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The Return of the Son of Man

Luke 21:26

In 9 translations

BSB
Men will faint from fear and anxiety over what is coming upon the earth, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken.
KJV
Men’s hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.
WEB
men fainting for fear and for expectation of the things which are coming on the world, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken.
ASV
men fainting for fear, and for expectation of the things which are coming on the world: for the powers of the heavens shall be shaken.
LSV
men fainting at heart from fear, and expectation of the things coming on the world, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken.
YLT
men fainting at heart from fear, and expectation of the things coming on the world, for the powers of the heavens shall be shaken.
DBY
men ready to die through fear and expectation of what is coming on the habitable earth, for the powers of the heavens shall be shaken.
DRC
Men withering away for fear, and expectation of what shall come upon the whole world. For the powers of heaven shall be moved;
GNV
And mens hearts shall faile them for feare, and for looking after those thinges which shall come on the worlde: for the powers of heauen shall be shaken.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT
ἀποψυχόντων ἀνθρώπων ἀπὸ φόβου καὶ προσδοκίας τῶν ἐπερχομένων τῇ οἰκουμένῃ, αἱ γὰρ δυνάμεις τῶν οὐρανῶν σαλευθήσονται.
RP2018
ἀποψυχόντων ἀνθρώπων ἀπὸ φόβου καὶ προσδοκίας τῶν ἐπερχομένων τῇ οἰκουμένῃ· αἱ γὰρ δυνάμεις τῶν οὐρανῶν σαλευθήσονται.
TR-Boyd
ἀποψυχόντων ἀνθρώπων ἀπὸ φόβου καὶ προσδοκίας τῶν ἐπερχομένων τῇ οἰκουμένῃ· αἱ γὰρ δυνάμεις τῶν οὐρανῶν σαλευθήσονται.
SCR1894
αποψυχοντων ανθρωπων απο φοβου και προσδοκιας των επερχομενων τη οικουμενη αι γαρ δυναμεις των ουρανων σαλευθησονται

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Cross-references most cited first

  • 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.’
  • Deuteronomy 28:65–67Among those nations you will find no repose, not even a resting place for the sole of your foot. There the LORD will give you a trembling heart, failing eyes, and a despairing soul. So your life will hang in doubt…
  • 2 Peter 3:10–12But 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. Since everything will be destroyed in this…
  • Leviticus 26:36As for those of you who survive, I will send a faintness into their hearts in the lands of their enemies, so that even the sound of a windblown leaf will put them to flight. And they will flee as one flees the sword,…
  • Mark 13:25the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.’
  • Deuteronomy 28:32–34Your sons and daughters will be given to another nation, while your eyes grow weary looking for them day after day, with no power in your hand. A people you do not know will eat the produce of your land and of all your…
  • Hebrews 10:26–27If we deliberately go on sinning after we have received the knowledge of the truth, no further sacrifice for sins remains, but only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire that will consume all adversaries.

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