Matthew 24:26-28

Contemporary English Version

²⁶^(A) If you are told the Messiah is out in the desert, don't go there! And if you are told he is in some secret place, don't believe it! ²⁷The coming of the Son of Man will be like lightning that can be seen from east to west. ²⁸^(B) Where there is a corpse, there will always be vultures.^[a]

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Footnotes

24.28 Where there is a corpse, there will always be vultures: This saying may mean that when anything important happens, people soon know about it. Or the saying may mean that whenever something bad happens, curious people gather around and stare. But the word translated “vulture” also means “eagle” and may refer to the Roman army, which had an eagle as its symbol.