Matthew 24:6

KJV1611 – Modern English

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.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Μελλήσετε δὲ ἀκούειν πολέμους καὶ ἀκοὰς πολέμων: ὁρᾶτε μὴ θροεῖσθε: δεῖ γὰρ πάντα γενέσθαι, ἀλλʼ οὔπω ἐστὶν τὸ τέλος.

Transliteration

And you mellēsete akouein polemous and akoas of polemōn: horate not throeisthe: for dei all things genesthai, but not yet estin the telos.

Grammar Details

• *mellēsete*: future active, 2nd person plural - you will be about to
• *akouein*: present active infinitive - to hear
• *polemous*: accusative masculine plural - wars
• *akoas*: accusative feminine plural - reports/rumors
• *polemōn*: genitive masculine plural - of wars
• *horate*: present active imperative, 2nd person plural - see/make sure
• *throeisthe*: present passive imperative, 2nd person plural - be alarmed/troubled
• *dei*: present active, 3rd person singular impersonal - it is necessary
• *genesthai*: aorist middle infinitive - to happen/occur
• *estin*: present active, 3rd person singular - is
• *telos*: nominative neuter singular - end

Word Meanings

• *mellēsete*: you will be about to/you will/you are going to
• *akouein*: to hear/listen to/learn of
• *polemous*: wars/battles/conflicts
• *akoas*: reports/rumors/news
• *horate*: see/watch/make sure
• *throeisthe*: be alarmed/troubled/frightened
• *dei*: it is necessary/must/it is inevitable
• *genesthai*: to happen/occur/take place
• *telos*: end/conclusion/fulfillment

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  'You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come.'

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And{G1161} ye shall{G3195} hear{G191} of wars{G4171} and{G2532} rumors{G189} of wars;{G4171} see that{G3708} ye be{G2360} not{G3361} troubled:{G2360} for{G1063} [these]{G3956} [things] must{G1163} needs come to pass;{G1096} but{G235} the end{G5056} is{G2076} not yet.{G3768}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And{G1161} ye shall{G3195}{(G5692)} hear{G191}{(G5721)} of wars{G4171} and{G2532} rumours{G189} of wars{G4171}: see{G3708}{(G5720)} that ye be{G2360} not{G3361} troubled{G2360}{(G5744)}: for{G1063} all{G3956} these things must{G1163}{(G5748)} come to pass{G1096}{(G5635)}, but{G235} the end{G5056} is{G2076}{(G5748)} not yet{G3768}.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Ye shall heare of warres and of the fame of warres: but se yt ye be not troubled. For all these thinges must come to passe but the ende is not yet.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Ye shal heare of warres, and of ye noyse of warres: take hede, and be not ye troubled. All these thinges must first come to passe, but the ende is not yet.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And ye shall heare of warres, and rumours of warres: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to passe, but the end is not yet.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Ye shal heare of warres, & rumours of warres: See that you be not troubled. For all these thynges must come to passe, but the ende is not yet.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ‹And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all› [these things] ‹must come to pass, but the end is not yet.›

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  You will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you aren't troubled, for all this must happen, but the end is not yet.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and ye shall begin to hear of wars, and reports of wars; see, be not troubled, for it behoveth all `these' to come to pass, but the end is not yet.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And ye shall hear of wars and rumors of wars; see that ye be not troubled: for `these things' must needs come to pass; but the end is not yet.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And ye shall hear of wars and rumors of wars; see that ye be not troubled: for [these things] must needs come to pass; but the end is not yet.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  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.

• World English Bible (2000)

  You will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you aren't troubled, for all this must happen, but the end is not yet.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  You will hear of wars and rumors of wars. Make sure that you are not alarmed, for this must happen, but the end is still to come.

