Mark 13:8

KJV1611 – Modern English

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.

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  • Jer 6:24 : 24 We have heard the report, our hands grow weak; anguish has taken hold of us, and pain, as of a woman in labor.
  • 2 Chr 15:6 : 6 And nation was destroyed by nation, and city by city; for God troubled them with all adversity.
  • Isa 19:2 : 2 I will set the Egyptians against the Egyptians, and they shall fight every one against his brother and every one against his neighbor; city against city, and kingdom against kingdom.
  • Acts 11:28 : 28 And one of them, named Agabus, stood up and indicated by the Spirit that there would be a great famine throughout the world, which happened in the days of Claudius Caesar.
  • Rev 6:4 : 4 And there went out another horse that was red: and power was given to him who sat on it to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another: and there was given unto him a great sword.
  • 1 Thess 5:3 : 3 For when they say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction comes upon them, as labor pains upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.
  • Isa 37:3 : 3 And they said to him, Thus says Hezekiah, This day is a day of trouble, and of rebuke, and of blasphemy: for the children have come to the birth, and there is no strength to bring forth.
  • Jer 4:31 : 31 For I have heard a voice as of a woman in labor, and the anguish as of her that brings forth her first child, the voice of the daughter of Zion, that bewails herself, that spreads her hands, saying, Woe is me now! for my soul is wearied because of murderers.
  • Ps 48:6 : 6 Fear took hold upon them there, and pain, as of a woman in labor.
  • Jer 13:21 : 21 What will you say when he shall punish you? For you have taught them to be captains, and as chief over you: shall sorrows not take hold of you, as a woman in labor?
  • Jer 22:23 : 23 O inhabitant of Lebanon, who makes your nest in the cedars, how gracious shall you be when pangs come upon you, the pain as of a woman in labor!
  • Jer 25:32 : 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.
  • Jer 49:24 : 24 Damascus has become feeble, and turns herself to flee, and fear has seized her: anguish and sorrows have taken her like a woman in labor.
  • Jer 50:43 : 43 The king of Babylon has heard the report of them, and his hands grew feeble: anguish took hold of him, and pangs as of a woman in labor.
  • Mic 4:9-9 : 9 Now why do you cry out aloud? Is there no king in you? Has your counselor perished? For pangs have taken you like a woman in labor. 10 Be in pain and labor to bring forth, O daughter of Zion, like a woman in labor. For now you shall go forth out of the city, and you shall dwell in the field, and you shall go even to Babylon; there you shall be delivered; there the LORD shall redeem you from the hand of your enemies.
  • Hag 2:22 : 22 And I will overthrow the throne of kingdoms, and I will destroy the strength of the kingdoms of the nations; and I will overthrow the chariots and those who ride in them; the horses and their riders shall come down, every one by the sword of his brother.
  • Zech 14:13 : 13 And it shall come to pass in that day, that a great tumult from the LORD shall be among them; and they shall seize everyone on the hand of his neighbor, and his hand shall rise up against the hand of his neighbor.
  • Matt 24:8 : 8 All these are the beginning of sorrows.

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    6And 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.

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

    8All these are the beginning of sorrows.

    9Then 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.

    10And then many will be offended, will betray one another, and will hate one another.

  • Luke 21:9-12
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    9But 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.

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

    11And great earthquakes shall be in various places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.

    12But 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 13:7
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    7And when you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be troubled: for such things must occur; but the end is not yet.

  • Mark 13:9-10
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    9But 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.

    10And the gospel must first be published among all nations.

  • Luke 21:25-26
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    25And 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;

    26Men'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.

  • Mark 13:19
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    19For 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.

  • Mark 13:12-14
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    12Now brother shall betray brother to death, and father the son; and children shall rise up against their parents, and cause them to be put to death.

    13And you shall be hated by all men for my name's sake, but he that endures to the end, the same shall be saved.

    14But 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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    8And 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.

  • Mark 13:24-25
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    24But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light,

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

  • Luke 21:22-23
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    22For these are the days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled.

    23But 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.

  • Mark 13:29-30
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    29So you also, when you see these things come to pass, know that it is near, even at the doors.

    30Truly I say to you, that this generation shall not pass until all these things are done.

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    21And 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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    21For 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.

  • Matt 24:14-15
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    14And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all nations, and then the end will come.

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  • Mark 13:17
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    17But woe to those who are with child, and to those who nurse infants in those days!

  • Luke 12:53
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    53The father shall be divided against the son, and the son against the father; the mother against the daughter, and the daughter against the mother; the mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law, and the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.

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    22And they shall look to the earth; and behold trouble and darkness, the gloom of anguish; and they shall be driven into darkness.

  • Luke 21:7
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    7And they asked him, saying, Master, but when shall these things be? And what sign will there be when these things shall come to pass?

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    18And you shall be brought before governors and kings for my sake, as a testimony against them and the Gentiles.

  • 2 Chr 15:6
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    6And nation was destroyed by nation, and city by city; for God troubled them with all adversity.

  • Luke 21:31
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    31So likewise, when you see these things come to pass, know that the kingdom of God is near at hand.

  • Luke 21:16
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    16And you shall be betrayed both by parents, brothers, relatives, and friends; and some of you they shall cause to be put to death.

  • Matt 24:29
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    29Immediately 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.

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

  • Mark 13:4
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    4Tell us, when will these things be? And what will be the sign when all these things shall be fulfilled?

  • Jer 25:32
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    32Thus 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.

  • Matt 10:23
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    23But when they persecute you in this city, flee to another: for truly I say to you, You shall not have gone through the cities of Israel before the Son of Man comes.

  • Luke 21:35
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    35For as a snare shall it come on all those who dwell on the face of the whole earth.

  • Matt 24:19
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    19But woe to those who are pregnant and to those nursing babies in those days!

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    12But the children of the kingdom will be cast out into outer darkness: there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

  • Zech 14:13
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    13And it shall come to pass in that day, that a great tumult from the LORD shall be among them; and they shall seize everyone on the hand of his neighbor, and his hand shall rise up against the hand of his neighbor.

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    34Truly I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all these things are fulfilled.

  • Matt 13:42
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    42They will throw them into the blazing furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

  • Luke 13:28
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    28There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when you see Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, and you yourselves thrust out.