Mark 13:27
New International Version
And he will send his angels and gather his elect from the four winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of the heavens.

New Living Translation
And he will send out his angels to gather his chosen ones from all over the world—from the farthest ends of the earth and heaven.

English Standard Version
And then he will send out the angels and gather his elect from the four winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of heaven.

Berean Standard Bible
And He will send out the angels to gather His elect from the four winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of heaven.

Berean Literal Bible
And then He will send the angels and will gather together His elect from the four winds, from the end of earth to the end of heaven.

King James Bible
And then shall he send his angels, and shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from the uttermost part of the earth to the uttermost part of heaven.

New King James Version
And then He will send His angels, and gather together His elect from the four winds, from the farthest part of earth to the farthest part of heaven.

New American Standard Bible
And then He will send forth the angels, and will gather together His elect from the four winds, from the end of the earth to the end of heaven.

NASB 1995
“And then He will send forth the angels, and will gather together His elect from the four winds, from the farthest end of the earth to the farthest end of heaven.

NASB 1977
“And then He will send forth the angels, and will gather together His elect from the four winds, from the farthest end of the earth, to the farthest end of heaven.

Legacy Standard Bible
And then He will send forth the angels, and will gather together His elect from the four winds, from the farthest end of the earth to the farthest end of heaven.

Amplified Bible
And then He will send out the angels, and will gather together His elect [those He has chosen for Himself] from the four winds, from the farthest end of the earth to the farthest end of heaven.

Christian Standard Bible
He will send out the angels and gather his elect from the four winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of heaven.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He will send out the angels and gather His elect from the four winds, from the end of the earth to the end of the sky.

American Standard Version
And then shall he send forth the angels, and shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from the uttermost part of the earth to the uttermost part of heaven.

Contemporary English Version
He will send his angels to gather his chosen ones from all over the earth.

English Revised Version
And then shall he send forth the angels, and shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from the uttermost part of the earth to the uttermost part of heaven.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He will send out his angels, and from every direction under the sky, they will gather those whom God has chosen.

Good News Translation
He will send the angels out to the four corners of the earth to gather God's chosen people from one end of the world to the other.

International Standard Version
He'll send out his angels and gather his elect from the four winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of heaven."

Majority Standard Bible
And He will send out His angels to gather His elect from the four winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of heaven.

NET Bible
Then he will send angels and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of heaven.

New Heart English Bible
Then he will send out his angels, and will gather together his chosen ones from the four winds, from the farthest part of the earth to the farthest part of the sky

Webster's Bible Translation
And then he will send his angels, and will assemble his elect from the four winds, from the uttermost part of the earth to the uttermost part of heaven.

Weymouth New Testament
Then He will send forth the angels and gather together His chosen People from north, south, east and west, from the remotest parts of the earth and the sky.

World English Bible
Then he will send out his angels, and will gather together his chosen ones from the four winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of the sky.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and then He will send His messengers, and gather together His chosen from the four winds, from the end of the earth to the end of heaven.

Berean Literal Bible
And then He will send the angels and will gather together His elect from the four winds, from the end of earth to the end of heaven.

Young's Literal Translation
and then he shall send his messengers, and gather together his chosen from the four winds, from the end of the earth unto the end of heaven.

Smith's Literal Translation
And then shall he send his messengers, and gather together his chosen from the four winds, from extremity of earth to extremity of heaven.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And then shall he send his angels, and shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from the uttermost part of the earth to the uttermost part of heaven.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And then he will send his Angels, and gather together his elect, from the four winds, from the limits of the earth, to the limits of heaven.

New American Bible
and then he will send out the angels and gather [his] elect from the four winds, from the end of the earth to the end of the sky.

New Revised Standard Version
Then he will send out the angels, and gather his elect from the four winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of heaven.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
Then he will send his angels, and gather his chosen ones from the four winds, from the utmost part of the earth to the utmost part of heaven.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
“Then he will send his Angels and gather his elect ones from the four winds and the bottom of the earth even unto the top of Heaven.”
NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
And then will he send his angels, and gather his elect from the four winds, from the most distant part of earth to the most distant part of heaven.

Godbey New Testament
And then He will send forth His angels, and will gather His elect from the four winds, from the extremity of the earth unto the extremity of heaven.

Haweis New Testament
And then shall he send his angels, and shall gather to him his elect from the four winds, from the extremity of the earth to the utmost bound of heaven.

Mace New Testament
then will he send his angels, and gather his elect from the four winds, from the remotest part of the earth, to the remotest part of heaven.

Weymouth New Testament
Then He will send forth the angels and gather together His chosen People from north, south, east and west, from the remotest parts of the earth and the sky.

