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Matthew 24:29

The return of Christ

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.

28 Wherever there is a carcass, there the vultures will gather.

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.’

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.

31 And He will send out His angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather His elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other.

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BSB
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.’
KJV
Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:
WEB
“But immediately after the suffering of those days, the sun will be darkened, the moon will not give its light, the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken;
ASV
But immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:
DARBY
But immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun shall be darkened, and the moon not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken.
BLB
And immediately after the tribulation of those days: ‘The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give her light; and the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.”’
ÅB
«Men straks etter den tidens lidelser skal solen bli formørket, og månen slutte å skinne, og stjernene skal falle ned fra himmelen, og himmelens makter skal ristes.
OTB
"Straks etter de dagers trengsel
'skal solen bli formørket,
og månen skal ikke gi sitt lys;
stjernene skal falle fra himmelen,
og himmelens krefter skal rokkes.'
B1930
Men straks efter de dagers trengsel skal solen bli formørket, og månen ikke gi sitt skinn, og stjernene skal falle ned fra himmelen, og himmelens krefter skal rokkes.

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Cross references

  • 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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  • Joel 3:15

    The sun and moon will grow dark, and the stars will no longer shine.

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  • Isaiah 13:10

    For the stars of heaven and their constellations will not give their light. The rising sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light.

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  • Isaiah 24:23

    The moon will be confounded and the sun will be ashamed; for the LORD of Hosts will reign on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem, and before His elders with great glory.

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  • Mark 13:24–25

    But in those days, after that tribulation: ‘The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light;

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  • Acts 2:19–20

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

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  • Revelation 6:12–17

    And when I saw the Lamb open the sixth seal, there was a great earthquake, and the sun became black like sackcloth of goat hair, and the whole moon turned blood red,

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  • Joel 2:30–31

    I will show wonders in the heavens and on the earth, blood and fire and columns of smoke.

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