Matthew 24:7

KJV1611 – Modern English

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

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  • 2 Chr 15:6 : 6 And nation was destroyed by nation, and city by city; for God troubled them with all adversity.
  • Joel 2:30-31 : 30 And I will show wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood and fire and pillars of smoke. 31 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and terrible day of the LORD comes.
  • 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.
  • Luke 21:11 : 11 And great earthquakes shall be in various places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.
  • Luke 21:25-26 : 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.
  • 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.
  • Heb 12:27 : 27 And this phrase, "Yet once more," indicates the removal of those things that are being shaken, as of things that are made, that the things which cannot be shaken may remain.
  • Rev 6:8 : 8 And I looked, and behold, a pale horse: and his name who sat on him was Death, and Hades followed with him. And power was given unto them over a fourth of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth.
  • Rev 6:12 : 12 And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood;
  • Acts 2:19 : 19 I will show wonders in heaven above and signs on the earth below: blood, fire, and vapor of smoke:
  • Isa 24:19-23 : 19 The earth is utterly broken down, the earth is clean dissolved, the earth is moved exceedingly. 20 The earth shall reel to and fro like a drunkard, and shall be removed like a cottage; and its transgression shall be heavy upon it; and it shall fall, and not rise again. 21 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the LORD shall punish the host of the high ones who are on high, and the kings of the earth on the earth. 22 And they shall be gathered together, as prisoners are gathered in the pit, and shall be shut up in the prison, and after many days they shall be visited. 23 Then the moon shall be confounded, and the sun ashamed, when the LORD of hosts shall reign in Mount Zion and in Jerusalem, and before his elders gloriously.
  • Ezek 14:21 : 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 21:27 : 27 I will overturn, overturn, overturn it: and it shall be no more, until he comes whose right it is; and I will give it to him.
  • Hag 2:21-22 : 21 Speak to Zerubbabel, governor of Judah, saying, I will shake the heavens and the earth; 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 14:2-4 : 2 For I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle; and the city shall be taken, and the houses plundered, and the women violated; and half of the city shall go forth into captivity, and the rest of the people shall not be cut off from the city. 3 Then shall the LORD go forth, and fight against those nations, as when he fought in the day of battle. 4 And his feet shall stand in that day upon the Mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the east, and the Mount of Olives shall split in the midst toward the east and toward the west, and there shall be a very great valley; and half of the mountain shall move toward the north, and half of it toward the south.
  • Isa 9:19-21 : 19 Through the wrath of the LORD of hosts the land is burned and the people will be as fuel for the fire; no man will spare his brother. 20 And he will snatch on the right hand and be hungry; and he will eat on the left hand and not be satisfied; they will eat every man the flesh of his own arm. 21 Manasseh, Ephraim, and Ephraim, Manasseh; and they together will be against Judah. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.

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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.

    8For 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.

    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.

  • 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.

  • Matt 24:8-12
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    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.

    11And many false prophets will rise and will deceive many.

    12And because iniquity will abound, the love of many will grow cold.

  • Matt 24:6
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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.

  • Luke 21:24-26
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    24And 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.

    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.

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    17Fear, and the pit, and the snare are upon you, O inhabitant of the earth.

    18And 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.

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

    20The earth shall reel to and fro like a drunkard, and shall be removed like a cottage; and its transgression shall be heavy upon it; and it shall fall, and not rise again.

    21And it shall come to pass in that day, that the LORD shall punish the host of the high ones who are on high, and the kings of the earth on the earth.

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    15The 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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    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.

    15Therefore when you see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place (whoever reads, let him understand),

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

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    10And I will send the sword, the famine, and the pestilence, among them, till they are consumed from the land that I gave to them and to their fathers.

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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.

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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.

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    6And nation was destroyed by nation, and city by city; for God troubled them with all adversity.

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    33So likewise, when you see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors.

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

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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.

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    12In the city is left desolation, and the gate is struck with destruction.

    13When it shall be thus in the midst of the land among the people, it shall be like the shaking of an olive tree, and as the gleaning of grapes when the vintage is done.

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

  • 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.

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    1Behold, the LORD makes the earth empty and makes it waste, turns it upside down, and scatters abroad its inhabitants.

  • Jer 28:8
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    8The prophets who have been before me and before you of old prophesied against many countries and against great kingdoms, of war, of evil, and of pestilence.

  • 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.

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    2And Jesus said to them, Do you not see all these things? Truly I say to you, not one stone will be left here upon another that will not be thrown down.

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    4The earth mourns and fades away, the world languishes and fades away, the proud people of the earth do languish.

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    14And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled up; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places.

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    24For false Christs and false prophets will arise and show great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect.

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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.

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

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    12Woe to the multitude of many people, which make a noise like the noise of the seas; and to the rushing of nations, that make a rushing like the rushing of mighty waters!