KJV King James Version
And 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.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Matthew 24:30
And 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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
At that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and all the tribes of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
WEB World English Bible
and then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky. Then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky with power and great glory.
ASV American Standard Version
and 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 on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and then shall appear the sign of the Son of Man in the heaven; and then shall all the tribes of the earth smite the breast, and they shall see the Son of Man coming upon the clouds of the heaven, with power and much glory;
Surrounding context — Matthew 24
27 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.
28 For wheresoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered together.
29 Immediately 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:
30 And 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.
31 And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
32 Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer [is] nigh:
33 So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, [even] at the doors.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
καὶG2532 · kaiandτότεG5119 · totethenφανήσεταιG5316 · phainōto shine/appearτὸG3588 · hothe/this/whoσημεῖονG4592 · sēmeionsignτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoυἱοῦG5207 · uhiossonτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoἀνθρώπουG444 · anthrōposa humanἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongτῷG3588 · hothe/this/whoοὐρανῷ·G3772 · ouranosheavenκαὶG2532 · kaiandτότεG5119 · totethenκόψονταιG2875 · koptōto cut/mournπᾶσαιG3956 · pasallαἱG3588 · hothe/this/whoφυλαὶG5443 · phulētribeτῆςG3588 · hothe/this/whoγῆςG1093 · gēearth: planetκαὶG2532 · kaiandὄψονταιG3700 · optanomaito appearτὸνG3588 · hothe/this/whoυἱὸνG5207 · uhiossonτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoἀνθρώπουG444 · anthrōposa humanἐρχόμενονG2064 · erchomaito come/goἐπὶG1909 · epiupon/to/againstτῶνG3588 · hothe/this/whoνεφελῶνG3507 · nephelēcloudτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoοὐρανοῦG3772 · ouranosheavenμετὰG3326 · metawith/afterδυνάμεωςG1411 · dunamispowerκαὶG2532 · kaiandδόξηςG1391 · doxagloryπολλῆς.G4183 · polusmuch
Cross-references
Revelation 1:7Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they [also] which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen.Daniel 7:13I saw in the night visions, and, behold, [one] like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him.Luke 21:27And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.Acts 1:11Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven.Matthew 26:64Jesus saith unto him, Thou hast said: nevertheless I say unto you, Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.Matthew 16:27-28For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works.Mark 13:26And then shall they see the Son of man coming in the clouds with great power and glory.Zechariah 12:10And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for [his] only [son], and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for [his] firstborn.Matthew 24:3And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what [shall be] the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?2 Thessalonians 1:7And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels,Mark 14:62-64And Jesus said, I am: and ye shall see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.Luke 22:69Hereafter shall the Son of man sit on the right hand of the power of God.Mark 13:4Tell us, when shall these things be? and what [shall be] the sign when all these things shall be fulfilled?
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