Matthew 24:29 “Immediately after the tribulation of those days: ‘The sun will be dark…”

Matthew 24:29

Immediately 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. ’

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:

World English Bible

“But immediately after the suffering 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;

American Standard Version

But immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:

Geneva Bible 1599

And immediatly after ye tribulations of those dayes, shall the sunne be darkened, and the moone shall not giue her light, and the starres shall fal from heauen, and ye powers of heaue shalbe shake.

Darby Translation

But immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun shall be darkened, and the moon not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken.

Young's Literal Translation

'And immediately after the tribulation of those days, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from the heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken;

Bible in Basic English

But straight away, after the trouble of those days, the sun will be made dark and the moon will not give her light and the stars will come down from heaven and the powers of heaven will be moved:

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Cross references

“Immediately”

Matthew 24:8 Daniel 7:11 Daniel 7:12 Mark 13:24 Mark 13:25

Matthew 24:8 · BSB

All these are the beginning of birth pains.

Daniel 7:11 · BSB

Then I kept watching because of the arrogant words the horn was speaking. As I continued to watch, the beast was slain, and its body was destroyed and thrown into the blazing fire.

Daniel 7:12 · BSB

As for the rest of the beasts, their dominion was removed, but they were granted an extension of life for a season and a time.

Mark 13:24 · BSB

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

Mark 13:25 · BSB

the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.’

“shall the”

Amos 8:9 Joel 3:15 Isaiah 13:10 Isaiah 24:23 Revelation 6:12–17 Joel 2:10

Amos 8:9 · BSB

And in that day, declares the Lord GOD, I will make the sun go down at noon, and I will darken the earth in the daytime.

Joel 3:15 · BSB

The sun and moon will grow dark, and the stars will no longer shine.

Isaiah 13:10 · BSB

For 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.

Isaiah 24:23 · BSB

The moon will be confounded and the sun will be ashamed; for the LORD of Hosts will reign on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem, and before His elders with great glory.

Revelation 6:12–17 · BSB

And I watched as the Lamb opened the sixth seal, and there was a great earthquake, and the sun became black like sackcloth of goat hair, and the whole moon turned blood red,

Joel 2:10 · BSB

Before them the earth quakes; the heavens tremble. The sun and moon grow dark, and the stars lose their brightness.

“the powers”

2 Peter 3:10

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.

Also

Isaiah 34:4 Revelation 8:12 Matthew 24:21

Isaiah 34:4 · BSB

All the stars of heaven will be dissolved. The skies will be rolled up like a scroll, and all their stars will fall like withered leaves from the vine, like foliage from the fig tree.

Revelation 8:12 · BSB

Then the fourth angel sounded his trumpet, and a third of the sun and moon and stars were struck. A third of the stars were darkened, a third of the day was without light, and a third of the night as well.

Matthew 24:21 · BSB

For at that time there will be great tribulation, unseen from the beginning of the world until now, and never to be seen again.

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

In context

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

30At 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.

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