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Luke 21:25

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The Arrival of the Son of Man

21:25“And there will be signs in the sun and moon and stars,62 and on the earth nations will be in distress,63 anxious64 over the roaring of the sea and the surging waves.

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Footnotes

  1. 62 Signs in the sun and moon and stars are cosmic signs that turn our attention to the end and the Son of Man’s return for the righteous. OT imagery is present: See Isa 13:9–10; 24:18–20; 34:4; Ezek 32:7–8; Joel 2:1, 30–31; 3:15.
  2. 63 Grk “distress of nations.”
  3. 64 Or “in consternation” (L&N 32.9).

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

“And there will be signs in sun and moon and stars, and on the earth distress of nations in perplexity because of the roaring of the sea and the waves,

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“There will be signs in the sun, moon and stars. On the earth, nations will be in anguish and perplexity at the roaring and tossing of the sea.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

“Then there will be signs in the sun, moon, and stars; and there will be anguish on the earth among nations bewildered by the roaring of the sea and the waves.

NLTNew Living Translation

“And there will be strange signs in the sun, moon, and stars. And here on earth the nations will be in turmoil, perplexed by the roaring seas and strange tides.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

“And there will be signs in the sun and moon and stars, and on the earth distress of nations in perplexity from the noise of the sea and its surging,

KJV 1900King James Version

And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring;