Matthew 24:27

Matthew 24:27 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)For as lightning that comes from the east is visible even in the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For as the lightning comes from the east and shines as far as the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For as the lightning comes from the east and flashes to the west, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be.

Context of Matthew 24:27

25Remember, I have told you ahead of time. 26So then, if someone says to you, ‘Look, he is in the wilderness,’ do not go out, or ‘Look, he is in the inner rooms,’ do not believe him. For just like the lightning comes from the east and flashes to the west, so the coming of the Son of Man will be. 28Wherever the corpse is, there the vultures will gather. 29“Immediately after the suffering 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 heaven will be shaken.

Matthew 24:27 word by word

ὥσπερ γὰρ ἡ ἀστραπὴ ἐξέρχεται ἀπὸ ἀνατολῶν καὶ φαίνεται ἕως δυσμῶν, οὕτως ἔσται ἡ παρουσία τοῦ υἱοῦ τοῦ ἀνθρώπου.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Forγάρgar · forG1063
• asὥσπερhōsper · just asG5618
• the lightningὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the lightningἀστραπήastrapē · lightningG796
• comethἐξέρχομαιexerchomai · to go outG1831
• outἀπόapo · away fromG575
• of the eastἀνατολήanatolē · eastG395
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• shinethφαίνωphainō · to shine/appearG5316
• even untoἕωςheōs · untilG2193
• the westδυσμήdusmē · westG1424
• soοὕτωςhoutō · thus(-ly)G3779
• shallεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• the comingπαρουσίαparousia · comingG3952
• of the Sonυἱόςuihos · sonG5207
• of manἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444

Cross-references for Matthew 24:27

• Job 37:3Under the whole heaven he lets it go, even his lightning to the far corners of the earth.
• Job 38:35Can you send out lightning bolts, and they go? Will they say to you, ‘Here we are’?
• Isaiah 30:30The Lord will give a mighty shout and intervene in power, with furious anger and flaming, destructive fire, with a driving rainstorm and hailstones.
• Zechariah 9:14Then the Lord will appear above them, and his arrow will shoot forth like lightning; the Lord God will blow the trumpet and will sally forth on the southern storm winds.
• Luke 17:24For just like the lightning flashes and lights up the sky from one side to the other, so will the Son of Man be in his day.
• Matthew 16:28I tell you the truth, there are some standing here who will not experience death before they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom.”
• Malachi 3:2Who can endure the day of his coming? Who can keep standing when he appears? For he will be like a refiner’s fire, like a launderer’s soap.
• Malachi 4:5Look, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the great and terrible day of the Lord arrives.
• James 5:8You also be patient and strengthen your hearts, for the Lord’s return is near.
• 2 Peter 3:4and saying, “Where is his promised return? For ever since our ancestors died, all things have continued as they were from the beginning of creation.”

Commentaries on Matthew 24:27

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 27For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west - It is worthy of remark that our Lord, in the most particular manner, points out the very march of the Roman army: they entered into Judea on the East, and carried on their conquest Westward, as if not only the extensiveness of the ruin, but the very route which the army would take, were intended in the comparison of the lightning issuing from the east, and shining to the west.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 27For as the lightning cometh out of the east … - This is not designed to denote the quarter from which he would come, but the manner. He does not mean to affirm that the “Son of man” will come from the “east,” but that he will come in a rapid and unexpected manner, like the lightning. Many would be looking for him in the desert, many in secret places; but he said it would be useless to be looking in that manner; it was useless to look to any particular…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 4-28Verses 4-28 The disciples had asked concerning the times, When these things should be? Christ gave them no answer to that; but they had also asked, What shall be the sign? This question he answers fully. The prophecy first respects events near at hand, the destruction of Jerusalem, the end of the Jewish church and state, the calling of the Gentiles, and the setting up of Christ's kingdom in the world; but it also looks to the general judgment; and toward…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 27-28Lightning here may point to the great cosmic signs that will mark the coming of the Messiah (see Matthew 24:29–31; 1 Thessalonians 4:13–18). The focus is on how easy the lightning is to see, not how suddenly it comes. Jesus probably shared these teachings to prevent early excitement about the end of time (1 Thessalonians 4:13–5:10; 2 Thessalonians 2:1–12).Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 24:27

• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Jesus Continued
• Lightning
• Meteorology and Celestial Phenomena

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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