Mark 13:26

13:26 Then everyone ¹  will see the Son of Man arriving in the clouds ²  with great power and glory.

Mark 16:19

16:19 After the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, he was taken up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God.

Psalms 110:1

Psalm 110 ³ 

A psalm of David.

110:1 Here is the Lord’s proclamation ⁴  to my lord: ⁵ 

“Sit down at my right hand ⁶  until I make your enemies your footstool!” ⁷ 

Daniel 7:13-14

7:13 I was watching in the night visions,

“And with ⁸  the clouds of the sky ⁹ 

one like a son of man ¹⁰  was approaching.

He went up to the Ancient of Days

and was escorted ¹¹  before him.

7:14 To him was given ruling authority, honor, and sovereignty.

All peoples, nations, and language groups were serving ¹²  him.

His authority is eternal and will not pass away. ¹³ 

His kingdom will not be destroyed. ¹⁴ 

Matthew 24:30

24:30 Then ¹⁵  the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, ¹⁶  and ¹⁷  all the tribes of the earth will mourn. They ¹⁸  will see the Son of Man arriving on the clouds of heaven ¹⁹  with power and great glory.

Luke 22:69

22:69 But from now on ²⁰  the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand ²¹  of the power ²²  of God.”

Acts 1:9-11

1:9 After ²³  he had said this, while they were watching, he was lifted up and a cloud hid him from their sight. 1:10 As ²⁴  they were still staring into the sky while he was going, suddenly ²⁵  two men in white clothing stood near them 1:11 and said, “Men of Galilee, why do you stand here ²⁶  looking up into the sky? This same Jesus who has been taken up from you into heaven ²⁷  will come back in the same way you saw him go into heaven.”

Acts 1:2

1:2 until the day he was taken up to heaven, ²⁸  after he had given orders ²⁹  by ³⁰  the Holy Spirit to the apostles he had chosen.

Acts 1:7-10

1:7 He told them, “You are not permitted to know ³¹  the times or periods that the Father has set by his own authority. 1:8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the farthest parts ³²  of the earth.” 1:9 After ³³  he had said this, while they were watching, he was lifted up and a cloud hid him from their sight. 1:10 As ³⁴  they were still staring into the sky while he was going, suddenly ³⁵  two men in white clothing stood near them

Hebrews 1:3

1:3 The Son is ³⁶  the radiance of his glory and the representation of his essence, and he sustains all things by his powerful word, ³⁷  and so when he had accomplished cleansing for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high. ³⁸ 

Hebrews 8:1

The High Priest of a Better Covenant

8:1 Now the main point of what we are saying is this: ³⁹  We have such a high priest, one who sat down at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven, ⁴⁰ 

Hebrews 8:10

8:10 “For this is the covenant that I will establish with the house of Israel after those days, says the Lord. I will put ⁴¹  my laws in their minds ⁴²  and I will inscribe them on their hearts. And I will be their God and they will be my people. ⁴³ 

Hebrews 8:12-13

8:12 “For I will be merciful toward their evil deeds, and their sins I will remember no longer.” ⁴⁴ 

8:13 When he speaks of a new covenant, ⁴⁵  he makes the first obsolete. Now what is growing obsolete and aging is about to disappear. ⁴⁶ 

Hebrews 12:2

12:2 keeping our eyes fixed on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of our faith. For the joy set out for him he endured the cross, disregarding its shame, and has taken his seat at the right hand of the throne of God. ⁴⁷ 

Revelation 1:7

1:7 (Look! He is returning with the clouds, ⁴⁸ 

and every eye will see him,

even ⁴⁹  those who pierced him, ⁵⁰ 

and all the tribes ⁵¹  on the earth will mourn because ⁵²  of him.

This will certainly come to pass! ⁵³  Amen.) ⁵⁴ 

Revelation 20:11

The Great White Throne

20:11 Then ⁵⁵  I saw a large ⁵⁶  white throne and the one who was seated on it; the earth and the heaven ⁵⁷  fled ⁵⁸  from his presence, and no place was found for them.

