1 Corinthians 1:7

1:7 so that you do not lack any spiritual gift as you wait for the revelation ¹  of our Lord Jesus Christ.

1 Corinthians 11:26

11:26 For every time you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes.

1 Corinthians 15:23

15:23 But each in his own order: Christ, the firstfruits; then when Christ comes, those who belong to him. ² 

Matthew 24:30

24:30 Then ³  the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, ⁴  and ⁵  all the tribes of the earth will mourn. They ⁶  will see the Son of Man arriving on the clouds of heaven ⁷  with power and great glory.

Matthew 24:46

24:46 Blessed is that slave whom the master finds at work ⁸  when he comes.

Matthew 24:1

The Destruction of the Temple

24:1 Now ⁹  as Jesus was going out of the temple courts and walking away, his disciples came to show him the temple buildings. ¹⁰ 

Matthew 5:2

5:2 Then ¹¹  he began to teach ¹²  them by saying:

James 5:7

Patience in Suffering

5:7 So be patient, brothers and sisters, ¹³  until the Lord’s return. ¹⁴  Think of how the farmer waits ¹⁵  for the precious fruit of the ground and is patient ¹⁶  for it until it receives the early and late rains.

James 5:2

5:2 Your riches have rotted and your clothing has become moth-eaten.

James 3:4

3:4 Look at ships too: Though they are so large and driven by harsh winds, they are steered by a tiny rudder wherever the pilot’s inclination directs.

James 3:12

3:12 Can a fig tree produce olives, my brothers and sisters, ¹⁷  or a vine produce figs? Neither can a salt water spring produce fresh water.

Jude 1:14

1:14 Now Enoch, the seventh in descent beginning with Adam, ¹⁸  even prophesied of them, ¹⁹  saying, “Look! The Lord is coming ²⁰  with thousands and thousands ²¹  of his holy ones,

Revelation 1:7

1:7 (Look! He is returning with the clouds, ²² 

and every eye will see him,

even ²³  those who pierced him, ²⁴ 

and all the tribes ²⁵  on the earth will mourn because ²⁶  of him.

This will certainly come to pass! ²⁷  Amen.) ²⁸ 

[1:7]  ¹ sn The revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ refers to the Lord’s return, when he will be revealed (cf. the reference to the day of our Lord Jesus Christ in v. 8).

[15:23]  ² tn Grk “then those who belong to Christ, at his coming.”

[24:30]  ³ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated.

[24:30]  ⁴ tn Or “in the sky”; the Greek word οὐρανός (ouranos) may be translated “sky” or “heaven,” depending on the context.

[24:30]  ⁵ tn Here τότε (tote, “then”) has not been translated to avoid redundancy in English.

[24:30]  ⁶ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated.

[24:30]  ⁷ sn An allusion to Dan 7:13. Here is Jesus returning with full authority to judge.

[24:46]  ⁸ tn That is, doing his job, doing what he is supposed to be doing.

[24:1]  ⁹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the transition to a new topic.

[24:1]  ¹⁰ sn The Jerusalem temple was widely admired around the world. See Josephus, Ant. 15.11 [15.380-425]; J. W. 5.5 [5.184-227] and Tacitus, History 5.8, who called it “immensely opulent.” Josephus compared it to a beautiful snowcapped mountain.

[5:2]  ¹¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

[5:2]  ¹² tn Grk “And opening his mouth he taught them, saying.” The imperfect verb ἐδίδασκεν (edidasken) has been translated ingressively.

[5:7]  ¹³ tn Grk “brothers”; this phrase occurs again three times in the paragraph. See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:2.

[5:7]  ¹⁴ tn Or “advent”; or “coming” (also in v. 8).

[5:7]  ¹⁵ tn Grk “Behold! The farmer waits.”

[5:7]  ¹⁶ tn Grk “being patient.”

[3:12]  ¹⁷ tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:2.

[1:14]  ¹⁸ tn Grk “the seventh from Adam.”

[1:14]  ¹⁹ tn Grk “against them.” The dative τούτοις (toutois) is a dativus incommodi (dative of disadvantage).

[1:14]  ²⁰ tn Grk “has come,” a proleptic aorist.

[1:14]  ²¹ tn Grk “ten thousands.” The word μυριάς (muria"), from which the English myriad is derived, means “ten thousand.” In the plural it means “ten thousands.” This would mean, minimally, 20,000 (a multiple of ten thousand). At the same time, the term was often used in apocalyptic literature to represent simply a rather large number, without any attempt to be specific.

[1:7]  ²² sn An allusion to Dan 7:13.

[1:7]  ²³ tn Here καί (kai) was translated as ascensive.

[1:7]  ²⁴ sn An allusion to Zech 12:10.

[1:7]  ²⁵ tn In this context, tribes (φυλαί, fulai) could also be translated as “nations” or “peoples” (L&N 11.56).

[1:7]  ²⁶ tn The conjunction ἐπί (epi) is most likely causal here. The people who crucified him are those of every tribe on the earth and they will mourn because he comes as judge.

[1:7]  ²⁷ tn Grk “Yes, Amen.” The expression “This will certainly come to pass” is an attempt to capture the force of the juxtaposition of the Greek ναί (nai) and the Hebrew ἀμήν (amhn). See L&N 69.1.

[1:7]  ²⁸ sn These lines are placed in parentheses because they form an aside to the main argument.