Matthew 24:29

KJV1611 – Modern English

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.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

¶Εὐθέως δὲ μετὰ τὴν θλῖψιν τῶν ἡμερῶν ἐκείνων ὁ ἥλιος σκοτισθήσεται, καὶ ἡ σελήνη οὐ δώσει τὸ φέγγος αὐτῆς, καὶ οἱ ἀστέρες πεσοῦνται ἀπὸ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ, καὶ αἱ δυνάμεις τῶν οὐρανῶν σαλευθήσονται:

Transliteration

But immediately after the thlipsin of the hēmerōn those the hēlios skotisthēsetai, and the selēnē not dōsei the phengos of her, and the asteres pesountai from the ouranou, and the dynameis of the ouranōn saleuthēsontai:

Grammar Details

• *thlipsin*: accusative feminine singular - tribulation/affliction
• *hēmerōn*: genitive feminine plural - of days
• *hēlios*: nominative masculine singular - sun
• *skotisthēsetai*: future passive, 3rd person singular - will be darkened
• *selēnē*: nominative feminine singular - moon
• *dōsei*: future active, 3rd person singular - will give
• *phengos*: accusative neuter singular - light
• *asteres*: nominative masculine plural - stars
• *pesountai*: future middle, 3rd person plural - will fall
• *ouranou*: genitive masculine singular - heaven/sky
• *dynameis*: nominative feminine plural - powers
• *ouranōn*: genitive masculine plural - of heavens
• *saleuthēsontai*: future passive, 3rd person plural - will be shaken

Word Meanings

• *thlipsin*: tribulation/affliction/distress
• *hēmerōn*: days/times
• *hēlios*: sun
• *skotisthēsetai*: will be darkened/obscured
• *selēnē*: moon
• *dōsei*: will give/provide/grant
• *phengos*: light/brightness/radiance
• *asteres*: stars/celestial bodies
• *pesountai*: will fall/drop/descend
• *ouranou*: heaven/sky/firmament
• *dynameis*: powers/forces/authorities
• *ouranōn*: heavens/skies
• *saleuthēsontai*: will be shaken/agitated/disturbed

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Immediately after the distress 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 heavenly powers will be shaken.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  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:

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  But immediately{G2112} after{G3326} the tribulation{G2347} of{G2250} those{G1565} days{G2250} the sun{G2246} shall{G4654} be darkened,{G4654} and{G2532} the moon{G4582} shall{G1325} not{G3756} give{G1325} her{G846} light,{G5338} and{G2532} the stars{G792} shall fall{G4098} from{G575} heaven,{G3772} and{G2532} the powers{G1411} of the heavens{G3772} shall be shaken:{G4531}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Immediately{G1161}{G2112} after{G3326} the tribulation{G2347} of those{G1565} days{G2250} shall the sun{G2246} be darkened{G4654}{(G5701)}, and{G2532} the moon{G4582} shall{G1325} not{G3756} give{G1325}{(G5692)} her{G846} light{G5338}, and{G2532} the stars{G792} shall fall{G4098}{(G5699)} from{G575} heaven{G3772}, and{G2532} the powers{G1411} of the heavens{G3772} shall be shaken{G4531}{(G5701)}:

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Immediatly after the tribulacios of those dayes shall the sunne be derkened: and ye mone shall not geve hir light and the starre shall fall from heve and the powers of heve shall move.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Immediatly after the trouble of the same tyme, shal the Sonne and Moone lose their light, and the starres shall fall from heauen, and the powers of heauen shal moue:

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And immediately after ye tribulations of those dayes, shall the sunne be darkened, and the moone shall not giue her light, & the starres shall fal fro heauen, & ye powers of heaue shalbe shake.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Immediatly after the tribulation of those dayes, shal the sunne be darkened, and the moone shall not geue her lyght, and the starres shall fall from heauen, and the powers of heauen shalbe shaken.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ‹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:›

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  But immediately after the oppression 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;

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  `And 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 the heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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:

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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:

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  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:

• World English Bible (2000)

  But immediately after the oppression 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;

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The Arrival of the Son of Man“Immediately after the suffering 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 heaven will be shaken.

Referenced Verses

• Amos 8:9 : 9 And it shall come to pass in that day, declares the Lord GOD, that I will cause the sun to go down at noon, and I will darken the earth in broad daylight:
• Isa 24:23 : 23 Then the moon shall be confounded, and the sun ashamed, when the LORD of hosts shall reign in Mount Zion and in Jerusalem, and before his elders gloriously.
• Isa 13:10 : 10 For the stars of heaven and their constellations will not give their light: the sun will be darkened in its rising, and the moon will not cause its light to shine.
• Joel 3:15 : 15 The sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their shining.
• Rev 6:12-17 : 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; 16 And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him who sits on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb: 17 For the great day of his wrath has come; and who shall be able to stand?
• Rev 8:12 : 12 And the fourth angel sounded, and a third of the sun was struck, and a third of the moon, and a third of the stars; so that a third of them was darkened, and the day did not shine for a third of it, and the night likewise.
• 2 Pet 3:10 : 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.
• Joel 2:10 : 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.
• Joel 2:30-31 : 30 And I will show wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood and fire and pillars of smoke. 31 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and terrible day of the LORD comes.
• Dan 7:11-12 : 11 Then I watched because of the voice of the great words which the horn spoke. I watched until the beast was slain, and its body destroyed and given to the burning flame. 12 As for the rest of the beasts, they had their dominion taken away, yet their lives were prolonged for a season and time.
• Isa 34:4 : 4 And all the host of heaven shall dissolve, and the heavens shall be rolled together as a scroll: and all their host shall fall down, as the leaf falls off the vine, and as a falling fig from the fig tree.
• Acts 2:19-20 : 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:
• Amos 5:20 : 20 Shall not the day of the LORD be darkness, and not light? even very dark, with no brightness in it?
• Zeph 1:14-15 : 14 The great day of the LORD is near, it is near, and hastens greatly, even the voice of the day of the LORD: the mighty man shall cry out there bitterly. 15 That day is a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of devastation and desolation, a day of darkness and gloominess, a day of clouds and thick darkness,
• Matt 24:8 : 8 All these are the beginning of sorrows.
• Matt 24:21 : 21 For then there will be great tribulation, such as has not been since the beginning of the world until this time, no, nor ever shall be.
• Mark 13:24-25 : 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.
• Luke 21:25-26 : 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; 26 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.
• Jer 4:23-28 : 23 I beheld the earth, and, lo, it was formless and empty; and the heavens, and they had no light. 24 I beheld the mountains, and, lo, they trembled, and all the hills moved lightly. 25 I beheld, and, lo, there was no one, and all the birds of the heavens had fled. 26 I beheld, and, lo, the fruitful place was a wilderness, and all its cities were broken down at the presence of the LORD, and by his fierce anger. 27 For thus says the LORD, The whole land shall be desolate; yet I will not make a complete end. 28 For this the earth shall mourn, and the heavens above be black: because I have spoken it, I have purposed it, and will not relent, nor will I turn back from it.
• Ezek 32:7-8 : 7 And when I extinguish you, I will cover the sky, and make its stars dark; I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon shall not give its light. 8 All the bright lights of the sky will I make dark over you, and set darkness upon your land, says the Lord GOD.