Parallel Verses
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;
New American Standard Bible
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
and the moon to blood
before the great and remarkable Day of the Lord
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.
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.
Themes
Orator » Instances of » Apostles
Peter » Preaches on pentecost day
Preaching » Effective » By peter and other apostles
Select readings » Peter on the day of pentecost
Religious zeal » Instances of » Peter
Revivals » Instances of » At pentecost, and times after pentecost
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References
Word Count of 37 Translations in Acts 2:20
Prayers for Acts 2:20
Verse Info
Context Readings
Peter's Sermon On The Day Of Pentecost
19 and I will give wonders in the heaven above, and signs upon the earth beneath -- blood, and fire, and vapour of smoke, 20 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; 21 and it shall be, every one -- whoever shall call upon the name of the Lord, he shall be saved.
Cross References
Matthew 24:29
'And immediately after the tribulation of those days, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from the heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken;
2 Peter 3:10
and it will come -- the day of the Lord -- as a thief in the night, in which the heavens with a rushing noise will pass away, and the elements with burning heat be dissolved, and earth and the works in it shall be burnt up.
Amos 8:9
And it hath come to pass in that day, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah, I have caused the sun to go in at noon, And caused darkness on the land in a day of light,
Malachi 4:5
Lo, I am sending to you Elijah the prophet, Before the coming of the day of Jehovah, The great and the fearful.
1 Thessalonians 5:2
for yourselves have known thoroughly that the day of the Lord as a thief in the night doth so come,
Isaiah 2:12-21
For a day is to Jehovah of Hosts, For every proud and high one, And for every lifted up and low one,
Isaiah 13:9
Lo, the day of Jehovah doth come, Fierce, with wrath, and heat of anger, To make the land become a desolation, Yea, its sinning ones He destroyeth from it.
Isaiah 13:15
Every one who is found is thrust through, And every one who is added falleth by sword.
Isaiah 24:23
And confounded hath been the moon, And ashamed hath been the sun, For reigned hath Jehovah of Hosts In mount Zion, and in Jerusalem, And over-against His elders -- honour!
Isaiah 34:8
(For a day of vengeance is to Jehovah, A year of recompences for Zion's strife,)
Jeremiah 4:23
I looked to the land, and lo, waste and void, And unto the heavens, and their light is not.
Joel 2:1
Blow ye a trumpet in Zion, And shout ye in My holy hill, Tremble do all inhabitants of the earth, For coming is the day of Jehovah, for it is near!
Joel 3:14
Multitudes, multitudes are in the valley of decision, For near is the day of Jehovah in the valley of decision.
Zephaniah 2:2-3
Before the bringing forth of a statute, As chaff hath the day passed on, While yet not come in upon you doth the heat of the anger of Jehovah, While yet not come in upon you doth a day of the anger of Jehovah,
Matthew 27:45
And from the sixth hour darkness came over all the land unto the ninth hour,
Mark 13:24
'But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light,
Luke 21:25
And there shall be signs in sun, and moon, and stars, and on the land is distress of nations with perplexity, sea and billow roaring;
1 Corinthians 5:5
to deliver up such a one to the Adversary for the destruction of the flesh, that the spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus.
2 Peter 3:7
and the present heavens and the earth, by the same word are treasured, for fire being kept to a day of judgment and destruction of the impious men.
Revelation 6:12
And I saw when he opened the sixth seal, and lo, a great earthquake came, and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood,
Revelation 16:8
And the fourth messenger did pour out his vial upon the sun, and there was given to him to scorch men with fire,