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Luke 17:24

For just as the lightning flashes and lights up the sky from one end to the other, so will be the Son of Man in His day.

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ASV

for as the lightning, when it lighteneth out of the one part under the heaven, shineth unto the other part under heaven; so shall the Son of man be in his day.

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.

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ἀστράπτουσαastraptousais flashingG797 →
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οὐρανὸνouranonskyG3772 →
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τὴνtēnthe [other end]G3588 →
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οὐρανὸνouranon[the] skyG3772 →
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ἀνθρώπουanthrōpouof ManG444 →
ἐνeninG1722 →
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ἡμέρᾳhēmeradayG2250 →
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Matthew 24:27For just as the lightning comes from the east and flashes as far as the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.Revelation 18:1After this I saw another angel descending from heaven with great authority, and the earth was illuminated by his glory.Luke 17:26Just as it was in the days of Noah, so also will it be in the days of the Son of Man:Matthew 24:30At 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.Zechariah 9:14Then the LORD will appear over them, and His arrow will go forth like lightning. The Lord GOD will sound the ram’s horn and advance in the whirlwinds of the south.Malachi 4:1–2“For behold, the day is coming, burning like a furnace, when all the arrogant and every evildoer will be stubble; the day is coming when I will set them ablaze,” says the LORD of Hosts. “Not a root or branch will be left to them.”Malachi 3:1–2“Behold, I will send My messenger, who will prepare the way before Me. Then the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to His temple—the Messenger of the covenant, in whom you delight—see, He is coming,” says the LORD of Hosts.James 5:8You, too, be patient and strengthen your hearts, because the Lord’s coming is near.1 Thessalonians 5:2For you are fully aware that the Day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night.2 Peter 3:10But the Day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar, the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and its works will be laid bare.2 Thessalonians 2:2not to be easily disconcerted or alarmed by any spirit or message or letter seeming to be from us, alleging that the Day of the Lord has already come.Acts 2:5Now there were dwelling in Jerusalem God-fearing Jews from every nation under heaven.Ezekiel 1:14The creatures were darting back and forth as quickly as flashes of lightning.Matthew 26:64“You have said it yourself,” Jesus answered. “But I say to all of you, from now on you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of Power and coming on the clouds of heaven.”Matthew 25:31When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, He will sit on His glorious throne.2 Thessalonians 2:8And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will slay with the breath of His mouth and annihilate by the majesty of His arrival.Job 37:3–4He unleashes His lightning beneath the whole sky and sends it to the ends of the earth.1 Corinthians 1:8He will sustain you to the end, so that you will be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.

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