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Luke 17:24

Jesus
The return of ChristJesus Christ

22 Then He said to the disciples, “The time is coming when you will long to see one of the days of the Son of Man, but you will not see it.

23 People will tell you, ‘Look, there He is!’ or ‘Look, here He is!’ Do not go out or chase after them.

For just as the lightning flashes and lights up the sky from one end to the other, so will be the Son of Man in His day.

25 But first He must suffer many things and be rejected by this generation.

26 Just as it was in the days of Noah, so also will it be in the days of the Son of Man:

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BSB
For just as the lightning flashes and lights up the sky from one end to the other, so will be the Son of Man in His day.
KJV
For as the lightning, that lighteneth out of the one part under heaven, shineth unto the other part under heaven; so shall also the Son of man be in his day.
WEB
for as the lightning, when it flashes out of one part under the sky, shines to another part under the sky, so will the Son of Man be in his day.
ASV
for as the lightning, when it lighteneth out of the one part under the heaven, shineth unto the other part under heaven; so shall the Son of man be in his day.
DARBY
For as the lightning shines which lightens from [one end] under heaven to [the other end] under heaven, thus shall the Son of man be in his day.
BLB
For just as the lightning shines, flashing from the [one end] of the sky to the [other end] of the sky, so will be the Son of Man in His day.
ÅB
For slik som lynet, når det lyner, skinner fra himmelbryn til himmelbryn, slik skal Menneskesønnen være på sin dag.
OTB
For Menneskesønnen på sin dag vil være som lynet, som blinker og lyser opp himmelen fra den ene enden til den andre.
B1930
For likesom lynet, når det lyner, skinner fra himmelbryn til himmelbryn, således skal Menneskesønnen være på sin dag.

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Cross references

  • Matthew 24:27

    For just as the lightning comes from the east and flashes as far as the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.

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  • Malachi 4:1–2

    “For behold, the day is coming, burning like a furnace, when all the arrogant and every evildoer will be stubble; the day is coming when I will set them ablaze,” says the LORD of Hosts. “Not a root or branch will be left to them.”

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  • Matthew 24:30

    At that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and all the tribes of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven, with power and great glory.

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  • Zechariah 9:14

    Then the LORD will appear over them, and His arrow will go forth like lightning. The Lord GOD will sound the ram’s horn and advance in the whirlwinds of the south.

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  • Malachi 3:1–2

    “Behold, I will send My messenger, who will prepare the way before Me. Then the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to His temple—the Messenger of the covenant, in whom you delight—see, He is coming,” says the LORD of Hosts.

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  • James 5:8

    You, too, be patient and strengthen your hearts, because the Lord’s coming is near.

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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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  • 2 Thessalonians 2:2

    not to be easily disconcerted or alarmed by any spirit or message or letter seeming to be from us, alleging that the Day of the Lord has already come.

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