Referenced Verses

• Mark 13:7-8 : 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.
• Luke 21:9 : 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.
• Isa 8:12-14 : 12 Do not say, A confederacy, to all those to whom this people shall say, A confederacy; neither fear their fear, nor be afraid. 13 Sanctify the LORD of hosts himself; and let Him be your fear, and let Him be your dread. 14 And He shall be for a sanctuary; but for a stone of stumbling and for a rock of offense to both the houses of Israel, for a trap and for a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
• Ezek 7:24-26 : 24 Therefore I will bring the worst of the heathen, and they shall possess their houses; I will also make the pomp of the strong to cease, and their holy places shall be defiled. 25 Destruction comes; and they shall seek peace, and there shall be none. 26 Mischief shall come upon mischief, and rumor upon rumor; then shall they seek a vision from the prophet; but the law shall perish from the priest, and counsel from the elders.
• Ezek 14:17-21 : 17 Or if I bring a sword upon that land and say, Sword, pass through the land; so that I cut off man and beast from it: 18 Though these three men were in it, as I live, says the Lord GOD, they shall deliver neither sons nor daughters, but they only shall be delivered themselves. 19 Or if I send a pestilence into that land and pour out my fury upon it in blood, to cut off from it man and beast: 20 Though Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, as I live, says the Lord GOD, they shall deliver neither son nor daughter; they shall only deliver their own souls by their righteousness. 21 For thus says the Lord GOD; How much more when I send my four severe judgments upon Jerusalem, the sword, and the famine, and the wild beasts, and the pestilence, to cut off from it man and beast?
• Ezek 21:9-9 : 9 Son of man, prophesy, and say, Thus says the LORD; Say, A sword, a sword is sharpened, and also polished: 10 It is sharpened to make a great slaughter; it is polished that it may glitter: should we then rejoice? it despises the rod of my son, as every tree. 11 And he has given it to be polished, that it may be handled: this sword is sharpened, and it is polished, to give it into the hand of the slayer. 12 Cry and howl, son of man: for it shall be upon my people, it shall be upon all the princes of Israel: terrors of the sword shall be upon my people: strike therefore upon your thigh. 13 Because it is a trial, and what if the sword despises even the rod? it shall be no more, says the Lord GOD. 14 You therefore, son of man, prophesy, and strike your hands together, and let the sword be doubled the third time, the sword of the slain: it is the sword of the great men that are slain, which enters into their private chambers. 15 I have set the point of the sword against all their gates, that their heart may faint, and their ruins be multiplied: ah! it is made bright, it is wrapped up for the slaughter.
• Ezek 21:28 : 28 And you, son of man, prophesy and say, Thus says the Lord GOD concerning the Ammonites, and concerning their reproach; even say, The sword, the sword is drawn: for the slaughter it is polished, to consume because of the glittering:
• Ps 46:1-3 : 1 God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. 2 Therefore we will not fear, though the earth is removed, and though the mountains are carried into the midst of the sea; 3 Though its waters roar and are troubled, though the mountains shake with its swelling. Selah.
• Matt 24:14 : 14 And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all nations, and then the end will come.
• Luke 21:19 : 19 In your patience possess your souls.
• Luke 22:37 : 37 For I say to you, that this which is written must still be accomplished in me, And he was numbered with the transgressors: for the things concerning me have an end.
• John 14:1 : 1 Let not your heart be troubled: you believe in God, believe also in me.
• John 14:27 : 27 Peace I leave with you, my peace I give to you: not as the world gives, do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.
• 2 Thess 2:2 : 2 That you be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as if the day of Christ is at hand.
• 1 Pet 3:14-15 : 14 But even if you should suffer for righteousness' sake, you are blessed. Do not be afraid of their threats, nor be troubled; 15 But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts, and always be ready to give a defense to everyone who asks you a reason for the hope that is in you, with meekness and fear;
• Ps 27:1-3 : 1 The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? 2 When the wicked, even my enemies and my foes, came upon me to devour my flesh, they stumbled and fell. 3 Though an army should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear; though war should rise against me, in this I will be confident.
• Acts 27:24-26 : 24 Saying, Do not fear, Paul; you must be brought before Caesar: and indeed, God has granted you all those who sail with you. 25 Therefore, sirs, be of good cheer: for I believe God, that it will be just as it was told to me. 26 However, we must be cast upon a certain island.
• Matt 26:54 : 54 But how then shall the Scriptures be fulfilled, that thus it must be?
• Ps 112:7 : 7 He shall not be afraid of evil tidings; his heart is steadfast, trusting in the LORD.
