# Matthew 24.33

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**Book:** [Matthew](/codex/matthew/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 31. <span class="rl-speech">And he shall send forth his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.</span> 32. <span class="rl-speech">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;</span>
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> **33. <span class="rl-speech">even so ye also, when ye see all these things, know ye that he is nigh, even at the doors.</span>**
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> 34. <span class="rl-speech">Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, till all these things be accomplished.</span> 35. <span class="rl-speech">Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.</span> (Matthew 24:31-35, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 31. <span class="rl-speech">He will send out his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they will gather together his chosen ones from the four winds, from one end of the sky to the other.</span> 32. <span class="rl-speech">“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.</span>
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> **33. <span class="rl-speech">Even so you also, when you see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors.</span>**
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> 34. <span class="rl-speech">Most certainly I tell you, this generation will not pass away, until all these things are accomplished.</span> 35. <span class="rl-speech">Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.</span> (Matthew 24:31-35, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 31. <span class="rl-speech">And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other. <sup>with: or, with a trumpet, and a great voice</sup></span> 32. <span class="rl-speech">Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh:</span>
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> **33. <span class="rl-speech">So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors. <sup>it: or, he</sup></span>**
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> 34. <span class="rl-speech">Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled.</span> 35. <span class="rl-speech">Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.</span> (Matthew 24:31-35, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 31. <span class="rl-speech">and he shall send his messengers with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his chosen from the four winds, from the ends of the heavens unto the ends thereof.</span> 32. <span class="rl-speech">'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,</span>
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> **33. <span class="rl-speech">so also ye, when ye may see all these, ye know that it is nigh, at the doors.</span>**
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> 34. <span class="rl-speech">Verily I say to you, this generation may not pass away till all these may come to pass.</span> 35. <span class="rl-speech">The heaven and the earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.</span> (Matthew 24:31-35, YLT)

## Setting

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## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word._

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## Quoted in

**Concepts:**

- [Jesus Said](/codex/jesus-said/), via [Matthew 24](/codex/matthew-24/)

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## Notes

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## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.