Luke 21:26

KJV1611 – Modern English

Men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.

Additional Resources

Other Translations

  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    People will faint from fear and the expectation of what is coming upon the world, because the powers of the heavens will be shaken.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    Men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    men{G444} fainting{G674} for{G575} fear,{G5401} and{G2532} for{G575} expectation{G4329} of the things{G3588} which are coming on{G1904} the world: for{G1063} the powers{G1411} of the heavens{G3772} shall be shaken.{G4531}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    Men's{G444} hearts failing them{G674}{(G5723)} for{G575} fear{G5401}, and{G2532} for looking after{G4329} those things which are coming on{G1904}{(G5740)} the earth{G3625}: for{G1063} the powers{G1411} of heaven{G3772} shall be shaken{G4531}{(G5701)}.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    and menes hertes shall fayle them for feare and for lokinge after thoose thinges which shall come on the erth. For the powers of heve shall move.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    and men shal pyne awaye for feare, and for lokynge after the thinges which shal come vpo earth. For euen the very powers of heauen shal moue.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And mens hearts shal faile them for feare, and for looking after those thinges which shall come on the worlde: for the powers of heauen shall be shaken.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And mens heartes shal fayle them for feare, and for loking after those thinges which shall come on the world: For the powers of heauen shalbe shaken.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    ‹Men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.›

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    men fainting for fear, and for expectation of the things which are coming on the world: for the powers of the heavens will be shaken.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    men fainting at heart from fear, and expectation of the things coming on the world, for the powers of the heavens shall be shaken.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    men fainting for fear, and for expectation of the things which are coming on the world: for the powers of the heavens shall be shaken.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    men fainting for fear, and for expectation of the things which are coming on the world: for the powers of the heavens shall be shaken.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Men's strength will go from them in fear and in waiting for the things which are coming on the earth; for the powers of the heavens will be moved.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    men fainting for fear, and for expectation of the things which are coming on the world: for the powers of the heavens will be shaken.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    People will be fainting from fear and from the expectation of what is coming on the world, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken.

Referenced Verses

  • Deut 28:65-67 : 65 And among these nations shall you find no ease, neither shall the sole of your foot have rest: but the LORD shall give you there a trembling heart, and failing of eyes, and sorrow of mind: 66 And your life shall hang in doubt before you; and you shall fear day and night, and shall have no assurance of your life: 67 In the morning you shall say, Would God it were evening! and at evening you shall say, Would God it were morning! for the fear of your heart with which you shall fear, and for the sight of your eyes which you shall see.
  • Matt 24:29 : 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 heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.
  • Mark 13:25 : 25 And the stars of heaven shall fall, and the powers that are in heaven shall be shaken.
  • Heb 10:26-27 : 26 For if we sin willfully after we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remains no more sacrifice for sins, 27 But a certain fearful expectation of judgment and fiery indignation, which will devour the adversaries.
  • 2 Pet 3:10-12 : 10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are in it shall be burned up. 11 Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought you to be in all holy conduct and godliness, 12 Looking for and hastening the coming of the day of God, in which the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat?
  • Lev 26:36 : 36 And upon those who are left alive of you I will send faintness into their hearts in the lands of their enemies; and the sound of a shaken leaf shall chase them; and they shall flee, as one flees from a sword; and they shall fall when none pursues.
  • Deut 28:32-34 : 32 Your sons and your daughters shall be given unto another people, and your eyes shall look, and fail with longing for them all the day long: and there shall be no strength in your hand. 33 The fruit of your land, and all your labors, shall a nation which you know not eat up; and you shall be only oppressed and crushed always: 34 So that you shall be mad for the sight of your eyes which you shall see.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Luke 21:25
    85%

    25 And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and on the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring;

  • Mark 13:24-26
    3 verses
    83%

    24 But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light,

    25 And the stars of heaven shall fall, and the powers that are in heaven shall be shaken.

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

  • Luke 21:27-28
    2 verses
    82%

    27 And then shall they see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.

    28 And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up and lift up your heads, for your redemption draws near.

  • Luke 21:9-12
    4 verses
    80%

    9 But when you shall hear of wars and commotions, be not terrified: for these things must first come to pass; but the end is not immediately.

    10 Then he said to them, Nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom:

    11 And great earthquakes shall be in various places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.

    12 But before all these, they shall lay their hands on you, and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues and into prisons, being brought before kings and rulers for my name's sake.

  • Matt 24:29-30
    2 verses
    78%

    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 heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.

    30 Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.

