Luke 21:29-33 And he spoke to them a parable; Behold the fig tree, and all the trees;… An infidel in London had a wife who possessed a Bible which she regularly read; being annoyed at this, the man, who had frequently threatened to do so, threw the book upon the fire. This appears to have taken place at dinner-time. He then left home to go to his work, but soon returned to see if the last vestige of the volume had disappeared. The woman, who naturally felt distressed at her loss, said she thought it must be completely burned; but her husband stirred the ashes to see if such was the case, when he read what fastened itself upon his mind, and led to his conversion — "Heaven and earth shall pass away, but My word shall not pass away." The sister of this man was the wife of a London pastor; and just when the Bible was burning she was earnestly praying for her brother's conversion. (Sword and Trowel.) Parallel Verses KJV: And he spake to them a parable; Behold the fig tree, and all the trees;WEB: He told them a parable. "See the fig tree, and all the trees. |
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