Matthew 24:27 “For just as the lightning comes from the east and flashes as far as th…”

Matthew 24:27

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

Other translations

King James Version

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.

World English Bible

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

American Standard Version

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.

Geneva Bible 1599

For as the lightning commeth out of the East, and is seene into the West, so shall also the comming of the Sonne of man be.

Darby Translation

For as the lightning goes forth from the east and shines to the west, so shall be the coming of the Son of man.

Young's Literal Translation

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;

Bible in Basic English

Because as in a thunderstorm the bright light coming from the east is seen even in the west; so will be the coming of the Son of man.

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Cross references

“as”

Luke 17:24–37 Zechariah 9:14 Job 37:3 Isaiah 30:30 Job 38:35

Luke 17:24–37 · BSB

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.

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.

Isaiah 30:30 · BSB

And 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.

Job 38:35 · BSB

Can you send the lightning bolts on their way? Do they report to you, ‘Here we are’?

“the coming”

Malachi 3:2 James 5:8 Malachi 4:5 2 Peter 3:4 Matthew 16:28

Malachi 3:2 · BSB

But 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.

James 5:8 · BSB

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

Malachi 4:5 · BSB

Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and awesome Day of the LORD.

2 Peter 3:4 · BSB

“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.”

Matthew 16:28 · BSB

Truly I tell you, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom.”

Also

Matthew 24:39 Matthew 24:37 Matthew 24:3 Matthew 8:20

Matthew 24:39 · BSB

And they were oblivious until the flood came and swept them all away. So will it be at the coming of the Son of Man.

Matthew 24:37 · BSB

As it was in the days of Noah, so will it be at the coming of the Son of Man.

Matthew 24:3 · BSB

While 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 8:20 · BSB

Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay His head.”

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

In context

26So if they tell you, ‘There He is, in the wilderness,’ do not go out, or, ‘Here He is, in the inner rooms,’ do not believe it.

28Wherever there is a carcass, there the vultures will gather.

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