Luke 17 · Verse 24

Luke 17:24

For as the lightning, that lighteneth out of the one part under heaven, shineth unto the other part under heaven; so shall also the Son of man be in his day.
Luke 17:24, King James Version

Luke 17:24 in other translations

BSBFor just as the lightning flashes and lights up the sky from one end to the other, so will be the Son of Man in His day.
WEBfor as the lightning, when it flashes out of one part under the sky, shines to another part under the sky, so will the Son of Man be in his day.
ASVfor as the lightning, when it lighteneth out of the one part under the heaven, shineth unto the other part under heaven; so shall the Son of man be in his day.
YLTfor as the lightning that is lightening out of the one part under heaven, to the other part under heaven doth shine, so shall be also the Son of Man in his day;
DARBYFor as the lightning shines which lightens from one end under heaven to the other end under heaven, thus shall the Son of man be in his day.
BBEFor as in a thunderstorm the bright light is seen from one end of the sky to the other, so will the Son of man be when his time comes.
WebsterFor as the lightning that lighteneth from the one part under heaven, shineth to the other part under heaven; so shall also the Son of man be in his day.

What does Luke 17:24 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 17:20-25

Lu 17:20-37. Coming of the Kingdom of God and of the Son of Man. 20-25. when, &c.--To meet the erroneous views not only of the Pharisees, but of the disciples themselves, our Lord addresses both, announcing the coming of the kingdom under different aspects. It cometh not with observation--with watching or lying in wait, as for something outwardly imposing and at once revealing itself.

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 24 As the lightning, that lighteneth - See this particularly explained, Mat 24:27, Mat 24:28 (note).

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Luke 17:20-37

The kingdom of God was among the Jews, or rather within some of them. It was a spiritual kingdom, set up in the heart by the power of Divine grace. Observe how it had been with sinners formerly, and in what state the judgments of God, which they had been warned of, found them. Here is shown what a dreadful surprise this destruction will be to the secure and sensual. Thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man is…

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Luke 17:24 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

ὥσπερhōsperAsG5618
γὰρgarforG1063
ἡhētheG3588
ἀστραπὴastrapēlightningG796
ἀστράπτουσαastraptousais flashingG797
ἐκekfromG1537
τῆςtēsthe [one end]G3588
ὑπὸhupounderG5259
οὐρανὸνouranonskyG3772
εἰςeistoG1519
τὴνtēnthe [other end]G3588
ὑπ᾽hup᾽underG5259
οὐρανὸνouranon[the] skyG3772
λάμπει,lampeishines,G2989
οὕτωςhoutōsthusG3779
ἔσταιestaiwill beG1510
ὁhotheG3588
υἱὸςhuiosSonG5207
τοῦtou<the>G3588
ἀνθρώπουanthrōpouof ManG444
ἐνeninG1722
τῇtēatheG3588
ἡμέρᾳhēmeradayG2250
αὐτοῦ.¶autouof Him.G846

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Luke 17:24

  • Matthew 24:27

    For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.

  • Malachi 4:1-2

    For, behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the Lord of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch. But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall.

  • Matthew 24:30

    And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.

  • Zechariah 9:14

    And the Lord shall be seen over them, and his arrow shall go forth as the lightning: and the Lord God shall blow the trumpet, and shall go with whirlwinds of the south.

  • Malachi 3:1-2

    Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the Lord of hosts. But who may abide the day of his coming? and who shall stand when he appeareth? for he is like a refiner’s fire, and like fullers’ soap:

  • James 5:8

    Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh.

  • 1 Thessalonians 5:2

    For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.

  • 2 Thessalonians 2:2

    That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand.

  • 2 Peter 3:10

    But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.

  • 2 Thessalonians 2:8

    And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming:

  • Matthew 26:64

    Jesus saith unto him, Thou hast said: nevertheless I say unto you, Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.

  • Matthew 25:31

    When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory:

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
as.
Job 37:3,4; Zec 9:14; Mt 24:27
in.
Mal 3:1,2; 4:1,2; Mt 24:30; 25:31; 26:64; 1Th 5:2; 2Th 2:2,8; Jas 5:8
2Pe 3:10

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Context

  • Luke 17:23

    And they shall say to you, See here; or, see there: go not after them, nor follow them.

  • Luke 17:24

    For as the lightning, that lighteneth out of the one part under heaven, shineth unto the other part under heaven; so shall also the Son of man be in his day.

  • Luke 17:25

    But first must he suffer many things, and be rejected of this generation.

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Luke 17:24 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Porque como el relámpago, relampagueando desde una parte de debajo del cielo, resplandece hasta la otra debajo del cielo, así también será el Hijo del hombre en su día.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Car comme l’éclair qui brille, luit de l’un des côtés de dessous le ciel jusqu’à l’autre côté de dessous le ciel, ainsi sera le fils de l’homme en son jour.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Denn gleichwie der Blitz blitzend leuchtet von einem Ende unter dem Himmel bis zum anderen Ende unter dem Himmel, also wird der Sohn des Menschen sein an seinem Tage.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		nam, sicut fulgur coruscans de sub cælo in ea quæ sub cælo sunt, fulget: ita erit Filius hominis in die sua.