Parallel Verses

International Standard Version

The sun will become dark, and the moon turn to blood, before the coming of the great and glorious Day of the Lord.

New American Standard Bible

The sun will be turned into darkness
And the moon into blood,
Before the great and glorious day of the Lord shall come.

King James Version

The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before that great and notable day of the Lord come:

Holman Bible

The sun will be turned to darkness
and the moon to blood
before the great and remarkable Day of the Lord comes.

A Conservative Version

The sun will be changed into darkness, and the moon into blood, before that great and wonderful day of Lord comes.

American Standard Version

The sun shall be turned into darkness, And the moon into blood, Before the day of the Lord come, That great and notable day .

Amplified


The sun shall be turned into darkness
And the moon into blood,
Before the great and glorious day of the Lord comes.

An Understandable Version

[In that day] the sun will become dark and the moon will [appear] as blood. [This will all happen] before the great and wonderful day when the Lord comes. [Note: Some view these last two verses as a reference to events occurring at the end of time. See Matt. 24:29-30].

Anderson New Testament

The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before that great and terrible day of the Lord comes.

Bible in Basic English

The sun will become dark and the moon will be turned to blood, before that great day of the Lord comes in glory:

Common New Testament

The sun will be turned into darkness and the moon into blood, before the great and glorious day of the Lord shall come.

Daniel Mace New Testament

the sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before that great and illustrious day of the Lord shall come.

Darby Translation

the sun shall be changed to darkness and the moon to blood, before the great and gloriously appearing day of the Lord come.

Godbey New Testament

The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great day of the Lord shall come.

Goodspeed New Testament

The sun will turn to darkness, And the moon to blood, Before the coming of the great, splendid Day of the Lord.

John Wesley New Testament

blood and fire, and vapour of smoke, The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the day of the Lord, the great and illustrious day, come.

Julia Smith Translation

The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and distinguished day of the Lord come:

King James 2000

The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before that great and notable day of the Lord comes:

Lexham Expanded Bible

The sun will be changed to darkness and the moon to blood, before the great and glorious day of the Lord comes.

Modern King James verseion

The sun shall be turned into darkness and the moon into blood, before that great and glorious Day of the Lord.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before that great, and notable day of the Lord come.'

Moffatt New Testament

the sun shall be changed into darkness and the moon into blood, ere the great, open Day of the Lord arrives.

Montgomery New Testament

Into darkness shall the sun be turned, And into blood the moon, Ere the day of the Lord come, that great and terrible day.

NET Bible

The sun will be changed to darkness and the moon to blood before the great and glorious day of the Lord comes.

New Heart English Bible

The sun will be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and glorious day of the Lord comes.

Noyes New Testament

the sun will be turned into darkness and the moon into blood, before the day of the Lord cometh, the great and notable day.

Sawyer New Testament

The sun shall be turned into darkness and the moon into blood, before the great and illustrious day of the Lord comes.

The Emphasized Bible

The sun, shall be turned into darkness and, the moon, into blood, - before the coming of the day of the Lord, the great and manifest day ;

Thomas Haweis New Testament

The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and illustrious day of the Lord come.

Twentieth Century New Testament

The sun shall become darkness, and the moon blood-red, Before the Day of the Lord comes--that great and awful day.

Webster

The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before that great and notable day of the Lord come.

Weymouth New Testament

The sun shall be turned into darkness and the moon into blood, to usher in the day of the Lord-- that great and illustrious day;

Williams New Testament

The sun will turn to darkness, and the moon to blood, before the coming of the great and glorious day of the Lord.

World English Bible

The sun will be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and glorious day of the Lord comes.

Worrell New Testament

The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and notable day of the Lord come.

Worsley New Testament

The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before that great and illustrious day of the Lord come.

