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# Connecting Statement:
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Jesus gives two short parables here to remind people to be aware when the things that he has been explaining happen. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-parables]])
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# the branch becomes tender and puts out its leaves
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The phrase "the branch" refers to the branches of the fig tree. Alternate translation: "its branches become tender and put out their leaves"
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# tender
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"green and soft"
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# puts out its leaves
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Here the fig tree is spoken of as if it were alive and able to willingly cause its leaves to grow. Alternate translation: "its leaves begin to sprout" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-personification]])
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# summer
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the warm part of the year or the growing season
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