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Good News Translation

Matthew 24:33

In the same way, when you see all these things, you will know that the time is near, ready to begin.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Israel, Prophecies Concerning;   Jesus Continued;   Scofield Reference Index - Day (of Jehovah);   Thompson Chain Reference - Christ;   Exposition of the Scriptures;   Expounds, Christ;   Teacher, Divine;   Words of Christ;   The Topic Concordance - Coming of the Lord Jesus Christ;   Discerning;   End of the World;   Knowledge;   Redemption;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Christ, the Prophet;   Parables;   Second Coming of Christ, the;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Prophecy;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Prophet, Christ as;   Watchfulness;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Jews;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Cain (1);   James;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Matthew, the Gospel of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Jesus Christ;   Judgment;   Kingdom of God;   Olives, Mount of;   Text of the New Testament;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Abomination of Desolation ;   Authority of Christ;   Coming Again;   Door;   Fig-Tree ;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Judah, the Kingdom of;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Chief parables and miracles in the bible;   Jerusalem;   Matthew;   Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types - Doors;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Jesus of Nazareth;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Eschatology of the New Testament;   James, Epistle of;  

Devotionals:

- Daily Light on the Daily Path - Devotion for September 6;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
In the same way, when you see all these things, recognize
King James Version (1611)
So likewise yee, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is neere, euen at the doores.
King James Version
So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors.
English Standard Version
So also, when you see all these things, you know that he is near, at the very gates.
New American Standard Bible
so you too, when you see all these things, recognize that He is near, right at the door.
New Century Version
In the same way, when you see all these things happening, you will know that the time is near, ready to come.
Amplified Bible
so you, too, when you see all these things [taking place], know for certain that He is near, right at the door.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
so, you too, when you see all these things, recognize that He is near, right at the door.
Legacy Standard Bible
so, you too, when you see all these things, recognize that He is near, right at the door.
Berean Standard Bible
So also, when you see all these things, you will know that He is near, right at the door.
Contemporary English Version
So when you see all these things happening, you will know that the time has almost come.
Complete Jewish Bible
In the same way, when you see all these things, you are to know that the time is near, right at the door.
Darby Translation
Thus also *ye*, when ye see all these things, know that it is near, at the doors.
Easy-to-Read Version
In the same way, when you see all these things happening, you will know that the time is very near, already present.
Geneva Bible (1587)
So likewise ye, when ye see all these things, know yt the kingdom of God is nere, eue at ye doores.
George Lamsa Translation
So even you, when you see all these things, know that it has arrived at the door.
Lexham English Bible
So also you, when you see all these things, know that he is near, at the door.
Literal Translation
so also you, when you see all these things, know that it is near at the doors.
American Standard Version
even so ye also, when ye see all these things, know ye that he is nigh, even at the doors.
Bible in Basic English
Even so, when you see all these things, you may be certain that he is near, even at the doors.
Hebrew Names Version
Even so you also, when you see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors.
International Standard Version
In the same way, when you see all these things, you will know that he is near, right at the door.James 5:9;">[xr]
Etheridge Translation
So also, when all these are seen, you know that it cometh to the door.
Murdock Translation
So also ye, when ye perceive all these things, know ye, that he is nigh, [fn] at the door.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
So lykewyse ye, when ye see all these thynges, be ye sure that it is neare, euen at the doores.
English Revised Version
even so ye also, when ye see all these things, know ye that he is nigh, even at the doors.
World English Bible
Even so you also, when you see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
So likewise when ye see all these things, know that it is nigh, even at the doors.
Weymouth's New Testament
So you also, when you see all these signs, may be sure that He is near--at your very door.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
`so and ye whanne ye seen alle these thingis, wite ye that it is nyy, in the yatis.
Update Bible Version
even so you also, when you see all these things, you know that he is near, [even] at the doors.
Webster's Bible Translation
So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, [even at] the doors.
New English Translation
So also you, when you see all these things, know that he is near, right at the door.
New King James Version
So you also, when you see all these things, know that it [fn] is near--at the doors!
New Living Translation
In the same way, when you see all these things, you can know his return is very near, right at the door.
New Life Bible
In the same way, when you see all these things happen, you know the Son of Man is near, even at the door.
New Revised Standard
So also, when you see all these things, you know that he is near, at the very gates.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Thus, ye also, when ye shall see all these things, observe ye, that, near, he is, at the doors.
Douay-Rheims Bible
So you also, when you shall see all these things, know ye that it is nigh, even at the doors.
Revised Standard Version
So also, when you see all these things, you know that he is near, at the very gates.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
So lyke wyse ye when ye see all these thynges be ye sure that it is neare even at the dores.
Young's Literal Translation
so also ye, when ye may see all these, ye know that it is nigh -- at the doors.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
So likewyse ye, whan ye se all thynges, be ye sure, that it is nye euen at the dores
Mace New Testament (1729)
in like manner, when ye shall see all these things happen, know that he is come to your very doors.
Simplified Cowboy Version
When you see all these things I told you start happenin', you'll know that I am approachin'.

