Matthew 24:27 BSB — MannaFest

Matthew 24:27

For 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.

BSB

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ASV

For as the lightning cometh forth from the east, and is seen even unto the west; so shall be the coming of the Son of man.

KJV

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.

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Commentary

2 voices

Origen of Alexandria

Catena Aurea by Aquinas (253)

Or, when they allege secret and before unpublished Scriptures, in proof of their lie, they seem to say, Lo, the word of truth is in the desert. But when they produce canonical Scripture in which all Christians agree, they seem to say, Lo, the word of truth is in the chambers. Or wishing to point out such discourses as are altogether without Scripture, He said, If they shall say to you, Lo, he is in the secret chambers, believe it not. Truth is like the lightning that cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west.

The record, by era

The Church Fathers1 voice

Jerome

Commentary on Matthew (420)

(Verse 27.) For as the lightning comes from the east and shines even to the west, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. Do not go out, do not believe that the Son of man is in the deserts of the nations or in the inner chambers of heretics; but rather that from the east even unto the west, his faith may shine forth in the Catholic Churches. It must also be said that the second coming of the Savior will not be in humility as before, but in glory to be shown.

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

For as the lightning cometh out of the east ... - This is not designed to denote the quarter from which he would come, but the manner. He does not mean to affirm that the “Son of man” will come from the “east,” but that he will come in a rapid and unexpected manner, like the lightning.

J.C. Ryle

1816–1900

Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: Matthew (1856)

One main subject of this part of our Lord’s prophecy is the taking of Jerusalem by the Romans. That great event took place about forty years after the words we have now read were spoken. A full account of it is to be found in the writings of the historian Josephus. Those writings are the best comment on our Lord’s words; they are a striking proof of the accuracy of every title of his predictions.

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Original language & word study

19 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
ὥσπερ	hōsper	Just as	G5618 →
γὰρ	gar	for	G1063 →
ἡ	hē	the	G3588 →
ἀστραπὴ	astrapē	lightning	G796 →
ἐξέρχεται	exerchetai	comes forth	G1831 →
ἀπὸ	apo	from [the]	G575 →
ἀνατολῶν	anatolōn	east	G395 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
φαίνεται	phainetai	shines	G5316 →
ἕως	he'ōs	until [the]	G2193 →
δυσμῶν,	dusmōn	west,	G1424 →
οὕτως	houtōs	so	G3779 →
ἔσται	estai	will be	G1510 →
ἡ	hē	the	G3588 →
παρουσία	parousia	coming	G3952 →
τοῦ	tou	of the	G3588 →
υἱοῦ	huiou	Son	G5207 →
τοῦ	tou	<the>	G3588 →
ἀνθρώπου.	anthrōpou	of Man.	G444 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Malachi 3:2
But who can endure the day of His coming? And who can stand when He appears? For He will be like a refiner’s fire, like a launderer’s soap.
leads to
- Zechariah 13:9
  This third I will bring through the fire; I will refine them like silver and test them like gold. They will call on My name, and I will answer them. I will say, ‘They…
- Isaiah 4:4
  when the Lord has washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion and cleansed the bloodstains from the heart of Jerusalem by a spirit of judgment and a spirit of fire.
- 1 Corinthians 3:13–15
  his workmanship will be evident, because the Day will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will prove the quality of each man’s work.
- Revelation 6:17
  For the great day of Their wrath has come, and who is able to withstand it?”
- 1 Peter 2:7–8
  To you who believe, then, this stone is precious. But to those who do not believe, “The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone,”
Through
Isaiah 30:30
And the LORD will cause His majestic voice to be heard and His mighty arm to be revealed, striking in angry wrath with a flame of consuming fire, and with cloudburst, storm, and hailstones.
leads to
- Isaiah 29:6
  you will be visited by the LORD of Hosts with thunder and earthquake and loud noise, with windstorm and tempest and consuming flame of fire.
- Psalms 18:13–14
  The LORD thundered from heaven; the voice of the Most High resounded— hailstones and coals of fire.
Through
Zechariah 9:14
Then 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.
leads to
- Psalms 18:14
  He shot His arrows and scattered the foes; He hurled lightning and routed them.

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02Original language & word study

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Where the connections lead

04Related verses

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06About Matthew

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Matthew