Mark 13:7
And when ye may hear of wars and rumors of wars, be not alarmed, for it must happen, but the end is not yet.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In Context
6For many will come in my name, saying, I am, and they will lead many astray.
Cross References
2 Samuel 14:14For we must die, and are as water split on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again, neither does God take away life, but devises means that he who is banished be not an outcast from him.
Psalms 46:1God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
Proverbs 3:25Be not afraid of sudden fear, nor of the desolation of the wicked, when it comes.
Jeremiah 4:19My anguish, my anguish! I am pained at my very heart. My heart is disquieted in me. I cannot hold my peace, because thou have heard, O my soul, the sound of the trumpet, the alarm of war.
Matthew 18:7Woe to the world because of stumbling-blocks. For it is necessary that the stumbling-blocks come, yet woe to that man through whom the stumbling-block comes.
Luke 21:9And when ye may hear of wars and tumults, do not be alarmed, for these things must first happen, but the end is not straightaway.
Matthew Henry on Mark 13:6-14
Great Afflictions Foretold. 5 And Jesus answering them began to say, Take heed lest any man deceive you: 6 For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many. 7 And when ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars, be ye not troubled: for such things must needs be; but the end shall not be yet. 8 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. 9… Read the whole commentary →