Mark 13:25

Mark 13:25 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the stars of heaven shall fall, and the powers that are in heaven shall be shaken.
• New International Version (NIV)the stars will fall from the sky, and the heavenly bodies will be shaken.’
• English Standard Version (ESV)and the stars will be falling from heaven, and the powers in the heavens will be shaken.
• New King James Version (NKJV)the stars of heaven will fall, and the powers in the heavens will be shaken.

Context of Mark 13:25

23But take heed; behold, I have told you everything in advance. 24“But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun will be darkened and the moon will not give its light, and the stars will be falling from heaven, and the powers that are in the heavens will be shaken. 26Then they will see the Son of Man coming in clouds with great power and glory. 27And then He will send forth the angels, and will gather together His elect from the four winds, from the farthest end of the earth to the farthest end of heaven.

Mark 13:25 word by word

καὶ οἱ ἀστέρες ἔσονται ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ πίπτοντες, καὶ αἱ δυνάμεις αἱ ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς σαλευθήσονται.Read the interlinear

• and the starsἀστήρastēr · starG792
• will be fallingπίπτωpiptō petō · to collapseG4098
• from heavenοὐρανόςouranos · heavenG3772
• and the powersδύναμιςdunamis · powerG1411
• will be shakenσαλεύωsaleuō · to shakeG4531

Commentaries on Mark 13:25

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 24-27Verses 24-27 The disciples had confounded the destruction of Jerusalem and the end of the world. This mistake Christ set right, and showed that the day of Christ's coming, and the day of judgment, shall be after that tribulation. Here he foretells the final dissolution of the present frame and fabric of the world. Also, the visible appearance of the Lord Jesus coming in the clouds, and the gathering together of all the elect to him.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 24-25Some of the language the New Testament uses to describe the second coming of Jesus, such as "the trumpet of God" (1 Thessalonians 4:16), may be metaphorical (word pictures rather than literal descriptions). In the Old Testament, cosmic language is also often used metaphorically to describe historical events (see Isaiah 11:1–9; 13:9–11; Jeremiah 4:23–28; Ezekiel 32:1–16). Because of this, some interpreters believe the imagery in Mark 13:24–27 could refer…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2525. And the stars of heaven shall fall--"and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring; men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth" (Lu 21:25, 26). and the powers that are in heaven shall be shaken--Though the grandeur of this language carries the mind over the head of all periods but that of Christ's Second Coming, nearly every expression will be found used…Read the comment

Topics related to Mark 13:25

• Astronomy
• Earth
• Jesus Continued
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In the dictionaries

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Commentaries on Mark 13

• 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