Matthew 24:28

Wherever the corpse is, there the vultures ¹  will gather. ² 

biblegateway Mat 24:28

Wherever there is a carcass, there the vultures will gather.

biblegateway Mat 24:28

"Wherever the corpse is, there the vultures will gather.

biblegateway Mat 24:28

Just as the gathering of vultures shows there is a carcass nearby, so these signs indicate that the end is near.

biblegateway Mat 24:28

Whenever you see crowds gathering, think of carrion vultures circling, moving in, hovering over a rotting carcass. You can be quite sure that it's not the living Son of Man pulling in those crowds.

SABDAweb Mat 24:28

Wherever the dead body is, there will the eagles come together.

bibleoremus Mat 24:28

Wherever the corpse is, there the vultures will gather.

biblegateway Mat 24:28

"For wherever the carcass is, there the eagles will be gathered together.

biblegateway Mat 24:28

Wherever the corpse is, there the vultures ¹  will gather. ² 

¹ tn The same Greek term can refer to “eagles” or “vultures” (L&N 4.42; BDAG 22 s.v. ἀετός), but in this context it must mean vultures because the gruesome image is one of dead bodies being consumed by scavengers.

¹ sn Jesus’ answer is that when the judgment comes, the scenes of death will be obvious and so will the location of the judgment. See also Luke 17:37.

² tn Grk “will be gathered.” The passive construction has been translated as an active one in English.