Luke 21:11

KJV1611 – Modern English

And great earthquakes shall be in various places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    There will be great earthquakes, famines, and plagues in various places, as well as terrifying events and great signs from heaven.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    and{G5037} there shall be{G2071} great{G3173} earthquakes,{G4578} and{G2532} in{G2596} divers places{G5117} famines{G3042} and{G2532} pestilences;{G3061} and{G5037} there shall be{G2071} terrors{G5400} and{G2532} great{G3173} signs{G4592} from{G575} heaven.{G3772}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And{G5037} great{G3173} earthquakes{G4578} shall be{G2071}{(G5704)} in{G2596} divers places{G5117}, and{G2532} famines{G3042}, and{G2532} pestilences{G3061}; and{G5037} fearful sights{G5400} and{G2532} great{G3173} signs{G4592} shall there be{G2071}{(G5704)} from{G575} heaven{G3772}.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    and greate erthquakes shall be in all quarters and honger and pestilence: and fearfull thinges. And greate signes shall therbe from heven.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    & shal be greate earthquakes here and there, pestilence, and derth, and fearfull thinges. And greate tokes shal there be fro heaue.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And great earthquakes shall be in diuers places, and hunger, and pestilence, and fearefull things, & great signes shall there be from heauen.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And great earthquakes shalbe in diuers places, and hunger, and pestilence, and fearefull thynges, and great signes shall there be from heauen.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    ‹And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.›

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    There will be great earthquakes, famines, and plagues in various places. There will be terrors and great signs from heaven.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    great shakings also in every place, and famines, and pestilences, there shall be; fearful things also, and great signs from heaven there shall be;

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    and there shall be great earthquakes, and in divers places famines and pestilences; and there shall be terrors and great signs from heaven.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    and there shall be great earthquakes, and in divers places famines and pestilences; and there shall be terrors and great signs from heaven.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    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.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    There will be great earthquakes, famines, and plagues in various places. There will be terrors and great signs from heaven.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    There will be great earthquakes, and famines and plagues in various places, and there will be terrifying sights and great signs from heaven.

Referenced Verses

  • Matt 24:29-30 : 29 Immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken. 30 Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
  • Luke 21:25-27 : 25 And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and on the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring; 26 Men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken. 27 And then shall they see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.

Similar Verses (AI)

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    6 And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not troubled, for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.

    7 For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines, pestilences, and earthquakes in various places.

    8 All these are the beginning of sorrows.

    9 Then they will deliver you up to be afflicted, and will kill you, and you will be hated by all nations for my name’s sake.

  • Luke 21:20-28
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    20 And when you shall see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then know that its desolation is near.

    21 Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains, and let those who are in the midst of it depart out, and let not those who are in the countries enter into it.

    22 For these are the days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled.

    23 But woe to those who are with child and to those who give suck in those days! For there shall be great distress in the land, and wrath upon this people.

    24 And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trampled down by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.

    25 And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and on the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring;

    26 Men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.

    27 And then shall they see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.

    28 And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up and lift up your heads, for your redemption draws near.

  • Luke 21:9-10
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    9 But when you shall hear of wars and commotions, be not terrified: for these things must first come to pass; but the end is not immediately.

    10 Then he said to them, Nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom:

  • Mark 13:7-9
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    7 And when you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be troubled: for such things must occur; but the end is not yet.

    8 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; and there shall be earthquakes in various places, and there shall be famines and troubles: these are the beginnings of sorrows.

    9 But take heed to yourselves, for they shall deliver you to councils; and in the synagogues you shall be beaten; and you shall be brought before rulers and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them.

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    12 But before all these, they shall lay their hands on you, and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues and into prisons, being brought before kings and rulers for my name's sake.

  • Mark 13:24-26
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    24 But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light,

    25 And the stars of heaven shall fall, and the powers that are in heaven shall be shaken.

    26 And then they shall see the Son of Man coming in the clouds with great power and glory.

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    35 For as a snare shall it come on all those who dwell on the face of the whole earth.

  • Matt 24:29-30
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    29 Immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.

    30 Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.

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    21 For then there will be great tribulation, such as has not been since the beginning of the world until this time, no, nor ever shall be.

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  • Luke 21:6-7
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    6 As for these things which you behold, the days will come when there shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.

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    31 So likewise, when you see these things come to pass, know that the kingdom of God is near at hand.

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    19 For in those days will be affliction, such as has not been from the beginning of creation which God created until this time, nor ever shall be.

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    19 I will show wonders in heaven above and signs on the earth below: blood, fire, and vapor of smoke:

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  • Isa 24:17-19
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    17 Fear, and the pit, and the snare are upon you, O inhabitant of the earth.

    18 And it shall come to pass, that he who flees from the noise of the fear shall fall into the pit; and he who comes up out of the midst of the pit shall be taken in the snare, for the windows from on high are open, and the foundations of the earth do shake.

    19 The earth is utterly broken down, the earth is clean dissolved, the earth is moved exceedingly.

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    14 But when you see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing where it ought not, (let the reader understand,) then let them that are in Judea flee to the mountains:

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    8 And they will be afraid: pangs and sorrows will take hold of them; they will be in pain as a woman in labor: they will be amazed at one another; their faces will be like flames.

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    15 The sword is outside, and the pestilence and the famine within; he who is in the field shall die by the sword, and he who is in the city, famine and pestilence shall devour him.

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    16 then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.

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    29 So you also, when you see these things come to pass, know that it is near, even at the doors.

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    19 Then the temple of God was opened in heaven, and the ark of His covenant was seen in His temple. And there were lightnings, noises, thunderings, an earthquake, and great hail.

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    21 And brother shall deliver up brother to death, and the father the child; and the children shall rise against their parents, and cause them to be put to death.

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    32 Thus says the LORD of hosts, Behold, disaster shall go forth from nation to nation, and a great whirlwind shall be raised up from the farthest parts of the earth.

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    19 But woe to those who are pregnant and to those nursing babies in those days!