Luke 21:30

New Testament Gospel ASV (1901)

What does Luke 21:30 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “when they now shoot forth, ye see it and know of your own selves that the summer is now nigh.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

when they now shoot forth, ye see it and know of your own selves that the summer is now nigh.
Luke 21:30 — American Standard Version

Context — Luke 21

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
30when they now shoot forth, ye see it and know of your own selves that the summer is now nigh.

What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“When they now shoot forth, etc.] Their buds, branches, and leaves; the Vulgate Latin adds, “of themselves”: ye see and know of your own selves; without any hint, or direction from others, the case is so plain and obvious; the Syriac and Arabic versions read, “of them”; the trees, by their putting forth their buds and leaves; the Persic and Ethiopic versions leave out the clause “of yourselves”; and none of the Oriental versions lead the word see: the summer is now nigh at hand: (see <402432>Matthew 24:32).”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“The account of the destruction of Jerusalem contained in this chapter has been fully considered in the notes at Matthew 24:0. All that will be necessary here will be an explanation of a few words that did not occur in that chapter. Luke 21:9 Commotions - Insurrections. Subjects rising against their rulers. Luke 21:11 Fearful sights - See Matthew 24:7. Luke 21:12, Luke 21:13 Synagogues, and into prisons - See the notes at Mark 13:9-10. Luke 21:14 Settle it, therefore, in your hearts - Fix it firmly in your minds - so firmly as to become a settled principle - that you are always to depend on God for aid in all your trials. See Mark 13:11. Luke 21:15 A mouth - Eloquence, ability to speak as the…”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“Ye know of yourselves - Though none teach you. Luke 21:31”
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