Matthew 24:27

Webster's Bible (1833)

For as the lightning comes forth from the east, and is seen even to the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.

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  • Isa 30:30 : 30 Yahweh will cause his glorious voice to be heard, and will show the lighting down of his arm, with the indignation of [his] anger, and the flame of a devouring fire, with a blast, and tempest, and hailstones.
  • Zech 9:14 : 14 Yahweh will be seen over them; And his arrow will go flash like lightning; And the Lord Yahweh will blow the trumpet, And will go with whirlwinds of the south.
  • Mal 3:2 : 2 "But who can endure the day of his coming? And who will stand when he appears? For he is like a refiner's fire, and like launderer's soap;
  • Mal 4:5 : 5 Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the great and terrible day of Yahweh comes.
  • Matt 24:37 : 37 "As the days of Noah were, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.
  • Matt 24:39 : 39 and they didn't know until the flood came, and took them all away, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.
  • Luke 17:24-37 : 24 for as the lightning, when it flashes out of the one part under the sky, shines to the other part under the sky; so will the Son of Man be in his day. 25 But first, he must suffer many things and be rejected by this generation. 26 As it happened in the days of Noah, even so will it be also in the days of the Son of Man. 27 They ate, they drank, they married, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark, and the flood came, and destroyed them all. 28 Likewise, even as it happened in the days of Lot: they ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they built; 29 but in the day that Lot went out from Sodom, it rained fire and sulfur from the sky, and destroyed them all. 30 It will be the same way in the day that the Son of Man is revealed. 31 In that day, he who will be on the housetop, and his goods in the house, let him not go down to take them away. Let him who is in the field likewise not turn back. 32 Remember Lot's wife! 33 Whoever seeks to save his life loses it, but whoever loses his life preserves it. 34 I tell you, in that night there will be two people in one bed. The one will be taken, and the other will be left. 35 There will be two grinding grain together. One will be taken, and the other will be left." 36 {Some Greek manuscripts add: "Two will be in the field, the one taken, and the other left."} 37 They answering, asked him, "Where, Lord?" He said to them, "Where the body is, there will the vultures also be gathered together."
  • Jas 5:8 : 8 You also be patient. Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is at hand.
  • Job 37:3 : 3 He sends it forth under the whole sky, And his lightning to the ends of the earth.
  • Job 38:35 : 35 Can you send forth lightnings, that they may go? Do they report to you, 'Here we are?'
  • 2 Pet 3:4 : 4 and saying, "Where is the promise of his coming? For, from the day that the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation."
  • Matt 8:20 : 20 Jesus said to him, "The foxes have holes, and the birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head."
  • Matt 16:28 : 28 Most assuredly I tell you, there are some standing here who will in no way taste of death, until they see the Son of Man coming in his Kingdom."
  • Matt 24:3 : 3 As he sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately, saying, "Tell us, when will these things be? What is the sign of your coming, and of the end of the age?"

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  • 89%

    22 He said to the disciples, "The days will come, when you will desire to see one of the days of the Son of Man, and you will not see it.

    23 They will tell you, 'Look, here!' or 'Look, there!' Don't go away, nor follow after them,

    24 for as the lightning, when it flashes out of the one part under the sky, shines to the other part under the sky; so will the Son of Man be in his day.

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    28 For wherever the carcass is, there will the vultures{or, eagles} be gathered together.

    29 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;

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

    31 He will send out his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they will gather together his chosen ones from the four winds, from one end of the sky to the other.

    32 "Now from the fig tree learn this parable. When its branch has now become tender, and puts forth its leaves, you know that the summer is near.

    33 Even so you also, when you see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors.

    34 Most assuredly I tell you, this generation{The word for "generation" (genea) can also be translated as "race."} will not pass away, until all these things are accomplished.

    35 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.

  • 26 If therefore they tell you, 'Behold, he is in the wilderness,' don't go out; 'Behold, he is in the inner chambers,' don't believe it.

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    24 But in those days, after that oppression, the sun will be darkened, the moon will not give its light,

    25 the stars will be falling from the sky, and the powers that are in the heavens will be shaken.

    26 Then they will see the Son of Man coming in clouds with great power and glory.

    27 Then he will send out his angels, and will gather together his chosen ones from the four winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of the sky.

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    27 Then they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.

    28 But when these things begin to happen, look up, and lift up your heads, because your redemption is near."

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    42 Watch therefore, for you don't know in what hour your Lord comes.

    43 But know this, that if the master of the house had known in what watch of the night the thief was coming, he would have watched, and would not have allowed his house to be broken into.

    44 Therefore also be ready, for in an hour that you don't expect, the Son of Man will come.

  • 37 "As the days of Noah were, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.

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    30 It will be the same way in the day that the Son of Man is revealed.

    31 In that day, he who will be on the housetop, and his goods in the house, let him not go down to take them away. Let him who is in the field likewise not turn back.

  • 40 Therefore be ready also, for the Son of Man is coming in an hour that you don't expect him."

  • 39 and they didn't know until the flood came, and took them all away, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.

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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 render to everyone according to his deeds.

    28 Most assuredly I tell you, there are some standing here who will in no way taste of death, until they see the Son of Man coming in his Kingdom."

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    29 even so you also, when you see these things coming to pass, know that it is near, at the doors.

    30 Most assuredly I say to you, this generation{The word translated "generation" (genea) could also be translated "race," "family," or "people."} will not pass away until all these things happen.

  • 31 "But when the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then he will sit on the throne of his glory.

  • 13 Watch therefore, for you don't know the day nor the hour in which the Son of Man is coming.

  • 15 "Behold, I come like a thief. Blessed is he who watches, and keeps his clothes, so that he doesn't walk naked, and they see his shame."

  • 43 Then the righteous will shine forth like the sun in the Kingdom of their Father. He who has ears to hear, let him hear.

  • 50 the lord of that servant will come in a day when he doesn't expect it, and in an hour when he doesn't know it,

  • 54 He said to the multitudes also, "When you see a cloud rising from the west, immediately you say, 'A shower is coming,' and so it happens.

  • 3 As he sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately, saying, "Tell us, when will these things be? What is the sign of your coming, and of the end of the age?"

  • 14 This Gospel of the Kingdom will be preached in the whole world for a testimony to all the nations, and then the end will come.

  • 3 His appearance was like lightning, and his clothing white as snow.

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    34 "It is like a man, traveling to another country, having left his house, and given authority to his servants, and to each one his work, and also commanded the doorkeeper to keep watch.

    35 Watch therefore, for you don't know when the lord of the house is coming, whether at evening, or at midnight, or when the rooster crows, or in the morning;

    36 lest coming suddenly he might find you sleeping.

  • 35 For it will come like a snare on all those who dwell on the surface of all the earth.

  • 26 As it happened in the days of Noah, even so will it be also in the days of the Son of Man.

  • 29 They will come from the east, west, north, and south, and will sit down in the Kingdom of God.

  • 23 "Then if any man tells you, 'Behold, here is the Christ,' or, 'There,' don't believe it.

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    16 then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.

    17 Let him who is on the housetop not go down to take out things that are in his house.

  • 62 Jesus said, "I AM. You will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of Power, and coming with the clouds of the sky."

  • 16 Even so, let your light shine before men; that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.