Mark 13:24

Mark 13:24 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light,
• New International Version (NIV)“But in those days, following that distress, “ ‘the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light;
• English Standard Version (ESV)"But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light,
• New King James Version (NKJV)“But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light;

Context of Mark 13:24

22For false messiahs and false prophets will rise up and show signs and wonders to lead astray, if possible, the chosen. 23So be careful! See, I have told you everything beforehand.” “But in those days, after that trouble, ‘the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, 25and the stars will be falling from heaven, and the powers in the heavens will be shaken.’ 26And then they will see ‘the Son of Man coming in clouds’ with great power and glory.

Mark 13:24 word by word

Ἀλλ᾽ ἐν ἐκείναις ταῖς ἡμέραις μετὰ τὴν θλῖψιν ἐκείνην ὁ ἥλιος σκοτισθήσεται, καὶ ἡ σελήνη οὐ δώσει τὸ φέγγος αὐτῆς,Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Butἀλλάalla · butG235
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• thoseἐκεῖνοςekeinos · thatG1565
• daysὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• daysἡμέραhēmera · dayG2250
• afterμετάmeta · with/afterG3326
• tribulationθλῖψιςthlipsis · pressureG2347
• the sunἥλιοςhēlios · sunG2246
• shall be darkenedσκοτίζωskotizō · to darkenG4654
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• the moonσελήνηselēnē · moonG4582
• shallδίδωμιdidōmi · to giveG1325
• notοὐou · noG3756
• herαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• lightφέγγοςpheggos · brightnessG5338

Cross-references for Mark 13:24

• Isaiah 13:10For the stars of heaven and their constellations will not give their light. The rising sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light.
• Isaiah 24:20The earth reels to and fro like a drunk, and sways like a hut. its transgression is so heavy upon it that it will fall and never rise again.
• Jeremiah 4:23I looked at the earth and behold, it was deserted and desolate, and at the heavens and they had no light.
• Ezekiel 32:7When I extinguish you, I will cover the sky and darken the stars. I will cover the sun with cloud, and the moon will not give her light.
• Daniel 7:10A river of fire was flowing and coming out from before Him. Thousands of thousands attended Him and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before Him. The court was seated, and the books were opened.
• Daniel 12:1“At that time Michael, the great prince who stands guard over the sons of your people, will arise. There will be a time of distress such as has never occurred since the beginning of the nation until then. But at that time your people—everyone who is found written in the book—will be delivered.
• Amos 5:20Will not the Day of Adonai be darkness, not light? Gloom, not brightness?
• Zephaniah 1:14The great day of Adonai is near— near and coming very quickly! The sound of the day of Adonai is bitter— the shouting of the warrior is there.
• Matthew 24:29“But immediately after the trouble 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.’
• Luke 21:25“There will be signs in the sun and moon and stars. And upon the earth nations will be confused by the roaring of the sea and its waves.
• Acts 2:19And I will give wonders in the sky above and signs on the earth beneath— blood, and fire, and smoky vapor.
• 2 Peter 3:10But the day of the Lord will come like a thief. On that day the heavens will pass away with a roar, and the elements will melt and disintegrate, and the earth and everything done on it shall be exposed.
• Revelation 6:12I saw when the Lamb opened the sixth seal, and there was a great earthquake. The sun became as black as sackcloth made of goat’s hair, and the full moon became like blood.
• Revelation 20:11Then I saw a great white throne, and the One seated on it. The earth and heaven fled from His presence, but no place was found for them.

Commentaries on Mark 13:24

• 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. 2424. But in those days, after that tribulation--"Immediately after the tribulation of those days" (Mt 24:29). the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light.Read the comment

Topics related to Mark 13:24

• Astronomy
• Darkness
• Earth
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• Jesus Continued
• Moon
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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