Luke 17:24

Bible in Basic English (1941)

For as in a thunderstorm the bright light is seen from one end of the sky to the other, so will the Son of man be when his time comes.

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  • Matt 24:27 : 27 Because as in a thunderstorm the bright light coming from the east is seen even in the west; so will be the coming of the Son of man.
  • Matt 24:30 : 30 And then the sign of the Son of man will be seen in heaven: and then all the nations of the earth will have sorrow, and they will see the Son of man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
  • Zech 9:14 : 14 And the Lord will be seen over them, and his arrow will go out like the thunder-flame: and the Lord God, sounding the war-horn, will go in the storm-winds of the South.
  • Mal 3:1-2 : 1 See, I am sending my servant, and he will make ready the way before me; and the Lord, whom you are looking for, will suddenly come to his Temple; and the angel of the agreement, in whom you have delight, see, he is coming, says the Lord of armies. 2 But by whom may the day of his coming be faced? and who may keep his place when he is seen? for he is like the metal-tester's fire and the cleaner's soap.
  • Mal 4:1-2 : 1 For see, the day is coming, it is burning like an oven; all the men of pride and all who do evil will be dry stems of grass: and in the day which is coming they will be burned up, says the Lord of armies, till they have not a root or a branch. 2 But to you who give worship to my name, the sun of righteousness will come up with new life in its wings; and you will go out, playing like young oxen full of food.
  • 1 Thess 5:2 : 2 For you yourselves have the knowledge that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night.
  • 2 Thess 2:2 : 2 That you may not be moved in mind or troubled by a spirit, or by a word, or by a letter as from us, with the suggestion that the day of the Lord is even now come;
  • Jas 5:8 : 8 Be as calm in your waiting; let your hearts be strong: because the coming of the Lord is near.
  • 2 Pet 3:10 : 10 But the day of the Lord will come like a thief; and in that day the heavens will be rolled up with a great noise, and the substance of the earth will be changed by violent heat, and the world and everything in it will be burned up.
  • Job 37:3-4 : 3 He sends it out through all the heaven, and his thunder-flame to the ends of the earth. 4 After it a voice is sounding, thundering out the word of his power; he does not keep back his thunder-flames; from his mouth his voice is sounding.
  • 2 Thess 2:8 : 8 And then will come the revelation of that evil one, whom the Lord Jesus will put to death with the breath of his mouth, and give to destruction by the revelation of his coming;
  • Matt 25:31 : 31 But when the Son of man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then will he be seated in his glory:
  • Matt 26:64 : 64 Jesus says to him, You say so: but I say to you, From now you will see the Son of man seated at the right hand of power, and coming on the clouds of heaven.

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    26 If, then, they say to you, See, he is in the waste land; go not out: See, he is in the inner rooms; put no faith in it.

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    28 Wherever the dead body is, there will the eagles come together.

    29 But straight away, after the trouble of those days, the sun will be made dark and the moon will not give her light and the stars will come down from heaven and the powers of heaven will be moved:

    30 And then the sign of the Son of man will be seen in heaven: and then all the nations of the earth will have sorrow, and they will see the Son of man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.

  • Luke 17:30-31
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    30 So will it be in the day of the revelation of the Son of man.

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    27 And then they will see the Son of man coming in a cloud, with power and great glory.

  • Matt 24:37
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    37 And as were the days of Noah, so will be the coming of the Son of man.

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    25 But first, he will have to undergo much and be put on one side by this generation.

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    44 Be ready then; for at a time which you have no thought of the Son of man will come.

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    16 Even so let your light be shining before men, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven.

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    22 And while they were going about in Galilee, Jesus said to them, The Son of man will be given up into the hands of men;

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    43 Then will the upright be shining as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him give ear.

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    2 And he was changed in form before them; and his face was shining like the sun, and his clothing became white as light.

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    34 Truly I say to you, This generation will not come to an end till all these things are complete.

    35 Heaven and earth will come to an end, but my words will not come to an end.

  • Mark 13:29-32
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    29 Even so, when you see these things taking place, you may be certain that he is near, even at the doors.

    30 Truly, I say to you, This generation will not come to an end till all these things are complete.

    31 Heaven and earth will come to an end, but my words will not come to an end.

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