Mark 13:24

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“But in those days, after that tribulation: ‘The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light;”

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“But in those days, after that tribulation: ‘The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light;”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
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“But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light,”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
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“`But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Mark 13:24 — 19 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Isaiah 13:10For the stars of heaven and their constellations will not give their light. The rising sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light.
  2. Isaiah 24:20The earth staggers like a drunkard and sways like a shack. Earth’s rebellion weighs it down, and it falls, never to rise again.
  3. Jeremiah 4:23I looked at the earth, and it was formless and void; I looked to the heavens, and they had no light.
  4. Jeremiah 4:28Therefore the earth will mourn and the heavens above will grow dark. I have spoken, I have planned, and I will not relent or turn back.”
  5. Ezekiel 32:7When I extinguish you, I will cover the heavens and darken their stars. I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon will not give its light.
  6. Daniel 7:10A river of fire was flowing, coming out from His presence. Thousands upon thousands attended Him, and myriads upon myriads stood before Him. The court was convened, and the books were opened.
  7. Daniel 12:1“At that time Michael, the great prince who stands watch over your people, will rise up. There will be a time of distress, the likes of which will not have occurred from the beginning of nations until that time. But at that time your people—everyone whose name is found written in the book—will be delivered.
  8. Joel 2:10Before them the earth quakes; the heavens tremble. The sun and moon grow dark, and the stars lose their brightness.
  9. Joel 2:30I will show wonders in the heavens and on the earth, blood and fire and columns of smoke.
  10. Joel 3:15The sun and moon will grow dark, and the stars will no longer shine.
  11. Amos 5:20Will not the Day of the LORD be darkness and not light, even gloom with no brightness in it?
  12. Zephaniah 1:14The great Day of the LORD is near— near and coming quickly. Listen, the Day of the LORD! Then the cry of the mighty will be bitter.
  13. Matthew 24:29Immediately after the tribulation 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 powers of the heavens will be shaken.’
  14. Luke 21:25There will be signs in the sun and moon and stars, and on the earth dismay among the nations, bewildered by the roaring of the sea and the surging of the waves.
  15. Acts 2:19I will show wonders in the heavens above and signs on the earth below, blood and fire and billows of smoke.
  16. 2 Peter 3:10But the Day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar, the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and its works will be laid bare.
  17. 2 Peter 3:12as you anticipate and hasten the coming of the day of God, when the heavens will be destroyed by fire and the elements will melt in the heat.
  18. Revelation 6:12And when I saw the Lamb open the sixth seal, there was a great earthquake, and the sun became black like sackcloth of goat hair, and the whole moon turned blood red,
  19. Revelation 20:11Then I saw a great white throne and the One seated on it. Earth and heaven fled from His presence, and no place was found for them.

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