Strong's Greek · G3952

παρουσία

parousía

coming, presence

Definition

a being near, i.e. advent (often, return; specially, of Christ to punish Jerusalem, or finally the wicked); (by implication) physically, aspect

Derivation

from the present participle of G3918 (πάρειμι);

Appears 24 times in Scripture

Philippians 2:12

Therefore, my beloved, just as you have always obeyed, not only in my presence, but now even more in my absence, continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling.

2 Corinthians 7:7

and not only by his arrival, but also by the comfort he had received from you. He told us about your longing, your mourning, and your zeal for me, so that I rejoiced all the more.

2 Corinthians 7:6

But God, who comforts the downcast, comforted us by the arrival of Titus,

1 Corinthians 16:17

I am glad that Stephanas, Fortunatus, and Achaicus have arrived, because they have supplied what was lacking from you.

Philippians 1:26

so that through my coming to you again your exultation in Christ Jesus will resound on account of me.

Matthew 24:37

As it was in the days of Noah, so will it be at the coming of the Son of Man.

Matthew 24:27

For just as the lightning comes from the east and flashes as far as the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.

Matthew 24:3

While Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately. “Tell us,” they said, “when will these things happen, and what will be the sign of Your coming and of the end of the age?”

1 Corinthians 15:23

But each in his own turn: Christ the firstfruits; then at His coming, those who belong to Him.

Matthew 24:39

And they were oblivious until the flood came and swept them all away. So will it be at the coming of the Son of Man.

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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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