Matthew 24:21

¹⁹ And woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days!

²⁰ But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day:

For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.

²² And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect’s sake those days shall be shortened.

²³ Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not.

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: For at that time there will be great tribulation, unmatched from the beginning of the world until now, and never to be seen again.
KJV: For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.
WEB: for then there will be great suffering, such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now, no, nor ever will be.
ASV: for then shall be great tribulation, such as hath not been from the beginning of the world until now, no, nor ever shall be.
DARBY: for then shall there be great tribulation, such as has not been from [the] beginning of [the] world until now, nor ever shall be;
BLB: For then there will be great tribulation, such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now, nor ever shall be.

ÅB: For da skal det være større lidelser enn noen gang før - fra verdens begynnelse av helt til nå - eller noen gang etter.
OTB: For da skal det bli en stor trengsel, som det ikke har vært maken til fra verdens begynnelse til nå, og heller ikke skal bli.
B1930: for da skal det være så stor en trengsel som ikke har vært fra verdens begynnelse inntil nu, og heller ikke skal bli.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Daniel 12:1
And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people: and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book.
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Joel 2:2
A day of darkness and of gloominess, a day of clouds and of thick darkness, as the morning spread upon the mountains: a great people and a strong; there hath not been ever the like, neither shall be any more after it, even to the years of many generations.
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Malachi 4:1
For, behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the LORD of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch.
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Zechariah 14:2–3
For I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle; and the city shall be taken, and the houses rifled, and the women ravished; and half of the city shall go forth into captivity, and the residue of the people shall not be cut off from the city.
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Luke 19:43–44
For the days shall come upon thee, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in on every side,
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Luke 21:24
And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled.
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Isaiah 66:15–16
For, behold, the LORD will come with fire, and with his chariots like a whirlwind, to render his anger with fury, and his rebuke with flames of fire.
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Matthew 24:29
Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:
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