[13:26]  ¹ tn Grk “they.”

[13:26]  ² sn An allusion to Dan 7:13. Here is Jesus returning with full judging authority.

[110:1]  ³ sn Psalm 110. In this royal psalm the psalmist announces God’s oracle to the Davidic king. The first part of the oracle appears in v. 1, the second in v. 4. In vv. 2-3 the psalmist addresses the king, while in vv. 5-7 he appears to address God.

[110:1]  ⁴ tn The word נְאֻם (nÿ’um) is used frequently in the OT of a formal divine announcement through a prophet.

[110:1]  ⁵ sn My lord. In the psalm’s original context the speaker is an unidentified prophetic voice in the royal court. In the course of time the psalm is applied to each successive king in the dynasty and ultimately to the ideal Davidic king. NT references to the psalm understand David to be speaking about his “lord,” the Messiah. (See Matt 22:43-45; Mark 12:36-37; Luke 20:42-44; Acts 2:34-35).

[110:1]  ⁶ tn To sit at the “right hand” of the king was an honor (see 1 Kgs 2:19). In Ugaritic myth (CTA 4 v. 108-10) the artisan god Kothar-and Khasis is described as sitting at the right hand of the storm god Baal. See G. R. Driver, Canaanite Myths and Legends, 61-62.

[110:1]  ⁷ sn When the Lord made his covenant with David, he promised to subdue the king’s enemies (see 2 Sam 7:9-11; Ps 89:22-23).

[7:13]  ⁸ tc The LXX has ἐπί (epi, “upon”) here (cf. Matt 24:30; 26:64). Theodotion has μετά (meta, “with”) here (cf. Mark 14:62; Rev 1:7).

[7:13]  ⁹ tn Or “the heavens.” The Hebrew term שָׁמַיִם (shamayim) may be translated “heavens” or “sky” depending on the context.

[7:13]  ¹⁰ sn This text is probably the main OT background for Jesus’ use of the term “son of man.” In both Jewish and Christian circles the reference in the book of Daniel has traditionally been understood to refer to an individual, usually in a messianic sense. Many modern scholars, however, understand the reference to have a corporate identity. In this view, the “son of man” is to be equated with the “holy ones” (vv. 18, 21, 22, 25) or the “people of the holy ones” (v. 27) and understood as a reference to the Jewish people. Others understand Daniel’s reference to be to the angel Michael.

[7:13]  ¹¹ tn Aram “they brought him near.”

[7:14]  ¹² tn Some take “serving” here in the sense of “worshiping.”

[7:14]  ¹³ tn Aram “is an eternal authority which will not pass away.”

[7:14]  ¹⁴ tn Aram “is one which will not be destroyed.”

[24:30]  ¹⁵ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated.

[24:30]  ¹⁶ tn Or “in the sky”; the Greek word οὐρανός (ouranos) may be translated “sky” or “heaven,” depending on the context.

[24:30]  ¹⁷ tn Here τότε (tote, “then”) has not been translated to avoid redundancy in English.

[24:30]  ¹⁸ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated.

[24:30]  ¹⁹ sn An allusion to Dan 7:13. Here is Jesus returning with full authority to judge.

[22:69]  ²⁰ sn From now on. Jesus’ authority was taken up from this moment on. Ironically he is now the ultimate judge, who is himself being judged.

[22:69]  ²¹ sn Seated at the right hand is an allusion to Ps 110:1 (“Sit at my right hand…”) and is a claim that Jesus shares authority with God in heaven. Those present may have thought they were his judges, but, in fact, the reverse was true.

[22:69]  ²² sn The expression the right hand of the power of God is a circumlocution for referring to God. Such indirect references to God were common in 1st century Judaism out of reverence for the divine name.

[1:9]  ²³ tn Grk “And after.” Because of the difference between Greek style, which often begins sentences or clauses with “and,” and English style, which generally does not, καί (kai) has not been translated here.

[1:10]  ²⁴ tn Grk “And as.” Because of the difference between Greek style, which often begins sentences or clauses with “and,” and English style, which generally does not, καί (kai) has not been translated here.

