And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.
Parallel translations
- WEB Then they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.
- BSB At that time they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.
- NKJV Then they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.
- NASB And then they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.
- NLT Then everyone will see the Son of Man coming on a cloud with power and great glory.
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Then the Son of Man will be seen coming in a cloud with power and great glory.
Overview
This is the promise of Christ's visible, glorious return, echoing Daniel 7's vision of the Son of Man. The One who came in humility will come again in majesty to judge and reign. This is the church's great hope, the climax of redemptive history.
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Cross-references · 9
- Rev 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.
- Matt 24:30And 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.
- Mark 13:26And then shall they see the Son of man coming in the clouds with great power and glory.
- Dan 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.
- Matt 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.
- Acts 1:9–11And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight.
- Matt 25:31When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory:
- Matt 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.
- Rev 14:14And I looked, and behold a white cloud, and upon the cloud one sat like unto the Son of man, having on his head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle.
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