The Complete Jewish Bible CJB
The Bible in Basic English BBE
25 the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers in heaven will be shaken.z
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And the stars will be falling from heaven, and the powers which are in the heavens will be moved.
26 Then they will see the Son of Man coming in clouds with tremendous power and glory.
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And then they will see the Son of man coming in clouds with great power and glory.
27 He will send out his angels and gather together his chosen people from the four winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of heaven.
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And then he will send out the angels, and will get together his saints from the four winds, from the farthest part of the earth to the farthest part of heaven.
28 "Now let the fig tree teach you its lesson: when its branches begin to sprout and leaves appear, you know that summer is approaching.
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Take an example from the fig-tree: when its branches become soft and put out their leaves, you see that the summer is near;
29 In the same way, when you see all these things happening, you are to know that the time is near, right at the door.
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Even so, when you see these things taking place, you may be certain that he is near, even at the doors.
30 Yes! I tell you that this people will certainly not pass away before all these things happen.
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Truly, I say to you, This generation will not come to an end till all these things are complete.
31 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will certainly not pass away.
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Heaven and earth will come to an end, but my words will not come to an end.
Complete Jewish Bible Copyright 1998 by David H. Stern. Published by Jewish New Testament Publications, Inc. All rights reserved. Used by permission.
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