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Mark 13:8

The return of Christ

6 Many will come in My name, claiming, ‘I am He,’ and will deceive many.

7 When you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be alarmed. These things must happen, but the end is still to come.

Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places, as well as famines. These are the beginning of birth pains.

9 So be on your guard. You will be delivered over to the councils and beaten in the synagogues. On My account you will stand before governors and kings as witnesses to them.

10 And the gospel must first be proclaimed to all the nations.

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BSB
Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places, as well as famines. These are the beginning of birth pains.
KJV
For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be famines and troubles: these are the beginnings of sorrows.
WEB
For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places. There will be famines and troubles. These things are the beginning of birth pains.
ASV
For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; there shall be earthquakes in divers places; there shall be famines: these things are the beginning of travail.
DARBY
For nation shall rise up against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; and there shall be earthquakes in [different] places, and there shall be famines and troubles: these things [are the] beginnings of throes.
BLB
For nation will rise up against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places; there will be famines. These [are] the beginning of birth pains.
ÅB
For folk skal reise seg mot folk, og rike mot rike; det skal være jordskjelv både her og der; det skal være hunger og opprør. Dette er begynnelsen til veene.
OTB
For nasjon skal reise seg mot nasjon, og rike mot rike. Det vil være jordskjelv på forskjellige steder, og hungersnød. Dette er bare begynnelsen på fødselsveene.
B1930
For folk skal reise sig mot folk, og rike mot rike; det skal være jordskjelv både her og der; det skal være hunger og oprør. Dette er begynnelsen til veene.

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Cross references

  • Psalms 48:6

    Trembling seized them there, anguish like a woman in labor.

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  • Matthew 24:8

    All these are the beginning of birth pains.

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  • Isaiah 37:3

    to tell him, “This is what Hezekiah says: Today is a day of distress, rebuke, and disgrace; for children have come to the point of birth, but there is no strength to deliver them.

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  • Haggai 2:22

    I will overturn royal thrones and destroy the power of the kingdoms of the nations. I will overturn chariots and their riders; horses and their riders will fall, each by the sword of his brother.

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  • 1 Thessalonians 5:3

    While people are saying, “Peace and security,” destruction will come upon them suddenly, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.

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  • Jeremiah 50:43

    The king of Babylon has heard the report, and his hands hang limp. Anguish has gripped him, pain like that of a woman in labor.

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  • Jeremiah 25:32

    This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Behold! Disaster is spreading from nation to nation; a mighty storm is rising from the ends of the earth.”

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  • Jeremiah 49:24

    Damascus has become feeble; she has turned to flee. Panic has gripped her; anguish and pain have seized her like a woman in labor.

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