Lighteneth (αστραπτουσα). An old and common verb, though only here and 24:4 in the N.T. The second coming will be sudden and unive…

And they shall say, etc. Many false Christs, according to Josephus, appeared about that time, attempting to lead away the people. See Barn…

For as the lightning.—See Note on Matthew 24:27.

There is, however, a noticeable variation in the form; the two “parts unde…

And Jesus answering said, Were there not ten cleansed? but where are the nine? There are not found that returned to give glory to God, save thi…

St. Cyril of Alexandria: When our Lord said, The kingdom of God is within you, He wanted to prepare His disciples for…

Jesus continues the emphasis on the suddenness of the kingdom’s coming. “One of the days” probably refers to the initiation of the reign of the com…

For as the lightning that lighteneth out of the one
[part] under heaven
The Syriac ve…

The kingdom of God was among the Jews, or rather within some of them. It was a spiritual kingdom, established in the heart by the power of Divine g…