Contextual Overview

32 "Let the fig tree teach you a lesson. When its branches become green and tender and it starts putting out leaves, you know that summer is near. 33 In the same way, when you see all these things, you will know that the time is near, ready to begin. 34 Remember that all these things will happen before the people now living have all died. 35 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away. 36 "No one knows, however, when that day and hour will come—neither the angels in heaven nor the Son; the Father alone knows. 37 The coming of the Son of Man will be like what happened in the time of Noah. 38 In the days before the flood people ate and drank, men and women married, up to the very day Noah went into the boat; 39 yet they did not realize what was happening until the flood came and swept them all away. That is how it will be when the Son of Man comes. 40 At that time two men will be working in a field: one will be taken away, the other will be left behind. 41 Two women will be at a mill grinding meal: one will be taken away, the other will be left behind.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

when: Matthew 24:3

know: Ezekiel 7:2-14, Hebrews 10:37, James 5:9, 1 Peter 4:7

it: or, he

Reciprocal: Ezekiel 30:3 - the day is Mark 13:28 - General Luke 12:56 - ye can Hebrews 10:25 - as ye

Cross-References

Genesis 24:3
I want you to make a vow in the name of the Lord , the God of heaven and earth, that you will not choose a wife for my son from the people here in Canaan.
Genesis 24:5
But the servant asked, "What if the young woman will not leave home to come with me to this land? Shall I send your son back to the land you came from?"
Genesis 24:8
If the young woman is not willing to come with you, you will be free from this promise. But you must not under any circumstances take my son back there."
Genesis 24:31
and said, "Come home with me. You are a man whom the Lord has blessed. Why are you standing out here? I have a room ready for you in my house, and there is a place for your camels."
Genesis 24:34
"I am the servant of Abraham," he began.
Job 23:12
I always do what God commands; I follow his will, not my own desires.
Proverbs 22:29

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Show me someone who does a good job, and I will show you someone who is better than most and worthy of the company of kings.
Ecclesiastes 9:10
Work hard at whatever you do, because there will be no action, no thought, no knowledge, no wisdom in the world of the dead—and that is where you are going.
John 4:14
but those who drink the water that I will give them will never be thirsty again. The water that I will give them will become in them a spring which will provide them with life-giving water and give them eternal life."
1 Timothy 6:2
Slaves belonging to Christian masters must not despise them, for they are believers too. Instead, they are to serve them even better, because those who benefit from their work are believers whom they love. You must teach and preach these things.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things,.... That are mentioned above, relating to the signs of the destruction of the temple and city, and the destruction itself, with all those several things that should directly take place upon it; this is an accommodation of the above parable, similitude, or comparison:

know that it is near, even at the doors; meaning, either that "he is near", as the Ethiopic version reads it, the son of man is near, even at the doors; or as the Vulgate Latin renders it, "in the gates", or "doors", and so does Munster's Hebrew Gospel; and signifies, that he was already come; for to be in the doors, or within the gates, is more than to be at the doors, or at the gates: and thus the fig tree putting forth its leaves, is a sign that summer is not only nigh, but is already come, even that part of it we call spring; for the Scripture divides the whole year only into two parts, summer and winter; so these calamities and desolations on the Jews, were a sign that the son of man was come, was in the gates, displaying his power and his glory: or the redemption and deliverance of the people of God was at hand, from the persecutions of the Jews; for till the destruction of Jerusalem, the persecutions of the Christians were chiefly from the Jews, or occasioned by them; but now, they being destroyed, the summer of deliverance was at hand: or else the kingdom of God, or a more enlarged state of the Gospel dispensation was near; the winter of the legal dispensation was over, the spring of the Gospel dispensation was come, through the preaching of John the Baptist, Christ and his apostles; and now the summer of it was at hand, through the general spread of it, all over the Gentile world. So the second coming of Christ, will be a summer of joy and comfort to the saints: Christ will appear most lovely and amiable to them, he will be glorified by them, and admired in them; great grace will be brought unto them, and great glory will be put upon them; they will then enjoy full redemption and salvation: the winter of sorrows, afflictions, and persecutions, and of coldness, darkness, and desertion, will be over; the sun shall no more go down, nor the moon withdraw itself, but the Lord will be the everlasting light of his people.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

So likewise ye ... - In the same manner, when you see what I have predicted the “signs” around Jerusalem - then know that its destruction is at hand,

Is near - Luke says Luke 21:28, “your redemption draweth nigh, and Luke 21:31 the kingdom of God is nigh at hand.” Your deliverance from the dangers that threaten the city approaches, and the kingdom of God will be set up in the earth; or your everlasting redemption from sin and death will come at the day of judgment, and his eternal kingdom will be established in the heavens.


 
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