Matthew 24:29

Matthew 24:29 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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:
• New International Version (NIV)“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.’
• English Standard Version (ESV)"Immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, and the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“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 heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.

Context of Matthew 24:29

27For as the lightning comes from the east and flashes as far as the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. 28Wherever the carcass is, there the vultures will gather. “Immediately after the distress 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. 30Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and then all the peoples of the earth will mourn; and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. 31He will send out his angels with a loud trumpet, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of the sky to the other.

Matthew 24:29 word by word

εὐθέως δὲ μετὰ τὴν θλῖψιν τῶν ἡμερῶν ἐκείνων ὁ ἥλιος σκοτισθήσεται, καὶ ἡ σελήνη οὐ δώσει τὸ φέγγος αὐτῆς, καὶ οἱ ἀστέρες πεσοῦνται ἀπὸ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ, καὶ αἱ δυνάμεις τῶν οὐρανῶν σαλευθήσονται.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Immediatelyεὐθέωςeutheōs · immediatelyG2112
• ·δέde · thenG1161
• afterμετάmeta · with/afterG3326
• the tribulationὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the tribulationθλῖψιςthlipsis · pressureG2347
• ofἡμέραhēmera · dayG2250
• thoseἐκεῖνοςekeinos · thatG1565
• shallσκοτίζωskotizō · to darkenG4654
• the sunἥλιοςhēlios · sunG2246
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• the moonσελήνηselēnē · moonG4582
• shallδίδωμιdidōmi · to giveG1325
• notοὐou · noG3756
• herαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• lightφέγγοςpheggos · brightnessG5338
• the starsἀστήρastēr · starG792
• shall fallπίπτωpiptō petō · to collapseG4098
• fromἀπόapo · away fromG575
• heavenοὐρανόςouranos · heavenG3772
• the powersδύναμιςdunamis · powerG1411
• shall be shakenσαλεύωsaleuō · to shakeG4531

Cross-references for Matthew 24:29

• Matthew 24:8All these events are the beginning of labor pains.
• Daniel 7:11“I watched, then, because of the sound of the arrogant words the horn was speaking. As I continued watching, the beast was killed and its body destroyed and given over to the burning fire.
• Mark 13:24“But in those days, after that tribulation: The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not shed its light;
• Isaiah 13:10Indeed, the stars of the sky and its constellations will not give their light. The sun will be dark when it rises, and the moon will not shine.
• Isaiah 24:23The moon will be put to shame and the sun disgraced, because the Lord of Armies will reign as king on Mount Zion in Jerusalem, and he will display his glory in the presence of his elders.
• Jeremiah 4:23I looked at the earth, and it was formless and empty. I looked to the heavens, and their light was gone.
• Ezekiel 32:7“‘When I snuff you out, I will cover the heavens and darken their stars. I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon will not give its light.
• Joel 2:10The earth quakes before them; the sky shakes. The sun and moon grow dark, and the stars cease their shining.
• Joel 3:15The sun and moon will grow dark, and the stars will cease their shining.
• Amos 5:20Won’t the day of the Lord be darkness rather than light, even gloom without any brightness in it?
• Amos 8:9And in that day — this is the declaration of the Lord God — I will make the sun go down at noon; I will darken the land in the daytime.
• Zephaniah 1:14The great day of the Lord is near, near and rapidly approaching. Listen, the day of the Lord — then the warrior’s cry is bitter.
• Luke 21:25“Then there will be signs in the sun, moon, and stars; and there will be anguish on the earth among nations bewildered by the roaring of the sea and the waves.
• Acts 2:19I will display wonders in the heaven above and signs on the earth below: blood and fire and a cloud of smoke.
• Revelation 6:12Then I saw him open the sixth seal. A violent earthquake occurred; the sun turned black like sackcloth made of hair; the entire moon became like blood;
• 2 Peter 3:10But the day of the Lord will come like a thief; on that day the heavens will pass away with a loud noise, the elements will burn and be dissolved, and the earth and the works on it will be disclosed.

Commentaries on Matthew 24:29

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 29Immediately after the tribulation, etc. - Commentators generally understand this, and what follows, of the end of the world and Christ's coming to judgment: but the word immediately shows that our Lord is not speaking of any distant event, but of something immediately consequent on calamities already predicted: and that must be the destruction of Jerusalem. "The Jewish heaven shall perish, and the sun and moon of its glory and happiness shall be darkened…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 29Immediately after the tribulation of those days - That is, immediately after these tribulations, events will occur that “may be properly represented” by the darkening of the sun and moon, and by the stars falling from heaven. The word rendered “immediately” - ̓́ eutheōs- means, properly, “straightway, immediately,” Matthew 8:3; Matthew 13:5; Mark 1:31; Acts 12:10; then “shortly,” 3 John 1:14. This is the meaning here. Such events would “shortly” or…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 29-41Verses 29-41 Christ foretells his second coming. It is usual for prophets to speak of things as near and just at hand, to express the greatness and certainty of them. Concerning Christ's second coming, it is foretold that there shall be a great change, in order to the making all things new. Then they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds. At his first coming, he was set for a sign that should be spoken against, but at his second coming, a sign…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 29‘The sun will be darkened … the heavens will be shaken.’: This could be literal, as is fitting for a dramatic revelation of God's Son. Or, it could be a metaphor for a major cosmic event (see Acts 2:17–21; Hebrews 12:26–27; 2 Peter 3:10; Revelation 6:12–13). The Old Testament often uses similar apocalyptic language to describe political disasters and the collapse of governments as cosmic judgments from God (for example, Isaiah 13:9–16; Ezekiel 32:1–10…Read the comment

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Commentaries on Matthew 24

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings