Matthew 24:8

Bible in Basic English (1941)

But all these things are the first of the troubles.

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  • 1 Thess 5:3 : 3 When they say, There is peace and no danger, then sudden destruction will come on them, as birth-pains on a woman with child; and they will not be able to get away from it.
  • 1 Pet 4:17-18 : 17 For the time has come for the judging, starting with the church of God; but if it makes a start with us, what will be the end of those who are not under the rule of God? 18 And if it is hard for even the good man to get salvation, what chance has the man without religion or the sinner?
  • Lev 26:18-29 : 18 And if, even after these things, you will not give ear to me, then I will send you punishment seven times more for your sins. 19 And the pride of your strength will be broken, and I will make your heaven as iron and your earth as brass; 20 And your strength will be used up without profit; for your land will not give her increase and the trees of the field will not give their fruit. 21 And if you still go against me and will not give ear to me, I will put seven times more punishments on you because of your sins. 22 I will let loose the beasts of the field among you, and they will take away your children and send destruction on your cattle, so that your numbers will become small and your roads become waste. 23 And if by these things you will not be turned to me, but still go against me; 24 Then I will go against you, and I will give you punishment, I myself, seven times for all your sins. 25 And I will send a sword on you to give effect to the punishment of my agreement; and when you come together into your towns I will send disease among you and you will be given up into the hands of your haters. 26 When I take away your bread of life, ten women will be cooking bread in one oven, and your bread will be measured out by weight; you will have food but never enough. 27 And if, after all this, you do not give ear to me, but go against me still, 28 Then my wrath will be burning against you, and I will give you punishment, I myself, seven times for your sins. 29 Then you will take the flesh of your sons and the flesh of your daughters for food;
  • Deut 28:59 : 59 Then the Lord your God will make your punishment, and the punishment of your seed, a thing to be wondered at; great punishments and cruel diseases stretching on through long years.
  • Isa 9:12 : 12 Aram on the east, and the Philistines on the west, who have come against Israel with open mouths. For all this his wrath is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.
  • Isa 9:17 : 17 For this cause the Lord will have no pleasure in their young men, and no pity on their widows and the children without fathers: for they are all haters of God and evil-doers, and foolish words come from every mouth. For all this his wrath is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.
  • Isa 9:21 : 21 Manasseh was making a meal of Ephraim, and Ephraim of Manasseh; and together they were attacking Judah. For all this his wrath is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.
  • Isa 10:4 : 4 ... For all this his wrath is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.

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  • Mark 13:7-9
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    7 And when you have news of wars and talk of wars, do not be troubled; these things have to be, but it is still not the end.

    8 Nation will go to war with nation, and kingdom with kingdom: there will be earth-shocks in different places; there will be times when there is no food; these things are the first of the troubles.

    9 But take care: for they will give you up to the Sanhedrins; and in Synagogues you will be whipped; and you will be taken before rulers and kings because of me, for a sign to them.

  • Matt 24:6-7
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    6 And news will come to you of wars and talk of wars: do not be troubled, for these things have to be; but it is still not the end.

    7 For nation will be moved against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and men will be without food, and the earth will be shaking in different places;

  • Matt 24:9-16
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    9 Then they will be cruel to you, and will put you to death: and you will be hated by all nations because of my name.

    10 And numbers of people will be turned from the right way, and will give one another up and have hate for one another.

    11 And a number of false prophets will come, causing error.

    12 And because wrongdoing will be increased, the love of most people will become cold.

    13 But he who goes through to the end will get salvation.

    14 And this good news of the kingdom will be given through all the world for a witness to all nations; and then the end will come.

    15 When, then, you see in the holy place the unclean thing which makes destruction, of which word was given by Daniel the prophet (let this be clear to the reader),

    16 Then let those who are in Judaea go in flight to the mountains:

  • Luke 21:9-12
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    9 And when news of wars and troubled times comes to your ears, have no fear; for these things have to be, but the end will not be now.

    10 Then he said to them, Nation will be moved against nation and kingdom against kingdom:

    11 There will be great earth-shocks and outbursts of disease in a number of places, and men will be without food; and there will be wonders and great signs from heaven.

    12 But before all this, they will take you and be very cruel to you, giving you up to the Synagogues and to prisons, taking you before kings and rulers, because of my name.

  • Matt 24:19-21
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    19 But it will be hard for women who are with child and for those with babies at the breast in those days.

    20 And say a prayer that your flight may not be in the winter, or on a Sabbath.

    21 Because in those days there will be great sorrow, such as there has not been from the start of the world till now, or ever will be.

  • Mark 13:19
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    19 For in those days there will be sorrow, such as there has not been from the time when God made the world till now, and will not ever be again.

  • Luke 21:22-26
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    22 For these are the days of punishment, in which all the things in the Writings will be put into effect.

    23 It will be hard for women who are with child, and for her with a baby at the breast, in those days. For great trouble will come on the land, and wrath on this people.

    24 And they will be put to death with the sword, and will be taken as prisoners into all the nations; and Jerusalem will be crushed under the feet of the Gentiles, till the times of the Gentiles are complete.

    25 And there will be signs in the sun and moon and stars; and on the earth, fear among the nations and doubt because of the loud noise of the sea and the waves;

    26 Men's strength will go from them in fear and in waiting for the things which are coming on the earth; for the powers of the heavens will be moved.

  • Matt 24:33-34
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    33 Even so, when you see all these things, you may be certain that he is near, even at the doors.

    34 Truly I say to you, This generation will not come to an end till all these things are complete.

  • Isa 13:8
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    8 Their hearts will be full of fear; pains and sorrows will overcome them; they will be in pain like a woman in childbirth; they will be shocked at one another; their faces will be like flames.

  • Mark 13:23-24
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    23 But take care; see, I have made all things clear to you before the time.

    24 But in those days, after that time of trouble, the sun will be made dark and the moon will not give her light,

  • Matt 24:29-30
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    29 But straight away, after the trouble of those days, the sun will be made dark and the moon will not give her light and the stars will come down from heaven and the powers of heaven will be moved:

    30 And then the sign of the Son of man will be seen in heaven: and then all the nations of the earth will have sorrow, and they will see the Son of man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.

  • Rom 8:22
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    22 For we are conscious that all living things are weeping and sorrowing in pain together till now.

  • Mark 13:17
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    17 And it will be hard for women who are with child and for her who has a baby at the breast in those days.

  • Mark 13:29-30
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    29 Even so, when you see these things taking place, you may be certain that he is near, even at the doors.

    30 Truly, I say to you, This generation will not come to an end till all these things are complete.

  • Jer 6:24
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    24 The news of it has come to our ears; our hands have become feeble: trouble has come on us and pain, like the pain of a woman in childbirth.

  • 1 Thess 5:3
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    3 When they say, There is peace and no danger, then sudden destruction will come on them, as birth-pains on a woman with child; and they will not be able to get away from it.

  • Isa 8:22
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    22 And he will be looking down on the earth, and there will be trouble and dark clouds, black night where there is no seeing.

  • Luke 21:35
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    35 For so it will come on all those who are living on the face of all the earth.

  • Luke 21:28
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    28 But when these things come about, let your heads be lifted up, because your salvation is near.

  • Matt 10:21
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    21 And brother will give up brother to death, and the father his child: and children will go against their fathers and mothers, and put them to death.

  • Mark 13:12-13
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    12 And brother will give up brother to death, and the father his child; and children will go against their fathers and mothers, and put them to death.

    13 And you will be hated by all men, because of my name; but he who goes through to the end will have salvation.

  • Rev 12:2
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    2 And she was with child; and she gave a cry, in the pains of childbirth.

  • Isa 24:19
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    19 The earth is completely broken, it is parted in two, it is violently moved.

  • Isa 24:7
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    7 The new wine is thin, the vine is feeble, and all the glad-hearted make sounds of grief.

  • Matt 24:2
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    2 But he, answering, said to them, See you not all these things? truly I say to you that here there will not be one stone resting on another, which will not be pulled down.