fail.

²⁹ Then by way of similitude, consider, said he, the fig-tree, and all the other trees; ³⁰ when they shoot out their buds, you know for certain that summer is coming on: ³¹ in like manner, when you shall see these events, be assur'd that the kingdom of God is nigh. ³² I tell it you for certain, this generation shall not pass away, till all these things are accomplished. ³³ heaven and earth shall fail sooner than my predictions shall fail.