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13 (A) As I continued to watch the vision that night,

I saw what looked like
    a son of man[a]
coming with the clouds of heaven,
and he was presented
    to the Eternal God.[b]

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  1. 7.13 son of man: Or “human.” In Aramaic “son of man” may mean a human or even “oneself” (“I” or “me”). Jesus often used the phrase “the Son of Man” when referring to himself.
  2. 7.13 Eternal God: See the note at 7.9.

13 “In my vision at night I looked, and there before me was one like a son of man,[a](A) coming(B) with the clouds of heaven.(C) He approached the Ancient of Days and was led into his presence.

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  1. Daniel 7:13 The Aramaic phrase bar enash means human being. The phrase son of man is retained here because of its use in the New Testament as a title of Jesus, probably based largely on this verse.

30 (A) Then a sign will appear in the sky. And there will be the Son of Man.[a] All nations on earth will weep when they see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.

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  1. 24.30 And there will be the Son of Man: Or “And it will be the Son of Man.”

30 “Then will appear the sign of the Son of Man in heaven. And then all the peoples of the earth[a] will mourn(A) when they see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven,(B) with power and great glory.[b]

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  1. Matthew 24:30 Or the tribes of the land
  2. Matthew 24:30 See Daniel 7:13-14.

26 (A) Then the Son of Man will be seen coming in the clouds with great power and glory.

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26 “At that time people will see the Son of Man coming in clouds(A) with great power and glory.

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27 (A) Then the Son of Man will be seen, coming in a cloud with power and great glory.

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27 At that time they will see the Son of Man(A) coming in a cloud(B) with power and great glory.

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17 Next, all of us who are still alive will be taken up into the clouds together with them to meet the Lord in the sky. From that time on we will all be with the Lord forever.

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17 After that, we who are still alive and are left(A) will be caught up together with them in the clouds(B) to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord(C) forever.

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Mourning for the One Pierced with a Spear

10 (A) I, the Lord, will make the descendants of David and the people of Jerusalem feel deep sorrow and pray when they see the one they pierced with a spear. They will mourn and weep for him, as parents weep over the death of their only child or their first-born.

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Mourning for the One They Pierced

10 “And I will pour out on the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem a spirit[a](A) of grace and supplication.(B) They will look on[b] me, the one they have pierced,(C) and they will mourn for him as one mourns for an only child,(D) and grieve bitterly for him as one grieves for a firstborn son.(E)

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  1. Zechariah 12:10 Or the Spirit
  2. Zechariah 12:10 Or to

34 One of the soldiers stuck his spear into Jesus' side, and blood and water came out.

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34 Instead, one of the soldiers pierced(A) Jesus’ side with a spear, bringing a sudden flow of blood and water.(B)

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37 (A) and “They will see the one in whose side they stuck a spear.”

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37 and, as another scripture says, “They will look on the one they have pierced.”[a](A)

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  1. John 19:37 Zech. 12:10

Mourning for the One Pierced with a Spear

10 (A) I, the Lord, will make the descendants of David and the people of Jerusalem feel deep sorrow and pray when they see the one they pierced with a spear. They will mourn and weep for him, as parents weep over the death of their only child or their first-born.

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Mourning for the One They Pierced

10 “And I will pour out on the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem a spirit[a](A) of grace and supplication.(B) They will look on[b] me, the one they have pierced,(C) and they will mourn for him as one mourns for an only child,(D) and grieve bitterly for him as one grieves for a firstborn son.(E)

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  1. Zechariah 12:10 Or the Spirit
  2. Zechariah 12:10 Or to

30 (A) Then a sign will appear in the sky. And there will be the Son of Man.[a] All nations on earth will weep when they see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.

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Footnotes

  1. 24.30 And there will be the Son of Man: Or “And it will be the Son of Man.”

30 “Then will appear the sign of the Son of Man in heaven. And then all the peoples of the earth[a] will mourn(A) when they see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven,(B) with power and great glory.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 24:30 Or the tribes of the land
  2. Matthew 24:30 See Daniel 7:13-14.