Deuteronomy 2:25

2:25 This very day I will begin to fill all the people of the earth ¹  with dread and to terrify them when they hear about you. They will shiver and shake in anticipation of your approach.” ² 

Matthew 24:14

24:14 And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached throughout the whole inhabited earth as a testimony to all the nations, ³  and then the end will come.

Luke 17:24

17:24 For just like the lightning flashes ⁴  and lights up the sky from one side to the other, so will the Son of Man be in his day. ⁵ 

Colossians 1:23

1:23 if indeed you remain in the faith, established and firm, ⁶  without shifting ⁷  from the hope of the gospel that you heard. This gospel has also been preached in all creation under heaven, and I, Paul, have become its servant.

¹ tn Heb “under heaven” (so NIV, NRSV).

² tn Heb “from before you.”

³ tn Or “all the Gentiles” (the same Greek word may be translated “nations” or “Gentiles”).

⁴ sn The Son of Man’s coming in power will be sudden and obvious like lightning. No one will need to point it out.

⁵ tc Some very important mss (Ì⁷⁵ B D it sa) lack the words ἐν τῇ ἡμέρα αὐτοῦ (en th Jhmera autou, “in his day”), but the words are included in א A L W Θ Ψ Ë^1,13 Ï lat sy bo. On the one hand, the shorter reading is impressive because it has some of the best Alexandrian and Western witnesses in support; on the other hand, the expression ἐν τῇ ἡμέρα αὐτοῦ is unusual (found nowhere else in the NT), and may be considered the harder reading. A decision is difficult, but it is probably best to retain the words. NA²⁷ rightly has the words in brackets, expressing doubt as to their authenticity.

⁶ tn BDAG 276 s.v. ἑδραῖος suggests “firm, steadfast.”

⁷ tn BDAG 639 s.v. μετακινέω suggests “without shifting from the hope” here.