• Dan 9:24-27 : 24 Seventy weeks are determined upon your people and upon your holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy. 25 Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem until the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks, and sixty-two weeks: the street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublesome times. 26 And after sixty-two weeks, the Messiah shall be cut off, but not for Himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; its end shall be with a flood, and until the end of the war desolations are determined. 27 And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the middle of the week, he shall cause the sacrifice and the offering to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations, he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.
• Dan 11:1-9 : 1 Also I, in the first year of Darius the Mede, stood to confirm and strengthen him. 2 And now I will show you the truth. Behold, three more kings shall stand in Persia, and the fourth shall be far richer than all of them: and by his strength, through his riches, he shall stir up everyone against the kingdom of Greece. 3 And a mighty king shall stand up, who shall rule with great dominion and do according to his will. 4 And when he stands up, his kingdom shall be broken and divided toward the four winds of heaven; not to his descendants, nor according to his dominion which he ruled: for his kingdom shall be uprooted, even for others besides them. 5 And the king of the south shall be strong, also one of his princes; and he shall be stronger than him and have dominion; his dominion shall be a great dominion. 6 And at the end of some years, they shall join themselves together; for the king's daughter of the south shall come to the king of the north to make an agreement: but she shall not retain the power of her authority; neither shall he stand, nor his authority: but she shall be given up, along with those who brought her, and he who fathered her, and he who strengthened her in these times. 7 But out of a branch of her roots, one shall stand in his place, who shall come with an army, enter the fortress of the king of the north, and deal against them, and shall prevail: 8 And shall also carry captive into Egypt their gods, with their princes and their precious vessels of silver and of gold; and he shall continue more years than the king of the north. 9 So the king of the south shall come into his kingdom and shall return to his own land. 10 But his sons shall be stirred up and shall assemble a multitude of great forces: and one shall certainly come and overflow, and pass through: then shall he return and be stirred up, even to his fortress. 11 And the king of the south shall be moved with anger, and shall come forth and fight with him, even with the king of the north: and he shall set forth a great multitude; but the multitude shall be given into his hand. 12 And when he has taken away the multitude, his heart shall be lifted up; and he shall cast down many ten thousands: but he shall not be strengthened by it. 13 For the king of the north shall return and shall set forth a multitude greater than the former, and shall certainly come after certain years with a great army and with much riches. 14 And in those times many shall stand up against the king of the south: also the violent ones among your people shall lift themselves up to fulfill the vision; but they shall fall. 15 So the king of the north shall come, and build a siege mound, and take the fortified city: and the forces of the south shall not withstand him, neither his chosen people, nor shall there be any strength to withstand. 16 But he who comes against him shall do according to his own will, and none shall stand before him: and he shall stand in the glorious land, which by his hand shall be consumed. 17 He shall also set his face to enter with the strength of his whole kingdom, and upright ones with him; thus shall he do: and he shall give him the daughter of women, corrupting her: but she shall not stand on his side, nor be for him. 18 After this, he shall turn his face to the coastlands and shall take many: but a ruler for his own behalf shall cause the reproach offered by him to cease; without his own reproach, he shall cause it to turn upon him. 19 Then he shall turn his face toward the fortress of his own land: but he shall stumble and fall, and not be found. 20 Then in his place shall stand a collector of taxes in the glory of the kingdom: but within a few days, he shall be destroyed, neither in anger nor in battle. 21 And in his place shall stand a despicable person, to whom they shall not give the honor of the kingdom: but he shall come in peaceably and obtain the kingdom by flatteries. 22 And with the force of a flood, they shall be swept away from before him, and shall be broken; also the prince of the covenant. 23 And after the agreement made with him, he shall work deceitfully: for he shall come up and shall become strong with a small number of people. 24 He shall enter peaceably even into the richest places of the province, and he shall do what his fathers have not done, nor his ancestors: he shall disperse among them the plunder, spoil, and riches; yea, and he shall devise his plans against the strongholds, but only for a time. 25 And he shall stir up his power and his courage against the king of the south with a great army; and the king of the south shall be stirred up to battle with a very great and mighty army; but he shall not stand: for they shall devise plans against him. 26 Yes, those who eat of his delicacies shall destroy him, and his army shall be swept away, and many shall fall down slain. 