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Matthew 24:28

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24:28Wherever the corpse is, there the vultures37 will gather.38

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Footnotes

  1. 37 The same Greek term can refer to “eagles” or “vultures” (L&N 4.42; ἀετός), but in this context it must mean vultures because the gruesome image is one of dead bodies being consumed by scavengers. Jesus’ answer is that when the judgment comes, the scenes of death will be obvious and so will the location of the judgment. See also Luke 17:37.
  2. 38 Grk “will be gathered.” The passive construction has been translated as an active one in English.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Wherever the corpse is, there the vultures will gather.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Wherever there is a carcass, there the vultures will gather.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Wherever the carcass is, there the vultures will gather.

NLTNew Living Translation

Just as the gathering of vultures shows there is a carcass nearby, so these signs indicate that the end is near.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Wherever the corpse is, there the vultures will gather.

KJV 1900King James Version

For wheresoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered together.