25 “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.(A) 26 People will faint from terror, apprehensive of what is coming on the world, for the heavenly bodies will be shaken.(B) 27 At that time they will see the Son of Man(C) coming in a cloud(D) with power and great glory. 28 When these things begin to take place, stand up and lift up your heads, because your redemption is drawing near.”(E)

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The Coming of the Son of Man(A)

25 There will be signs in the sun, the moon, and the stars, and there will be distress on earth among the nations that are confused by the roaring of the sea and its waves. 26 People will faint from fear and apprehension because of what’s to be coming to the inhabited world, because the powers of the heavens will be disrupted. 27 Then people[a] will see ‘the Son of Man coming in a cloud’[b] with power and great glory.

28 “Now when these things begin to take place, stand up and lift up your heads, because your deliverance is approaching.”

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 21:27 Lit. they
  2. Luke 21:27 Cf. Dan 7:13