27 And both these kings' hearts shall be bent on evil, and they shall speak lies at the same table; but it shall not prosper, for the end shall be at the appointed time. 28 Then he shall return to his land with great riches; and his heart shall be against the holy covenant; and he shall do exploits and return to his own land. 29 At the appointed time he shall return and come toward the south; but it shall not be as the former or as the latter. 30 For ships from Kittim shall come against him; therefore he shall be grieved and return, and have indignation against the holy covenant: so shall he do; he shall even return and show regard for those who forsake the holy covenant. 31 And forces shall stand on his side, and they shall defile the sanctuary of strength, and shall take away the daily sacrifices, and place the abomination that causes desolation. 32 And he shall corrupt with flattery those who do wickedly against the covenant; but the people who know their God shall be strong and carry out great exploits. 33 And those of the people who understand shall instruct many; yet for many days, they shall fall by sword and flame, by captivity and plunder. 34 Now when they fall, they shall receive a little help; but many shall join them with flatteries. 35 And some of those who are wise shall fall, to refine them, purify them, and make them white, until the time of the end, because it is still for the appointed time. 36 And the king shall do according to his will; he shall exalt himself and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak unusual things against the God of gods, and shall prosper until the indignation is accomplished; for what has been determined shall be done. 37 He shall not regard the God of his fathers, nor the desire of women, nor regard any god; for he shall magnify himself above all. 38 But in their place, he shall honor a god of fortresses; a god whom his fathers did not know he shall honor with gold and silver, with precious stones and pleasant things. 39 Thus he shall deal with the strongest fortresses with a foreign god, whom he shall acknowledge and advance its glory; and he shall cause them to rule over many and divide the land for gain. 40 At the time of the end, shall the king of the south push at him; and the king of the north shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, horsemen, and many ships; and he shall enter the countries and shall overflow and pass over. 41 He shall also enter the glorious land, and many countries shall be overthrown; but these shall escape from his hand: Edom, Moab, and the chief of the children of Ammon. 42 He shall stretch forth his hand upon the countries: and the land of Egypt shall not escape. 43 But he shall have power over the treasures of gold and silver, and over all the precious things of Egypt; and the Libyans and the Ethiopians shall follow at his steps. 44 But news from the east and the north shall trouble him; therefore, he shall go forth with great fury to destroy and annihilate many. 45 And he shall plant the tents of his palace between the seas, in the glorious holy mountain; yet he shall come to his end, and none shall help him.
• Hab 3:16-18 : 16 When I heard, my belly trembled; my lips quivered at the voice; decay entered my bones, and I trembled in myself, that I might rest in the day of trouble. When he comes up to the people, he will invade them with his troops. 17 Though the fig tree shall not blossom, nor fruit be on the vines; the labor of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no food; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls. 18 Yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will joy in the God of my salvation.
• Isa 12:2 : 2 Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the LORD JEHOVAH is my strength and my song; he also has become my salvation.
• Isa 26:3-4 : 3 You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you. 4 Trust in the LORD forever, for in the LORD JEHOVAH is everlasting strength.
• Isa 26:20-21 : 20 Come, my people, enter your chambers and shut your doors behind you; hide yourself, as it were, for a little moment, until the indignation is past. 21 For behold, the LORD comes out of His place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity; the earth also will disclose her blood and will no more cover her slain.
• Jer 4:19-22 : 19 My heart, my heart! I am pained at my very heart; my heart makes a noise in me; I cannot hold my peace, because you have heard, O my soul, the sound of the trumpet, the alarm of war. 20 Destruction upon destruction is cried; for the whole land is ruined: suddenly my tents are ruined, and my curtains in a moment. 21 How long shall I see the standard, and hear the sound of the trumpet? 22 For my people are foolish, they have not known me; they are senseless children, and they have no understanding: they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.
• Jer 6:22-24 : 22 Thus says the LORD, Behold, a people comes from the north country, and a great nation shall be raised from the farthest parts of the earth. 23 They shall hold the bow and spear; they are cruel and have no mercy; their voice roars like the sea; and they ride upon horses, set in array as men for war against you, O daughter of Zion. 24 We have heard the report, our hands grow weak; anguish has taken hold of us, and pain, as of a woman in labor.
• Jer 8:15-16 : 15 We looked for peace, but no good came; and for a time of health, and behold, trouble! 16 The snorting of his horses was heard from Dan: the whole land trembled at the sound of the neighing of his strong ones; for they have come, and have devoured the land, and all that is in it; the city, and those that dwell therein.
• Jer 47:6 : 6 O sword of the LORD, how long until you be quiet? Put yourself into your scabbard, rest, and be still.