Gospel Parallels: The Day of the Son of Man

Mark 13.19–23, 14–16, 5–6 || Matt 24.23, 26–27, 37–39, 17–18; 10.39; 24.40–41, 28, 5, 11 || Luke 17.22–37; 21.8; 17.21 || John 12.25

Parallel is from Aland’s Synopsis of the Four Gospels, parallel #235

Mark

For in those days there will be suffering unlike anything that has happened from the beginning of the creation that God created until now, or ever will happen. And if the Lord had not cut short those days, no one would be saved. But because of the elect, whom he chose, he has cut them short. Then if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or ‘Look, there he is!’ do not believe him. For false messiahs and false prophets will appear and perform signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, the elect. Be careful! I have told you everything ahead of time. (Mark 13.19–23 NET)

“But when you see the abomination of desolation standing where it should not be” (let the reader understand), “then those in Judea must flee to the mountains. The one on the roof must not come down or go inside to take anything out of his house. The one in the field must not turn back to get his cloak. (Mark 13.14–16 NET)

Jesus began to say to them, “Watch out that no one misleads you. Many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am he,’ and they will mislead many. (Mark 13.5–6 NET)

Matthew

Then if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or ‘There he is!’ do not believe him. (Matthew 24.23 NET)

So then, if someone says to you, ‘Look, he is in the wilderness,’ do not go out, or ‘Look, he is in the inner rooms,’ do not believe him. For just like the lightning comes from the east and flashes to the west, so the coming of the Son of Man will be. (Matthew 24.26–27 NET)

For just like the days of Noah were, so the coming of the Son of Man will be. For in those days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day Noah entered the ark. And they knew nothing until the flood came and took them all away. It will be the same at the coming of the Son of Man. (Matthew 24.37–39 NET)

The one on the roof must not come down to take anything out of his house, and the one in the field must not turn back to get his cloak. (Matthew 24.17–18 NET)

Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life because of me will find it. (Matthew 10.39 NET)

Then there will be two men in the field; one will be taken and one left. There will be two women grinding grain with a mill; one will be taken and one left. (Matthew 24.40–41 NET)

Wherever the corpse is, there the vultures will gather. (Matthew 24.28 NET)

For many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and they will mislead many. (Matthew 24.5 NET)

And many false prophets will appear and deceive many, (Matthew 24.11 NET)

Luke

Then he said to the disciples, “The days are coming when you will desire to see one of the days of the Son of Man, and you will not see it. Then people will say to you, ‘Look, there he is!’ or ‘Look, here he is!’ Do not go out or chase after them. For just like the lightning flashes and lights up the sky from one side to the other, so will the Son of Man be in his day. But first he must suffer many things and be rejected by this generation. Just as it was in the days of Noah, so too it will be in the days of the Son of Man. People were eating, they were drinking, they were marrying, they were being given in marriage—right up to the day Noah entered the ark. Then the flood came and destroyed them all. Likewise, just as it was in the days of Lot, people were eating, drinking, buying, selling, planting, building; but on the day Lot went out from Sodom, fire and sulfur rained down from heaven and destroyed them all. It will be the same on the day the Son of Man is revealed. On that day, anyone who is on the roof, with his goods in the house, must not come down to take them away, and likewise the person in the field must not turn back. Remember Lot’s wife! Whoever tries to keep his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life will preserve it. I tell you, in that night there will be two people in one bed; one will be taken and the other left. There will be two women grinding grain together; one will be taken and the other left.”

Then the disciples said to him, “Where, Lord?” He replied to them, “Where the dead body is, there the vultures will gather.” (Luke 17.22–37 NET)

He said, “Watch out that you are not misled. For many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am he,’ and, ‘The time is near.’ Do not follow them! (Luke 21.8 NET)

nor will they say, ‘Look, here it is!’ or ‘There!’ For indeed, the kingdom of God is in your midst.” (Luke 17.21 NET)

John

The one who loves his life destroys it, and the one who hates his life in this world guards it for eternal life. (John 12.25 NET)

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