Matthew 24:8

KJV1611 – Modern English

All these are the beginning of sorrows.

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  • 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.
  • 1 Pet 4:17-18 : 17 For the time has come that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if it first begins with us, what will be the end of those who do not obey the gospel of God? 18 And if the righteous are scarcely saved, where will the ungodly and the sinner appear?
  • Lev 26:18-29 : 18 And if you will not yet for all this listen to me, then I will punish you seven times more for your sins. 19 And I will break the pride of your power; and I will make your heaven as iron, and your earth as bronze: 20 And your strength shall be spent in vain: for your land shall not yield its increase, neither shall the trees of the land yield their fruits. 21 And if you walk contrary to me, and will not listen to me; I will bring seven times more plagues upon you according to your sins. 22 I will also send wild beasts among you, which shall rob you of your children, and destroy your livestock, and make you few in number; and your highways shall be desolate. 23 And if you will not be reformed by me by these things, but will walk contrary to me; 24 Then will I also walk contrary to you, and will punish you yet seven times for your sins. 25 And I will bring a sword upon you, that shall avenge the quarrel of my covenant: and when you are gathered together within your cities, I will send the pestilence among you; and you shall be delivered into the hand of the enemy. 26 And when I have broken the staff of your bread, ten women shall bake your bread in one oven, and they shall deliver you your bread again by weight: and you shall eat, and not be satisfied. 27 And if you will not for all this listen to me, but walk contrary to me; 28 Then I will walk contrary to you also in fury; and I, even I, will chastise you seven times for your sins. 29 And you shall eat the flesh of your sons, and the flesh of your daughters shall you eat.
  • Deut 28:59 : 59 Then the LORD will make your plagues wonderful, and the plagues of your seed, even great plagues, and of long continuance, and severe sicknesses, and of long continuance.
  • Isa 9:12 : 12 The Syrians before and the Philistines behind; and they will devour Israel with open mouth. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.
  • Isa 9:17 : 17 Therefore the Lord will have no joy in their young men, nor have mercy on their fatherless and widows; for everyone is a hypocrite and an evildoer, and every mouth speaks folly. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.
  • Isa 9:21 : 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.
  • Isa 10:4 : 4 Without me, they shall bow down among the prisoners, and they shall fall among the slain. For all this, his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Mark 13:7-9
    3 verses
    87%

    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.

  • Matt 24:6-7
    2 verses
    83%

    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.

  • Matt 24:9-16
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    75%

    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.

    13But he who endures to the end will be saved.

    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.

  • Luke 21:9-12
    4 verses
    75%

    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 24:19-21
    3 verses
    75%

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

    20But pray that your flight may not be in winter or on the Sabbath.

    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.

  • Mark 13:19
    72%

    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.

  • Luke 21:22-26
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    72%

    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.

    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.

  • Matt 24:33-34
    2 verses
    71%

    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.

  • Isa 13:8
    71%

    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 13:23-24
    2 verses
    68%

    23But take heed: behold, I have foretold you all things.

    24But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light,

  • Matt 24:29-30
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    68%

    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.

    30Then 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.

  • Rom 8:22
    67%

    22For we know that the whole creation groans and labors with birth pangs together until now.

  • Mark 13:17
    67%

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

  • Mark 13:29-30
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    67%

    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.

  • Jer 6:24
    67%

    24We have heard the report, our hands grow weak; anguish has taken hold of us, and pain, as of a woman in labor.

  • 1 Thess 5:3
    67%

    3For 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 8:22
    67%

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

  • Luke 21:35
    66%

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

  • Luke 21:28
    66%

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

  • Matt 10:21
    66%

    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.

  • Mark 13:12-13
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    66%

    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.

  • Rev 12:2
    66%

    2And she was with child, and she cried out in labor and in pain to give birth.

  • Isa 24:19
    66%

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

  • Isa 24:7
    66%

    7The new wine mourns, the vine languishes, all the merry-hearted do sigh.

  • Matt 24:2
    65%

    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.