So also, when you see these things happening, know that He is near, right at the door.
Parallel translations
- WEB even so you also, when you see these things coming to pass, know that it is near, at the doors.
- KJV So ye in like manner, when ye shall see these things come to pass, know that it is nigh, even at the doors.
- NKJV So you also, when you see these things happening, know that it is near—at the doors!
- NASB So you too, when you see these things happening, recognize that He is near, right at the door.
- NLT In the same way, when you see all these things taking place, you can know that his return is very near, right at the door.
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Quick answer
Likewise, when they see these things, they will know it is near, right at the doors. The fulfillment is close and certain.
Overview
The signs Jesus described assure his followers that the predicted events stand at the very threshold. 'At the doors' conveys imminence and certainty. Applied first to Jerusalem's fall and ultimately to Christ's return, the call is to live in readiness, confident that what God has spoken will surely and soon come to pass in his appointed time.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 5
- Jas 5:9Do not complain about one another, brothers, so that you will not be judged. Look, the Judge is standing at the door!
- 1 Pet 4:17–18For it is time for judgment to begin with the family of God; and if it begins with us, what will the outcome be for those who disobey the gospel of God?
- Ezek 12:25–28because I, the LORD, will speak whatever word I speak, and it will be fulfilled without delay. For in your days, O rebellious house, I will speak a message and bring it to pass, declares the Lord GOD.’”
- Heb 10:25–37Let us not neglect meeting together, as some have made a habit, but let us encourage one another, and all the more as you see the Day approaching.
- Ezek 7:10–12Behold, the day is here! It has come! Doom has gone out, the rod has budded, arrogance has bloomed.
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