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{{Short description|Parable taught by Jesus of Nazareth according to Christian gospels}}
[[File:Ficus carica 01 by Line1.jpg|thumb|300px|right| A [[Common fig|fig tree]]]]

The '''Parable of the Budding Fig Tree''' is a [[Parables of Jesus|parable]] told by [[Jesus]] in the [[New Testament]], found in {{bibleref2|Matthew|24:32-35}}, {{bibleref2|Mark|13:28-31}}, and {{bibleref2|Luke|21:29-33}}. This parable, about the [[Kingdom of God]], involves a [[Common fig|fig tree]], as does the equally brief [[parable of the barren fig tree]].

==Narrative==
According to the Gospel of Luke:
{{quotation|And he told them a parable: "Look at the fig tree, and all the trees; as soon as they come out in leaf, you see for yourselves and know that the summer is already near. So also, when you see these things taking place, you know that the kingdom of God is near. Truly, I say to you, this generation will not pass away till all has taken place. Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away."|source={{bibleref2|Luke| 21:29-33}} }}

==Interpretations==
Luke presents this parable as [[Christian eschatology|eschatological]] in nature:{{sfn|Scott|1989|pp=338-340}} like the leaves of the fig tree, the signs spoken of in the [[Olivet Discourse]] of {{bibleref2|Luke|21:5-28}} indicate the coming of the [[Kingdom of God]].

As the British scholar and theologian [[N. T. Wright]] has written, "Already present in Jesus' ministry, and climactically inaugurated in his death and resurrection, the divine kingdom will be manifest within a generation, when Jesus and his followers are vindicated

==See also==
* [[Figs in the Bible]]
* [[Fruit of the Holy Spirit]]
* [[Life of Jesus in the New Testament]]
* [[Luke 21]]
* [[Mark 13]]
* [[Matthew 24]]
* [[Olivet Discourse]]
* [[The Tree and its Fruits]]
* [[The Vine]]

==References==
===Citations===
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===Sources===
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*{{cite book|last=Scott|first=Bernard Brandon |title=Hear Then the Parable: A Commentary on the Parables of Jesus|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wtphytF1ePQC&pg=PA191|year=1989|publisher=Fortress Press|isbn=978-1-4514-0418-0}}
*{{cite book|last=Wright|first=Nicholas Thomas |authorlink=Nicholas Thomas Wright|title=Jesus and the Victory of God|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=N05ZuPr2ReoC|volume=2|year=1996|publisher=Fortress Press|isbn=978-0-8006-2682-2}}

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