Matthew 24:27
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“For just as the lightning comes from the east and flashes as far as the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.”
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“For just as the lightning comes from the east and flashes as far as the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.”
King James Version · Public Domain“For as the lightning cometh forth from the east, and is seen even unto the west; so shall be the coming of the Son of man.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“for as the lightning doth come forth from the east, and doth appear unto the west, so shall be also the presence of the Son of Man;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Matthew 24:27 — 14 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Job 37:3He unleashes His lightning beneath the whole sky and sends it to the ends of the earth.
- Job 38:35Can you send the lightning bolts on their way? Do they report to you, ‘Here we are’?
- Isaiah 30:30And the LORD will cause His majestic voice to be heard and His mighty arm to be revealed, striking in angry wrath with a flame of consuming fire, and with cloudburst, storm, and hailstones.
- Zechariah 9:14Then the LORD will appear over them,and His arrow will go forth like lightning.The Lord GOD will sound the ram’s hornand advance in the whirlwinds of the south.
- Malachi 3:2But who can endure the day of His coming? And who can stand when He appears? For He will be like a refiner’s fire, like a launderer’s soap.
- Malachi 4:5Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and awesome Day of the LORD.
- Matthew 8:20Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay His head.”
- Matthew 16:28Truly I tell you, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom.”
- Matthew 24:3While Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately. “Tell us,” they said, “when will these things happen, and what will be the sign of Your coming and of the end of the age?”
- Matthew 24:37As it was in the days of Noah, so will it be at the coming of the Son of Man.
- Matthew 24:39And they were oblivious, until the flood came and swept them all away. So will it be at the coming of the Son of Man.
- Luke 17:24For just as the lightning flashes and lights up the sky from one end to the other, so will be the Son of Man in His day.
- James 5:8You, too, be patient and strengthen your hearts, because the Lord’s coming is near.
- 2 Peter 3:4“Where is the promise of His coming?” they will ask. “Ever since our fathers fell asleep, everything continues as it has from the beginning of creation.”
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