[1:10]  ²⁵ tn Grk “behold.”

[1:11]  ²⁶ tn The word “here” is not in the Greek text, but is implied. Direct objects were frequently omitted in Greek when clear from the context, but must be supplied for the modern English reader.

[1:11]  ²⁷ tc Codex Bezae (D) and several other witnesses lack the words εἰς τὸν οὐρανόν (ei" ton ouranon, “into heaven”) here, most likely by way of accidental deletion. In any event, it is hardly correct to suppose that the Western text has intentionally suppressed references to the ascension of Christ here, for the phrase is solidly attested in the final clause of the verse.

[1:2]  ²⁸ tn The words “to heaven” are not in the Greek text, but are supplied from v. 11. Several modern translations (NIV, NRSV) supply the words “to heaven” after “taken up” to specify the destination explicitly mentioned later in 1:11.

[1:2]  ²⁹ tn Or “commands.” Although some modern translations render ἐντειλάμενος (enteilameno") as “instructions” (NIV, NRSV), the word implies authority or official sanction (G. Schrenk, TDNT 2:545), so that a word like “orders” conveys the idea more effectively. The action of the temporal participle is antecedent (prior) to the action of the verb it modifies (“taken up”).

[1:2]  ³⁰ tn Or “through.”

[1:7]  ³¹ tn Grk “It is not for you to know.”

[1:8]  ³² tn Or “to the ends.”

[1:9]  ³³ tn Grk “And after.” Because of the difference between Greek style, which often begins sentences or clauses with “and,” and English style, which generally does not, καί (kai) has not been translated here.

[1:10]  ³⁴ tn Grk “And as.” Because of the difference between Greek style, which often begins sentences or clauses with “and,” and English style, which generally does not, καί (kai) has not been translated here.

[1:10]  ³⁵ tn Grk “behold.”

[1:3]  ³⁶ tn Grk “who being…and sustaining.” Heb 1:1-4 form one skillfully composed sentence in Greek, but it must be broken into shorter segments to correspond to contemporary English usage, which does not allow for sentences of this length and complexity.

[1:3]  ³⁷ tn Grk “by the word of his power.”

[1:3]  ³⁸ sn An allusion to Ps 110:1, quoted often in Hebrews.

[8:1]  ³⁹ tn Grk “the main point of the things being said.”

[8:1]  ⁴⁰ sn An allusion to Ps 110:1; see Heb 1:3, 13.

[8:10]  ⁴¹ tn Grk “putting…I will inscribe.”

[8:10]  ⁴² tn Grk “mind.”

[8:10]  ⁴³ tn Grk “I will be to them for a God and they will be to me for a people,” following the Hebrew constructions of Jer 31.

[8:12]  ⁴⁴ sn A quotation from Jer 31:31-34.

[8:13]  ⁴⁵ tn Grk “when he says, ‘new,’” (referring to the covenant).

[8:13]  ⁴⁶ tn Grk “near to disappearing.”

[12:2]  ⁴⁷ sn An allusion to Ps 110:1.

[1:7]  ⁴⁸ sn An allusion to Dan 7:13.

[1:7]  ⁴⁹ tn Here καί (kai) was translated as ascensive.

[1:7]  ⁵⁰ sn An allusion to Zech 12:10.

[1:7]  ⁵¹ tn In this context, tribes (φυλαί, fulai) could also be translated as “nations” or “peoples” (L&N 11.56).

[1:7]  ⁵² 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]  ⁵³ 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]  ⁵⁴ sn These lines are placed in parentheses because they form an aside to the main argument.

[20:11]  ⁵⁵ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence within the narrative.

[20:11]  ⁵⁶ tn Traditionally, “great,” but μέγας (megas) here refers to size rather than importance.

[20:11]  ⁵⁷ tn Or “and the sky.” The same Greek word means both “heaven” and “sky,” and context usually determines which is meant. In this apocalyptic scene, however, it is difficult to be sure what referent to assign the term.

[20:11]  ⁵⁸ tn Or “vanished.”