  • Joel 2:10
    76%

    10 The earth shall quake before them; the heavens shall tremble, the sun and the moon shall be dark, and the stars shall withdraw their shining.

  • Isa 13:7-8
    2 verses
    75%

    7 Therefore all hands will be feeble, and every man's heart will melt:

    8 And they will be afraid: pangs and sorrows will take hold of them; they will be in pain as a woman in labor: they will be amazed at one another; their faces will be like flames.

  • Luke 21:35-36
    2 verses
    75%

    35 For as a snare shall it come on all those who dwell on the face of the whole earth.

    36 Watch therefore, and pray always, that you may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of Man.

  • Rev 6:12-15
    4 verses
    74%

    12 And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood;

    13 And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casts her untimely figs when she is shaken by a mighty wind.

    14 And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled up; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places.

    15 And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains;

  • Heb 12:26-27
    2 verses
    74%

    26 Whose voice then shook the earth; but now he has promised, saying, "Yet once more I shake not only the earth, but also heaven."

    27 And this phrase, "Yet once more," indicates the removal of those things that are being shaken, as of things that are made, that the things which cannot be shaken may remain.

  • Mark 13:8
    73%

    8 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; and there shall be earthquakes in various places, and there shall be famines and troubles: these are the beginnings of sorrows.

  • Isa 24:17-19
    3 verses
    73%

    17 Fear, and the pit, and the snare are upon you, O inhabitant of the earth.

    18 And it shall come to pass, that he who flees from the noise of the fear shall fall into the pit; and he who comes up out of the midst of the pit shall be taken in the snare, for the windows from on high are open, and the foundations of the earth do shake.

    19 The earth is utterly broken down, the earth is clean dissolved, the earth is moved exceedingly.

  • Matt 28:4
    72%

    4 And for fear of him the guards trembled and became like dead men.

  • Joel 3:15
    72%

    15 The sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their shining.

  • Matt 24:7
    72%

    7 For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines, pestilences, and earthquakes in various places.

  • Luke 21:7
    71%

    7 And they asked him, saying, Master, but when shall these things be? And what sign will there be when these things shall come to pass?

  • Isa 2:21
    71%

    21 To go into the clefts of the rocks and into the tops of the rugged rocks, for fear of the LORD and for the glory of His majesty, when He arises to shake the earth terribly.

  • Acts 2:19-20
    2 verses
    71%

    19 I will show wonders in heaven above and signs on the earth below: blood, fire, and vapor of smoke:

    20 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and glorious day of the Lord comes:

  • Isa 2:19
    71%

    19 And they shall go into the holes of the rocks and into the caves of the earth, for fear of the LORD and for the glory of His majesty, when He arises to shake the earth terribly.

  • Luke 21:31
    70%

    31 So likewise, when you see these things come to pass, know that the kingdom of God is near at hand.

  • Rev 16:18
    70%

    18 And there were voices and thunders and lightnings; and there was a great earthquake, such a mighty and great earthquake as has not occurred since men were on the earth.

  • 1 Chr 16:30
    70%

    30 Fear before him, all the earth; the world also shall be established, that it not be moved.

  • Luke 21:33
    70%

    33 Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.

  • Eccl 12:3
    70%

    3 In the day when the keepers of the house tremble, and the strong men bow themselves, and the grinders cease because they are few, and those who look out of the windows are darkened,

  • Ezek 21:7
    70%

    7 And it shall be, when they say to you, Why do you sigh? that you shall answer, For the tidings; because it comes: and every heart shall melt, and all hands shall be feeble, and every spirit shall faint, and all knees shall be as weak as water: behold, it comes, and shall be brought to pass, says the Lord GOD.

  • Joel 2:31
    70%

    31 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and terrible day of the LORD comes.

  • Isa 8:22
    70%

    22 And they shall look to the earth; and behold trouble and darkness, the gloom of anguish; and they shall be driven into darkness.

  • Heb 12:21
    69%

    21 And so terrifying was the sight that Moses said, "I am exceedingly afraid and trembling."

  • Luke 21:20
    69%

    20 And when you shall see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then know that its desolation is near.

  • Isa 13:13
    69%

    13 Therefore I will shake the heavens, and the earth will move out of its place, in the wrath of the LORD of hosts, and in the day of his fierce anger.

  • Mark 13:31
    69%

    31 Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.

  • Ezek 27:35
    69%

    35 All the inhabitants of the islands shall be astonished at you, and their kings shall be sore afraid, they shall be troubled in their countenance.