Youngs Literal Translation

the sun shall be turned to darkness, and the moon to blood, before the coming of the day of the Lord -- the great and illustrious;

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
The sun
ἥλιος 
helios 
Usage: 25

μεταστρέφω 
metastrepho 
Usage: 3

εἰς 
Eis 
εἰς 
Eis 
into, to, unto, for, in, on, toward, against,
into, to, unto, for, in, on, toward, against,
Usage: 1267
Usage: 1267

σκότος 
Skotos 
Usage: 23

and



and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0
Usage: 0

the moon
σελήνη 
Selene 
Usage: 6

αἷμα 
Haima 
Usage: 83

πρίν 
Prin 
Usage: 7

μέγας 
megas 
Usage: 167

ἐπιφανής 
Epiphanes 
Usage: 1

day
ἡμέρα 
hemera 
day, daily 9, time, not tr,
Usage: 287

of the Lord
κύριος 
Kurios 
Usage: 643

Devotionals

Devotionals containing Acts 2:20

References

Images Acts 2:20

Prayers for Acts 2:20

Context Readings

Peter's Sermon On The Day Of Pentecost

19 I will display wonders in the sky above and signs on the earth below: blood, fire, and clouds of smoke. 20 The sun will become dark, and the moon turn to blood, before the coming of the great and glorious Day of the Lord. 21 Then whoever calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.'


Cross References

Matthew 24:29

"Immediately after the troubles of those days, "The sun will be darkened, the moon will not give its light, the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of heaven will be shaken loose.'

2 Peter 3:10

But the Day of the Lord will come like a thief. On that day the heavens will disappear with a roaring sound, the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and everything done on it will be exposed.

Amos 8:9

It will come about at that time," declares the Lord GOD, "I will cause the sun to set at noon and the earth to darken in the daylight.

Malachi 4:5

"Pay attention! I'm sending Elijah the prophet to you before the great and dreadful Day of the LORD comes,

1 Thessalonians 5:2

for you yourselves know very well that the Day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night.

Isaiah 2:12-21

"For the LORD of the Heavenly Armies has reserved a time to oppose all who are proud and haughty, and the self-exalting they will be humbled.

Isaiah 13:9

Watch out! The Day of the LORD is coming cruel, with wrath and fierce anger to turn the entire inhabited earth into a desolation and to annihilate sinners from it.

Isaiah 13:15

Whoever is captured will be thrust through, and whoever is caught will fall dead, killed by the sword.

Isaiah 24:23

Then the moon will be embarrassed and the sun ashamed, for the LORD of the Heavenly Armies will reign on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem; and in the presence of its elders there will be glory."

Isaiah 34:8

For the LORD has a day of vengeance, a year of recompense for Zion's cause.

Jeremiah 4:23

I looked at the earth, and it was formless and void, at the heavens, and there was no light there.

Joel 2:1

"Sound the ram's horn in Zion! Sound an alarm on my holy mountain! Tremble, all of you inhabitants of the land, because the Day of the LORD is coming. Oh, how near it is!

Joel 3:14

"Multitudes, multitudes in the Valley of Judgment! For the Day of the LORD is near in the Valley of Judgment!

Zephaniah 2:2-3

Before the decree is carried out, before the day flies away like chaff, before the fierce anger of the LORD visits you, before the Day of the LORD's wrath surprises you,

Matthew 27:45

From noon on, darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon.

Mark 13:24

"But after the suffering of those days, "The sun will be darkened, the moon will not give its light,

Luke 21:25

"There will be signs in the sun, the moon, and the stars, and there will be distress on earth among the nations that are confused by the roaring of the sea and its waves.

1 Corinthians 5:5

turn this man over to Satan for the destruction of his body, so that his spirit may be saved on the Day of the Lord.

2 Peter 3:7

Now by that same word, the present heavens and earth have been reserved for fire and are being kept for the day when ungodly people will be judged and destroyed.

Revelation 6:12

Then I saw the lamb open the sixth seal. There was a powerful earthquake. The sun turned as black as sackcloth made of hair, and the full moon turned as red as blood.

Revelation 16:8

The fourth angel poured his bowl on the sun, which then was allowed to burn people with fire,

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