Peter Addresses the Crowd

Acts 2:20

In 9 translations

BSB: The sun will be turned to darkness, and the moon to blood, before the coming of the great and glorious Day of the Lord.
KJV: The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before that great and notable day of the Lord come:
WEB: The sun will be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and glorious day of the Lord comes.
ASV: The sun shall be turned into darkness, And the moon into blood, Before the day of the Lord come, That great and notable day:
LSV: The sun will be turned to darkness, || And the moon to blood, || Before the coming of the Day of the LORD—the great and conspicuous;
YLT: the sun shall be turned to darkness, and the moon to blood, before the coming of the day of the Lord — the great and illustrious;
DBY: the sun shall be changed to darkness and the moon to blood, before the great and gloriously appearing day of [the] Lord come.
DRC: The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and manifest day of the Lord come.
GNV: The Sunne shalbe turned into darkenesse, and the moone into blood, before that great and notable day of the Lord come.

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Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (2)

In STEPBible’s comparison, NA28, SBLGNT (2010), Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include ἢ (“than”); NA27, Tyndale House, Westcott–Hort, Tregelles do not include this wording.
In STEPBible’s comparison, NA28, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include τὴν (“the”); NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles do not include this wording.

SBLGNT apparatus (2)

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SBLGNT: ἢ. Robinson–Pierpont read ἢ; Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition omit this wording.
SBLGNT: ἐλθεῖν. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ἐλθεῖν; Robinson–Pierpont add τὴν.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT: ὁ ἥλιος μεταστραφήσεται εἰς σκότος καὶ ἡ σελήνη εἰς αἷμα πρὶν ἢ ἐλθεῖν ἡμέραν κυρίου τὴν μεγάλην καὶ ἐπιφανῆ.
RP2018: ὁ ἥλιος μεταστραφήσεται εἰς σκότος, καὶ ἡ σελήνη εἰς αἷμα, πρὶν ἢ ἐλθεῖν τὴν ἡμέραν κυρίου τὴν μεγάλην καὶ ἐπιφανῆ·
TR-Boyd: ὁ ἥλιος μεταστραφήσεται εἰς σκότος, καὶ ἡ σελήνη εἰς αἷμα, πρὶν ἢ ἐλθεῖν τὴν ἡμέραν Κυρίου τὴν μεγάλην καὶ ἐπιφανῆ·
SCR1894: ο ηλιος μεταστραφησεται εις σκοτος και η σεληνη εις αιμα πριν η ελθειν την ημεραν κυριου την μεγαλην και επιφανη

Who and where

👤 Jesus Christ◆ Peter preaches at Pentecost

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In the reference works topics that cite this verse

Pentecost Astronomy Orator Notable Eclipse Accord; According; Accordingly Messiah Christianity Revivals Preacher; Preaching

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Cross-references most cited first

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.
Amos 8:9And in that day, declares the Lord GOD, I will make the sun go down at noon, and I will darken the earth in the daytime.
Matthew 24:29Immediately after the tribulation 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 powers of the heavens will be shaken.’
Malachi 4:5Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and awesome Day of the LORD.
1 Thessalonians 5:2For you are fully aware that the Day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night.
Joel 2:1Blow the ram’s horn in Zion; sound the alarm on My holy mountain! Let all who dwell in the land tremble, for the Day of the LORD is coming; indeed, it is near—
Mark 13:24But in those days, after that tribulation: ‘The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light;
2 Peter 3:7And by that same word, the present heavens and earth are reserved for fire, being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men.
Luke 21:25There will be signs in the sun and moon and stars, and on the earth dismay among the nations, bewildered by the roaring of the sea and the surging of the waves.
Joel 3:14Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision! For the Day of the LORD is near in the valley of decision.
Isaiah 2:12–21For the Day of the LORD of Hosts will come against all the proud and lofty, against all that is exalted— it will be humbled— against all the cedars of Lebanon, lofty and lifted up, against all the oaks of Bashan,…
Revelation 16:8Then the fourth angel poured out his bowl on the sun, and it was given power to scorch the people with fire.
Revelation 6:12And when I saw the Lamb open the sixth seal, there was a great earthquake, and the sun became black like sackcloth of goat hair, and the whole moon turned blood red,
Isaiah 34:8For the LORD has a day of vengeance, a year of recompense for the cause of Zion.
Zephaniah 2:2–3before the decree takes effect and the day passes like chaff, before the burning anger of the LORD comes upon you, before the Day of the LORD’s anger comes upon you. Seek the LORD, all you humble of the earth who carry…
Isaiah 13:15Whoever is caught will be stabbed, and whoever is captured will die by the sword.

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