30 “Then will appear the sign of the Son of Man in heaven. And then all the peoples of the earth[a] will mourn(A) when they see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven,(B) with power and great glory.[b] 31 And he will send his angels(C) with a loud trumpet call,(D) and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other.

32 “Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its twigs get tender and its leaves come out, you know that summer is near. 33 Even so, when you see all these things, you know that it[c] is near, right at the door.(E) 34 Truly I tell you, this generation will certainly not pass away until all these things have happened.(F)

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 24:30 Or the tribes of the land
  2. Matthew 24:30 See Daniel 7:13-14.
  3. Matthew 24:33 Or he

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