Even so you also, when you see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors.
Parallel translations
- KJV So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors.
- BSB So also, when you see all these things, you will know that He is near, right at the door.
- ESV So also, when you see all these things, you know that he is near, at the very gates.
- NKJV So you also, when you see all these things, know that it is near—at the doors!
- NASB so you too, when you see all these things, recognize that He is near, right at the door.
- NLT In the same way, when you see all these things, you can know his return is very near, right at the door.
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Cross-references & the web
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- Jas 5:9Don’t grumble, brothers, against one another, so that you won’t be judged. Behold, the judge stands at the door.
- Heb 10:37“In a very little while, he who comes will come, and will not wait.
- Ezek 7:2–14“You, son of man, thus says the Lord Yahweh to the land of Israel, ‘An end! The end has come on the four corners of the land.
- 1 Pet 4:7But the end of all things is near. Therefore be of sound mind, self-controlled, and sober in prayer.
- Rev 3:20Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, then I will come in to him, and will dine with him, and he with me.
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