Mark 13:24

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KJV King James Version

But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light,

BSB Berean Standard Bible

But in those days, after that tribulation: ‘The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light;

WEB World English Bible

But in those days, after that oppression, the sun will be darkened, the moon will not give its light,

ASV American Standard Version

But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light,

YLT Young’s Literal Translation

‘But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light,

Surrounding context — Mark 13

21 And then if any man shall say to you, Lo, here [is] Christ; or, lo, [he is] there; believe [him] not:

22 For false Christs and false prophets shall rise, and shall shew signs and wonders, to seduce, if [it were] possible, even the elect.

23 But take ye heed: behold, I have foretold you all things.

24 But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light,

25 And the stars of heaven shall fall, and the powers that are in heaven shall be shaken.

26 And then shall they see the Son of man coming in the clouds with great power and glory.

27 And then shall he send his angels, and shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from the uttermost part of the earth to the uttermost part of heaven.

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Isaiah 13:10For the stars of heaven and the constellations thereof shall not give their light: the sun shall be darkened in his going forth, and the moon shall not cause her light to shine.Acts 2:19-20And I will shew wonders in heaven above, and signs in the earth beneath; blood, and fire, and vapour of smoke:Matthew 24:29-31Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:Revelation 6:12-14And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood;Amos 5:20[Shall] not the day of the LORD [be] darkness, and not light? even very dark, and no brightness in it?Joel 3:15The sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their shining.2 Peter 3:10But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the 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 therein shall be burned up.Joel 2:30-31And I will shew wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke.Luke 21:25-27And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring;Zephaniah 1:14-18The great day of the LORD [is] near, [it is] near, and hasteth greatly, [even] the voice of the day of the LORD: the mighty man shall cry there bitterly.Ezekiel 32:7And when I shall put thee out, I will cover the heaven, and make the stars thereof dark; I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon shall not give her light.Joel 2:10The earth shall quake before them; the heavens shall tremble: the sun and the moon shall be dark, and the stars shall withdraw their shining:Jeremiah 4:23-25I beheld the earth, and, lo, [it was] without form, and void; and the heavens, and they [had] no light.Revelation 20:11And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.Daniel 12:1And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people: and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation [even] to that same time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book.Daniel 7:10A fiery stream issued and came forth from before him: thousand thousands ministered unto him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him: the judgment was set, and the books were opened.Jeremiah 4:28For this shall the earth mourn, and the heavens above be black: because I have spoken [it], I have purposed [it], and will not repent, neither will I turn back from it.Isaiah 24:20-23The earth shall reel to and fro like a drunkard, and shall be removed like a cottage; and the transgression thereof shall be heavy upon it; and it shall fall, and not rise again.

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