Worrell New Testament
And then will He send forth the angels, and gather together His elect from the four winds, from the extremity of earth to the extremity of the heaven.

Worsley New Testament
And He will then send forth his messengers, and will gather his elect together from the four winds, from the end of the earth to the end of heaven.

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Audio Bible



Context
The Return of the Son of Man
26At that time they will see the Son of Man coming in the clouds with great power and glory. 27And He will send out the angels to gather His elect from the four winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of heaven. 28Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its branches become tender and sprout leaves, you know that summer is near.…

Cross References
Matthew 24:31
And He will send out His angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather His elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other.

1 Thessalonians 4:16-17
For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a loud command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will be the first to rise. / After that, we who are alive and remain will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will always be with the Lord.

2 Thessalonians 2:1
Now concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered together to Him, we ask you, brothers,

Revelation 7:1-3
After this I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding back its four winds so that no wind would blow on land or sea or on any tree. / And I saw another angel ascending from the east, with the seal of the living God. And he called out in a loud voice to the four angels who had been given power to harm the land and the sea: / “Do not harm the land or sea or trees until we have placed a seal on the foreheads of the servants of our God.”

Revelation 14:14-16
And I looked and saw a white cloud, and seated on the cloud was One like the Son of Man, with a golden crown on His head and a sharp sickle in His hand. / Then another angel came out of the temple, crying out in a loud voice to the One seated on the cloud, “Swing Your sickle and reap, because the time has come to harvest, for the crop of the earth is ripe.” / So the One seated on the cloud swung His sickle over the earth, and the earth was harvested.

Isaiah 27:12-13
In that day the LORD will thresh from the flowing Euphrates to the Wadi of Egypt, and you, O Israelites, will be gathered one by one. / And in that day a great ram’s horn will sound, and those who were perishing in Assyria will come forth with those who were exiles in Egypt. And they will worship the LORD on the holy mountain in Jerusalem.

Isaiah 11:12
He will raise a banner for the nations and gather the exiles of Israel; He will collect the scattered of Judah from the four corners of the earth.

Deuteronomy 30:4
Even if you have been banished to the farthest horizon, He will gather you and return you from there.

Zechariah 2:6
“Get up! Get up! Flee from the land of the north,” declares the LORD, “for I have scattered you like the four winds of heaven,” declares the LORD.

Psalm 50:3-5
Our God approaches and will not be silent! Consuming fire precedes Him, and a tempest rages around Him. / He summons the heavens above, and the earth, that He may judge His people: / “Gather to Me My saints, who made a covenant with Me by sacrifice.”

Daniel 7:13-14
In my vision in the night I continued to watch, and I saw One like the Son of Man coming with the clouds of heaven. He approached the Ancient of Days and was led into His presence. / And He was given dominion, glory, and kingship, that the people of every nation and language should serve Him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion that will not pass away, and His kingdom is one that will never be destroyed.

John 11:52
and not only for the nation, but also for the scattered children of God, to gather them together into one.

Ephesians 1:10
as a plan for the fullness of time, to bring all things in heaven and on earth together in Christ.

Revelation 1:7
Behold, He is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see Him—even those who pierced Him. And all the tribes of the earth will mourn because of Him. So shall it be! Amen.

Revelation 19:15
And from His mouth proceeds a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations, and He will rule them with an iron scepter. He treads the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty.


Treasury of Scripture

And then shall he send his angels, and shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from the uttermost part of the earth to the uttermost part of heaven.

shall he.

Matthew 13:41,49
The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity; …

Matthew 24:31
And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.

Luke 16:22
And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried;

shall gather.

Genesis 49:10
The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be.

Matthew 25:31,32
When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory: …

John 10:16
And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd.

his elect.

Mark 13:20,22
And except that the Lord had shortened those days, no flesh should be saved: but for the elect's sake, whom he hath chosen, he hath shortened the days…

Isaiah 65:9
And I will bring forth a seed out of Jacob, and out of Judah an inheritor of my mountains: and mine elect shall inherit it, and my servants shall dwell there.

Matthew 24:22,24,31
And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened…

from.

Deuteronomy 30:4
If any of thine be driven out unto the outmost parts of heaven, from thence will the LORD thy God gather thee, and from thence will he fetch thee:

Matthew 12:42
The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for she came from the uttermost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here.

