Matthew 24:27
25 See, I have told you in advance.
26 So if they tell you, ‘There He is in the wilderness,’ do not go out; or, ‘Here He is in the inner rooms,’ do not believe it.
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.
28 Wherever there is a carcass, there the vultures will gather.
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.’
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- 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.
- KJV
- For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
- WEB
- For as the lightning flashes from the east, and is seen even to the west, so will the coming of the Son of Man be.
- ASV
- For as the lightning cometh forth from the east, and is seen even unto the west; so shall be the coming of the Son of man.
- DARBY
- For as the lightning goes forth from the east and shines to the west, so shall be the coming of the Son of man.
- BLB
- For just as the lightning goes out from the east and shines as far as the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.
- ÅB
- For slik lynet kommer fra øst og skinner til vest, slik skal Menneskesønnens komme være.
- OTB
- For som lynet kommer fra øst og lyser helt til vest, slik skal Menneskesønnens komme være.
- B1930
- For som lynet går ut fra øst og skinner like til vest, således skal Menneskesønnens komme være.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Luke 17:24–37
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.
Read in contextZechariah 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.
Read in contextJames 5:8
You, too, be patient and strengthen your hearts, because the Lord’s coming is near.
Read in contextJob 37:3
He unleashes His lightning beneath the whole sky and sends it to the ends of the earth.
Read in contextMalachi 3:2
But who can endure the day of His coming? And who can stand when He appears? For He will be like a refiner’s fire, like a launderer’s soap.
Read in contextIsaiah 30:30
And the LORD will cause His majestic voice to be heard and His mighty arm to be revealed, striking in angry wrath with a flame of consuming fire, and with cloudburst, storm, and hailstones.
Read in context2 Peter 3:4
“Where is the promise of His coming?” they will ask. “Ever since our fathers fell asleep, everything continues as it has from the beginning of creation.”
Read in contextMalachi 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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