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Acts 2:20

Jesus
The return of Christ

18 Even on My menservants and maidservants I will pour out My Spirit in those days, and they will prophesy.

19 I will show wonders in the heavens above and signs on the earth below, blood and fire and billows of smoke.

The sun will be turned to darkness, and the moon to blood, before the coming of the great and glorious Day of the Lord.

21 And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.’

22 Men of Israel, listen to this message: Jesus of Nazareth was a man certified by God to you by miracles, wonders, and signs, which God did among you through Him, as you yourselves know.

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BSB
The sun will be turned to darkness, and the moon to blood, before the coming of the great and glorious Day of the Lord.
KJV
The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before that great and notable day of the Lord come:
WEB
The sun will be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and glorious day of the Lord comes.
ASV
The sun shall be turned into darkness, And the moon into blood, Before the day of the Lord come, That great and notable [day].
DARBY
the sun shall be changed to darkness and the moon to blood, before the great and gloriously appearing day of [the] Lord come.
BLB
The sun will be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the coming Day of the Lord, great and glorious.
ÅB
solen skal bli til mørke og månen til blod, før Herrens dag kommer, den store og herlige.
OTB
Solen skal bli mørk
og månen skal bli til blod
før Herrens store og herlige dag kommer.
B1930
solen skal bli til mørke og månen til blod, før Herrens dag kommer, den store og herlige.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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  • 2 Peter 3:10

    But the Day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar, the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and its works will be laid bare.

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  • Amos 8:9

    And in that day, declares the Lord GOD, I will make the sun go down at noon, and I will darken the earth in the daytime.

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  • Matthew 24:29

    Immediately after the tribulation of those days: ‘The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.’

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  • 1 Thessalonians 5:2

    For you are fully aware that the Day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night.

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  • Malachi 4:5

    Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and awesome Day of the LORD.

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  • Joel 2:1

    Blow the ram’s horn in Zion; sound the alarm on My holy mountain! Let all who dwell in the land tremble, for the Day of the LORD is coming; indeed, it is near—

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  • Joel 3:14

    Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision! For the Day of the LORD is near in the valley of decision.

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  • Luke 21:25

    There will be signs in the sun and moon and stars, and on the earth dismay among the nations, bewildered by the roaring of the sea and the surging of the waves.

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