Matthew 24:27

24:27 For just like the lightning ¹  comes from the east and flashes to the west, so the coming of the Son of Man will be.

Matthew 24:30

24:30 Then ²  the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, ³  and ⁴  all the tribes of the earth will mourn. They ⁵  will see the Son of Man arriving on the clouds of heaven ⁶  with power and great glory.

Matthew 24:48

24:48 But if ⁷  that evil slave should say to himself, ⁸  ‘My master is staying away a long time,’

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¹ sn The Son of Man’s coming in power will be sudden and obvious like lightning. No one will need to point it out.

² tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated.

³ tn Or “in the sky”; the Greek word οὐρανός (ouranos) may be translated “sky” or “heaven,” depending on the context.

⁴ tn Here τότε (tote, “then”) has not been translated to avoid redundancy in English.

⁵ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated.

⁶ sn An allusion to Dan 7:13. Here is Jesus returning with full authority to judge.

⁷ tn In the Greek text this is a third class condition that for all practical purposes is a hypothetical condition (note the translation of the following verb “should say”).

⁸ tn Grk “should say in his heart.”