28 Wherever the carcass is, there the vultures[a] will gather.(A)

The Coming of the Son of Man

29 “Immediately after the distress(B) 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. 30 Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and then all the peoples of the earth[b] will mourn;[c] and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.(C)

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  1. 24:28 Or eagles
  2. 24:30 Or all the tribes of the land
  3. 24:30 Lit will beat; that is, beat their chests

28 Wherever there is a carcass, there the vultures will gather.(A)

29 “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.’[a](B)

30 “Then will appear the sign of the Son of Man in heaven. And then all the peoples of the earth[b] will mourn(C) when they see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven,(D) with power and great glory.[c]

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 24:29 Isaiah 13:10; 34:4
  2. Matthew 24:30 Or the tribes of the land
  3. Matthew 24:30 See Daniel 7:13-14.