27 For as the lightning comes from the east and flashes as far as the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.(A) 28 Wherever the carcass is, there the vultures[a] will gather.(B)

The Coming of the Son of Man

29 “Immediately after the distress(C) of those days, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not shed its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.

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  1. 24:28 Or eagles

27 For as lightning(A) that comes from the east is visible even in the west, so will be the coming(B) of the Son of Man.(C) 28 Wherever there is a carcass, there the vultures will gather.(D)

29 “Immediately after the distress 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 heavenly bodies will be shaken.’[a](E)

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 24:29 Isaiah 13:10; 34:4