Mark 13:27

King James Version 1611 (Original)

And then shall he send his angels, and shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from the uttermost part of the earth to the uttermost part of heaven.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ τότε ἀποστελεῖ τοὺς ἀγγέλους αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐπισυνάξει τοὺς ἐκλεκτοὺς αὐτοῦ ἐκ τῶν τεσσάρων ἀνέμων, ἀπʼ ἄκρου γῆς ἕως ἄκρου οὐρανοῦ.

Transliteration

And then he will apostelei the angelous of-him, and will episynaxei the eklektous of-him from the four anemōn, from akrou of-gēs until akrou of-ouranou.

Grammar Details

• *apostelei*: future, indicative, active, 3rd singular - will send forth
• *angelous*: accusative, masculine, plural - angels/messengers
• *episynaxei*: future, indicative, active, 3rd singular - will gather together
• *eklektous*: accusative, masculine, plural - elect/chosen ones
• *anemōn*: genitive, masculine, plural - winds
• *akrou*: genitive, neuter, singular - extremity/end
• *gēs*: genitive, feminine, singular - earth/land
• *ouranou*: genitive, masculine, singular - heaven/sky

Word Meanings

• *apostelei*: will send forth/dispatch/commission
• *angelous*: angels/messengers/envoys
• *episynaxei*: will gather together/collect/assemble
• *eklektous*: elect/chosen ones/selected
• *anemōn*: winds/directions
• *akrou*: extremity/end/farthest point
• *gēs*: earth/land/ground
• *ouranou*: heaven/sky/firmament

Referenced Verses

• Deut 30:4 : 4 If any of thine be driven out unto the outmost parts of heaven, from thence will the LORD thy God gather thee, and from thence will he fetch thee:
• Zech 2:6 : 6 Ho, ho, come forth, and flee from the land of the north, saith the LORD: for I have spread you abroad as the four winds of the heaven, saith the LORD.
• Matt 24:31 : 31 And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
• 2 Thess 2:1 : 1 Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him,
• Matt 13:41 : 41 The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity;
• Mark 13:20 : 20 And except that the Lord had shortened those days, no flesh should be saved: but for the elect's sake, whom he hath chosen, he hath shortened the days.
• Mark 13:22 : 22 For false Christs and false prophets shall rise, and shall shew signs and wonders, to seduce, if it were possible, even the elect.
• Luke 16:22 : 22 And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried;
• Luke 18:7 : 7 And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long with them?
• John 10:16 : 16 And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd.
• John 11:52 : 52 And not for that nation only, but that also he should gather together in one the children of God that were scattered abroad.
• Rom 8:33 : 33 Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God's elect? It is God that justifieth.
• Col 3:12 : 12 Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;
• 1 Thess 4:14-17 : 14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him. 15 For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep. 16 For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: 17 Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.
• Matt 13:49 : 49 So shall it be at the end of the world: the angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the just,
• Matt 24:22 : 22 And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened.
• Matt 24:24 : 24 For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.
• Matt 12:42 : 42 The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for she came from the uttermost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here.
• Isa 65:9 : 9 And I will bring forth a seed out of Jacob, and out of Judah an inheritor of my mountains: and mine elect shall inherit it, and my servants shall dwell there.
• 2 Tim 2:10 : 10 Therefore I endure all things for the elect's sakes, that they may also obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.
• 1 Pet 1:2 : 2 Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied.
• Rev 7:1-3 : 1 And after these things I saw four angels standing on the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that the wind should not blow on the earth, nor on the sea, nor on any tree. 2 And I saw another angel ascending from the east, having the seal of the living God: and he cried with a loud voice to the four angels, to whom it was given to hurt the earth and the sea, 3 Saying, Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads.
• Rev 7:5-9 : 5 Of the tribe of Juda were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Reuben were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Gad were sealed twelve thousand. 6 Of the tribe of Aser were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Nepthalim were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Manasses were sealed twelve thousand. 7 Of the tribe of Simeon were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Levi were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Issachar were sealed twelve thousand. 8 Of the tribe of Zabulon were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Joseph were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Benjamin were sealed twelve thousand. 9 After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands;
• Rev 15:6-7 : 6 And the seven angels came out of the temple, having the seven plagues, clothed in pure and white linen, and having their breasts girded with golden girdles. 7 And one of the four beasts gave unto the seven angels seven golden vials full of the wrath of God, who liveth for ever and ever.
• Matt 25:31-32 : 31 When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory: 32 And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats:
• Gen 49:10 : 10 The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be.