Luke 17:24

Luke 17:24 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For as the lightning, that lighteneth out of the one part under heaven, shineth unto the other part under heaven; so shall also the Son of man be in his day.
• New International Version (NIV)For the Son of Man in his day will be like the lightning, which flashes and lights up the sky from one end to the other.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For as the lightning flashes and lights up the sky from one side to the other, so will the Son of Man be in his day.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For as the lightning that flashes out of one part under heaven shines to the other part under heaven, so also the Son of Man will be in His day.

Context of Luke 17:24

22And he said to his disciples, The days will come, when ye shall desire to see one of the days of the Son of man, and ye shall not see it . 23And they shall say to you, See here; or, see there: go not after them, nor follow them . For as the lightning, that lighteneth from the one part under heaven, shineth to the other part under heaven; so shall also the Son of man be in his day. 25But first he must suffer many things, and be rejected by this generation. 26And as it was in the days of Noah, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man.

Luke 17:24 word by word

ὥσπερ γὰρ ἡ ἀστραπὴ ἀστράπτουσα ἐκ τῆς ὑπὸ τὸν οὐρανὸν εἰς τὴν ὑπ᾽ οὐρανὸν λάμπει, οὕτως ἔσται ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ αὐτοῦ.¶Read the interlinear

• Forγάρgar · forG1063
• asὥσπερhōsper · just asG5618
• lightningἀστραπήastrapē · lightningG796
• lightenethἀστράπτωastraptō · to flashG797
• fromἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• underὑπόhupo · by/under: byG5259
• heavenοὐρανόςouranos · heavenG3772
• shinethλάμπωlampō · to shineG2989
• toεἰςeis · towardG1519
• soοὕτωςhoutō · thus(-ly)G3779
• alsoκαίkai · andG2532
• Sonυἱόςuihos · sonG5207
• manἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
• beἔσομαιesomai · will beG2071
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• dayἡμέραhēmera · dayG2250

Cross-references for Luke 17:24

• Job 37:3He directeth it under the whole heaven, and his lightning to the ends of the earth.
• Zechariah 9:14And the LORD shall be seen over them, and his arrow shall go forth as the lightning: and the Lord GOD shall blow the trumpet, and shall go with whirlwinds of the south.
• Matthew 24:27For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even to the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
• Malachi 3:1Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the LORD of hosts.
• Malachi 4:1For, behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the LORD of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch.
• Matthew 24:30And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
• Matthew 25:31When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory:
• Matthew 26:64Jesus saith to him, Thou hast said: nevertheless I say to you, After this shall ye see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.
• 1 Thessalonians 5:2For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.
• 2 Thessalonians 2:2That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ has come.
• James 5:8Be ye also patient; establish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth near.
• 2 Peter 3:10But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are in it shall be burned up.

Commentaries on Luke 17:24

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 24As the lightning, that lighteneth - See this particularly explained, Matthew 24:27, Matthew 24:28; (note).Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 20-37Verses 20-37 The kingdom of God was among the Jews, or rather within some of them. It was a spiritual kingdom, set up in the heart by the power of Divine grace. Observe how it had been with sinners formerly, and in what state the judgments of God, which they had been warned of, found them. Here is shown what a dreadful surprise this destruction will be to the secure and sensual. Thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man is revealed. When Christ came…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 23-24People will tell you, ‘Look, there He is!: False messiahs have appeared throughout history. In the first century, many people claimed to be God's agents of salvation (see Acts 5:36–37; 21:38). Jesus warned his disciples not to follow these false leaders. just as lightning flashes: Lightning lights up the whole sky and is visible to everyone in the area. Similarly, when Jesus suddenly returns, it will be evident to everyone.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 20-3720-25. when, &c.--To meet the erroneous views not only of the Pharisees, but of the disciples themselves, our Lord addresses both, announcing the coming of the kingdom under different aspects. It cometh not with observation--with watching or lying in wait, as for something outwardly imposing and at once revealing itself.Read the comment

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• Son of man
• Christ, the Exaltation of
• Eschatology of the New Testament
• Jesus Christ
• Lightning
• Luke, the Gospel of
• Mark, the Gospel According to
• Martha
• Parousia
• Shine

Commentaries on Luke 17

• 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