Luke 17:24 “For just as the lightning flashes and lights up the sky from one end t…”

Luke 17:24

For 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.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

For as the lightning, that lighteneth out of the one part under heaven, shineth unto the other part under heaven; so shall also the Son of man be in his day.

World English Bible

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

American Standard Version

for as the lightning, when it lighteneth out of the one part under the heaven, shineth unto the other part under heaven; so shall the Son of man be in his day.

Geneva Bible 1599

For as the lightening that lighteneth out of the one part vnder heauen, shineth vnto the other part vnder heauen, so shall the Sonne of man be in his day.

Darby Translation

For as the lightning shines which lightens from [one end] under heaven to [the other end] under heaven, thus shall the Son of man be in his day.

Young's Literal Translation

for as the lightning that is lightening out of the one [part] under heaven, to the other part under heaven doth shine, so shall be also the Son of Man in his day;

Bible in Basic English

For as in a thunderstorm the bright light is seen from one end of the sky to the other, so will the Son of man be when his time comes.

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Cross references

“as”

Matthew 24:27 Zechariah 9:14 Job 37:3 Job 37:4

Matthew 24:27 · BSB

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.

Zechariah 9:14 · BSB

Then the LORD will appear over them, and His arrow will go forth like lightning. The Lord GOD will sound the ram’s horn and advance in the whirlwinds of the south.

Job 37:3 · BSB

He unleashes His lightning beneath the whole sky and sends it to the ends of the earth.

Job 37:4 · BSB

Then there comes a roaring sound; He thunders with His majestic voice. He does not restrain the lightning when His voice resounds.

“in”

Matthew 24:30 1 Thessalonians 5:2 2 Thessalonians 2:2 James 5:8 2 Peter 3:10 Matthew 25:31

Matthew 24:30 · BSB

At that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and all the tribes of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.

1 Thessalonians 5:2 · BSB

For you are fully aware that the Day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night.

2 Thessalonians 2:2 · BSB

not to be easily disconcerted or alarmed by any spirit or message or letter seeming to be from us, alleging that the Day of the Lord has already come.

James 5:8 · BSB

You, too, be patient and strengthen your hearts, because the Lord’s coming is near.

2 Peter 3:10 · BSB

But 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.

Matthew 25:31 · BSB

When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, He will sit on His glorious throne.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

23People will tell you, ‘Look, there He is!’ or ‘Look, here He is!’ Do not go out or chase after them.

25But first He must suffer many things and be rejected by this generation.

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