Mark 13:25

25 the stars will fall from the sky, and the heavenly bodies will be shaken.’[a]

Mark 13:25 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
25 And the stars of heaven shall fall, and the powers that are in heaven shall be shaken.
English Standard Version (ESV)
25 and the stars will be falling from heaven, and the powers in the heavens will be shaken.
New Living Translation (NLT)
25 the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers in the heavens will be shaken.
The Message Bible (MSG)
25 Stars fall out of the sky, cosmic powers tremble.
American Standard Version (ASV)
25 and the stars shall be falling from heaven, and the powers that are in the heavens shall be shaken.
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
25 the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the universe will be shaken.
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
25 the stars will be falling from the sky, and the celestial powers will be shaken.
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
25 The stars will fall from the sky. The heavenly bodies will be shaken.' (Isaiah 13:10; 34:4)

Mark 13:25 Meaning and Commentary

Mark 13:25

And the stars of heaven shall fall
The Jewish Rabbins and doctors, who fell off from the written word, and compiled their "Misna", or oral law, their book of traditions, and set it up above the Bible, the foundation of which was laid immediately upon their dispersion.

And the powers that are in heaven shall be shaken;
the ordinances of the legal dispensation, which were shaken before, but now so shaken as to be removed; compare ( Haggai 2:6 ) with ( Hebrews 12:26 Hebrews 12:27 ) ; (See Gill on Matthew 24:29).

Mark 13:25 In-Context

23 So be on your guard; I have told you everything ahead of time.
24 “But in those days, following that distress, “ ‘the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light;
25 the stars will fall from the sky, and the heavenly bodies will be shaken.’
26 “At that time people will see the Son of Man coming in clouds with great power and glory.
27 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.

Cross References 1

  • 1. Isaiah 13:10; Isaiah 34:4; S Matthew 24:29

Footnotes 1

Scripture quoted by permission.  Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®.  NIV®.  Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica.  All rights reserved worldwide.