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Daniel 12:8

Doubt

6 One of them said to the man dressed in linen, who was above the waters of the river, “How long until the fulfillment of these wonders?”

7 And the man dressed in linen, who was above the waters of the river, raised his right hand and his left hand toward heaven, and I heard him swear by Him who lives forever, saying, “It will be for a time, and times, and half a time. When the power of the holy people has finally been shattered, all these things will be completed.”

I heard, but I did not understand. So I asked, “My lord, what will be the outcome of these things?”

9 “Go on your way, Daniel,” he replied, “for the words are closed up and sealed until the time of the end.

10 Many will be purified, made spotless, and refined, but the wicked will continue to act wickedly. None of the wicked will understand, but the wise will understand.

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BSB
I heard, but I did not understand. So I asked, “My lord, what will be the outcome of these things?”
KJV
And I heard, but I understood not: then said I, O my Lord, what shall be the end of these things?
WEB
I heard, but I didn’t understand. Then I said, “My lord, what will be the outcome of these things?”
ASV
And I heard, but I understood not: then said I, O my lord, what shall be the issue of these things?
DARBY
And I heard, but I understood not. And I said, My lord, what shall be the end of these things?
BLB
And I heard, and I did not understand; and I said, “My lord, what [is] the end of these?”
ÅB
Og jeg hørte det, men forsto det ikke, og jeg sa: Herre! Hva er det siste av disse ting?
OTB
Jeg hørte, men jeg forsto ikke. Så jeg sa: "Min herre, hva vil utfallet av disse hendelsene være?"
B1930
Og jeg hørte det, men forstod det ikke, og jeg sa: Herre! Hvad er det siste av disse ting?

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Cross references

  • Acts 1:7

    Jesus replied, “It is not for you to know times or seasons that the Father has fixed by His own authority.

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  • John 12:16

    At first His disciples did not understand these things, but after Jesus was glorified they remembered what had been done to Him, and they realized that these very things had also been written about Him.

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  • Daniel 10:14

    Now I have come to explain to you what will happen to your people in the latter days, for the vision concerns those days.”

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  • 1 Peter 1:11

    trying to determine the time and setting to which the Spirit of Christ in them was pointing when He predicted the sufferings of Christ and the glories to follow.

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  • Daniel 12:6

    One of them said to the man dressed in linen, who was above the waters of the river, “How long until the fulfillment of these wonders?”

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  • Luke 18:34

    But the disciples did not understand any of these things. The meaning was hidden from them, and they did not comprehend what He was saying.

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