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Mark 13
1. Jesus foretells the destruction of the temple;
9. the persecutions for the gospel;
10. that the gospel must be preached to all nations;
14. that great calamities shall happen to the Jews;
24. and the manner of his coming to judgment;
32. the hour whereof being known to none, every man is to watch and pray














And He will send out the angels
This phrase highlights the divine authority and initiative of Jesus Christ in the eschatological events. The Greek word for "send out" is "apostellō," which conveys the idea of sending forth with a specific mission or purpose. In the biblical context, angels are often seen as messengers or agents of God, carrying out His will. This underscores the sovereignty of Christ, who commands the heavenly hosts to fulfill His divine plan. The imagery of angels being sent out also reflects the grandeur and seriousness of the end times, as these celestial beings are dispatched to execute God's final gathering.

to gather His elect
The term "elect" comes from the Greek word "eklektos," meaning chosen or selected. This concept is deeply rooted in the biblical narrative, where God chooses individuals or groups for a specific purpose or destiny. In the New Testament, the elect are those who have responded to God's call through faith in Jesus Christ. The gathering of the elect signifies the culmination of God's redemptive plan, where believers are brought together in unity and salvation. This gathering is not just a physical assembly but a spiritual fulfillment of God's promise to His people.

from the four winds
The phrase "four winds" is a metaphorical expression used in ancient literature to denote the entirety of the earth. It signifies the universal scope of God's action, reaching every corner of the globe. In the biblical context, the number four often represents completeness or universality, as seen in the four corners of the earth or the four directions (north, south, east, west). This imagery emphasizes that no believer will be overlooked or forgotten, as God's reach is all-encompassing and His knowledge is infinite.

from the ends of the earth to the ends of heaven
This expression further amplifies the comprehensive nature of the gathering. The "ends of the earth" refers to the farthest reaches of the physical world, while the "ends of heaven" suggests the vast expanse of the spiritual realm. Together, they illustrate the totality of God's creation and His dominion over both the earthly and the heavenly. This duality reflects the biblical theme of God's omnipresence and omnipotence, assuring believers that His power extends beyond human limitations. The gathering from such vast distances underscores the miraculous and divine nature of this eschatological event, where God's elect are united in His eternal kingdom.

(27) Then shall he send his angels.--Note the absence of the "trumpet," which is prominent in St. Matthew.

Verse 27. - And then shall he send forth the angels. This represents the great harvest at the end of the world, when the angel-reapers shall be sent forth to separate the wicked from the just. The elect will be gathered from the four winds (ἐκ τῶν πεσσάρων ἀνέμων); literally, out of the four winds - the winds representing figuratively every corner of the world; or, from the uttermost part of the earth to the uttermost part of heaven. At its extremities, in the horizon, there appears to be the end alike of earth and of heaven, as though earth and heaven joined, and the heaven terminated by melting into the earth and becoming one with it. The expression simply means, "from horizon to horizon," or from every part of the earth.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
And
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

He will send out
ἀποστελεῖ (apostelei)
Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 649: From apo and stello; set apart, i.e. to send out literally or figuratively.

the
τοὺς (tous)
Article - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

angels
ἀγγέλους (angelous)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's 32: From aggello; a messenger; especially an 'angel'; by implication, a pastor.

to gather
ἐπισυνάξει (episynaxei)
Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 1996: To collect, gather together, assemble. From epi and sunago; to collect upon the same place.

His
αὐτοῦ (autou)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

elect
ἐκλεκτοὺς (eklektous)
Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's 1588: From eklegomai; select; by implication, favorite.

from
ἐκ (ek)
Preposition
Strong's 1537: From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.

the
τῶν (tōn)
Article - Genitive Masculine Plural
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

four
τεσσάρων (tessarōn)
Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural
Strong's 5064: Four. Or neuter tessara a plural number; four.

winds,
ἀνέμων (anemōn)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural
Strong's 417: The wind; fig: applied to empty doctrines. From the base of aer; wind; by implication, quarters.

from
ἀπ’ (ap’)
Preposition
Strong's 575: From, away from. A primary particle; 'off, ' i.e. Away, in various senses.

[the] ends
ἄκρου (akrou)
Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular
Strong's 206: The end, extremity. Neuter of an adjective probably akin to the base of akmen; the extremity.

of [the] earth
γῆς (gēs)
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's 1093: Contracted from a primary word; soil; by extension a region, or the solid part or the whole of the terrene globe.

to
ἕως (heōs)
Preposition
Strong's 2193: A conjunction, preposition and adverb of continuance, until.

[the] ends
ἄκρου (akrou)
Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular
Strong's 206: The end, extremity. Neuter of an adjective probably akin to the base of akmen; the extremity.

of heaven.
οὐρανοῦ (ouranou)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's 3772: Perhaps from the same as oros; the sky; by extension, heaven; by implication, happiness, power, eternity; specially, the Gospel.


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