Matthew 24:33

24:33 So also you, when you see all these things, know ¹  that he is near, right at the door.

Matthew 24:32

The Parable of the Fig Tree

24:32 “Learn ²  this parable from the fig tree: Whenever its branch becomes tender and puts out its leaves, you know that summer is near.

Matthew 16:3

16:3 and in the morning, ‘It will be stormy today, because the sky is red and darkening.’ ³  You know how to judge correctly the appearance of the sky, ⁴  but you cannot evaluate the signs of the times.

Matthew 24:43

24:43 But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what time of night the thief ⁵  was coming, he would have been alert and would not have let his house be broken into.

¹ tn The verb γινώσκετε (ginwskete, “know”) can be parsed as either present indicative or present imperative. In this context the imperative fits better, since the movement is from analogy (trees and seasons) to the future (the signs of the coming of the kingdom) and since the emphasis is on preparation for this event.

² tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

³ tn Or “red and gloomy” (L&N 14.56).

⁴ tn Grk “The face of the sky you know how to discern.”

⁴ sn On Jesus pictured as a returning thief, see 1 Thess 5:2, 4; 2 Pet 3:10; Rev 3:3; 16:15.