Matthew 24:27

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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.

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  • Isa 30:30 : 30 And the Lord will send out the sound of his great voice, and they will see his arm stretched out, with the heat of his wrath, and the flame of a burning fire; with a cloud-burst, and storm, and a rain of ice.
  • 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 3:2 : 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 4:5 : 5 See, I am sending you Elijah the prophet before the day of the Lord comes, that great day, greatly to be feared.
  • Matt 24:37 : 37 And as were the days of Noah, so will be the coming of the Son of man.
  • Matt 24:39 : 39 And they had no care till the waters came and took them all away; so will be the coming of the Son of man.
  • Luke 17:24-37 : 24 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. 25 But first, he will have to undergo much and be put on one side by this generation. 26 And as it was in the days of Noah, so will it be in the day of the Son of man. 27 They were feasting and taking wives and getting married, till the day of the overflowing of the waters, when Noah went into the ark, and they all came to destruction. 28 In the same way, in the days of Lot; they were feasting and trading, they were planting and building; 29 But on the day when Lot went out of Sodom, fire came down from heaven and destruction came on them all. 30 So will it be in the day of the revelation of the Son of man. 31 On that day, if anyone is on the roof of the house, and his goods are in the house, let him not go down to take them away; and let him who is in the field not go back to his house. 32 Keep in mind Lot's wife. 33 If anyone makes an attempt to keep his life, it will be taken from him, but if anyone gives up his life, he will keep it. 34 I say to you, In that night there will be two men sleeping in one bed, and one will be taken away and the other let go. 35 Two women will be crushing grain together; one will be taken away and the other let go. 36 [] 37 And they, answering him, said, Where, Lord? And he said to them, Where the body is, there will the eagles come together.
  • Jas 5:8 : 8 Be as calm in your waiting; let your hearts be strong: because the coming of the Lord is near.
  • Job 37:3 : 3 He sends it out through all the heaven, and his thunder-flame to the ends of the earth.
  • Job 38:35 : 35 Do you send out the thunder-flames, so that they may go, and say to you, Here we are?
  • 2 Pet 3:4 : 4 Saying, Where is the hope of his coming? From the death of the fathers till now everything has gone on as it was from the making of the world.
  • Matt 8:20 : 20 And Jesus said to him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of heaven have a resting-place; but the Son of man has nowhere to put his head.
  • Matt 16:28 : 28 Truly I say to you, There are some of those here who will not have a taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom.
  • Matt 24:3 : 3 And while he was seated on the Mountain of Olives, the disciples came to him privately, saying, Make clear to us, when will these things be? and what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the world?

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  • Luke 17:22-24
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    22 And he said to his disciples, The time will come when you will have a great desire to see one of the days of the Son of man, but you will not see it.

    23 And if they say to you, See, it is there! or, It is here! do not go away, or go after them.

    24 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.

  • Matt 24:28-35
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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.

    31 And he will send out his angels with a great sound of a horn, and they will get his saints together from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.

    32 Now take an example from the fig-tree: when her branch has become soft and puts out its leaves, you are certain that the summer is near;

    33 Even so, when you see all these things, you may be certain that he is near, even at the doors.

    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.

  • Matt 24:26
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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.

  • Mark 13:24-27
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    24 But in those days, after that time of trouble, the sun will be made dark and the moon will not give her light,

    25 And the stars will be falling from heaven, and the powers which are in the heavens will be moved.

    26 And then they will see the Son of man coming in clouds with great power and glory.

    27 And then he will send out the angels, and will get together his saints from the four winds, from the farthest part of the earth to the farthest part of heaven.

  • Luke 21:27-28
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    27 And then they will see the Son of man coming in a cloud, with power and great glory.

    28 But when these things come about, let your heads be lifted up, because your salvation is near.

  • Matt 24:42-44
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    42 Be watching, then! for you have no knowledge on what day your Lord will come.

    43 But be certain of this, that if the master of the house had had knowledge of the time when the thief was coming, he would have been watching, and would not have let his house be broken into.

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

  • 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.

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

    31 On that day, if anyone is on the roof of the house, and his goods are in the house, let him not go down to take them away; and let him who is in the field not go back to his house.

  • Luke 12:40
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    40 So be ready: for the Son of man is coming at a time when you are not looking for him.

  • Matt 24:39
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    39 And they had no care till the waters came and took them all away; so will be the coming of the Son of man.

  • Matt 16:27-28
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    27 For the Son of man will come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he will give to every man the reward of his works.

    28 Truly I say to you, There are some of those here who will not have a taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom.

  • Mark 13:29-30
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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.

  • Matt 25:31
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    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 25:13
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    13 Keep watch, then, because you are not certain of the day or of the hour.

  • Rev 16:15
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    15 (See, I come as a thief. Happy is he who is watching and keeps his robes, so that he may not go unclothed, and his shame be seen.)

  • Matt 13:43
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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.

  • Matt 24:50
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    50 The lord of that servant will come in a day when he is not looking for him, and in an hour of which he has no knowledge,

  • Luke 12:54
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    54 Then he said to the people, When you see a cloud coming up in the west, straight away you say, There will be rain; and so it is.

  • Matt 24:3
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    3 And while he was seated on the Mountain of Olives, the disciples came to him privately, saying, Make clear to us, when will these things be? and what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the world?

  • Matt 24:14
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    14 And this good news of the kingdom will be given through all the world for a witness to all nations; and then the end will come.

  • Matt 28:3
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    3 His form was shining like the light, and his clothing was white as snow:

  • Mark 13:34-36
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    34 It is as when a man who is in another country for a time, having gone away from his house, and given authority to his servants and to everyone his work, gives the porter an order to keep watch.

    35 So you are to keep watch: because you are not certain when the master of the house is coming, in the evening, or in the middle of the night, or at the cock's cry, or in the morning;

    36 For fear that, coming suddenly, he sees you sleeping.

  • Luke 21:35
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    35 For so it will come on all those who are living on the face of all the earth.

  • Luke 17:26
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    26 And as it was in the days of Noah, so will it be in the day of the Son of man.

  • Luke 13:29
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    29 And they will come from the east and from the west, from the north and from the south, and take their places in the kingdom of God.

  • Matt 24:23
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    23 Then if any man says to you, See, here is the Christ, or, Here; do not put faith in him;

  • Matt 24:16-17
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    16 Then let those who are in Judaea go in flight to the mountains:

    17 Let not him who is on the house-top go down to take anything out of his house:

  • Mark 14:62
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    62 And Jesus said, I am: and you will see the Son of man seated at the right hand of power, and coming with the clouds of heaven.

  • Matt 5:16
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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.