Matthew 24:8

But all these things are the beginning of birth pains.

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In The King James Version

All these are the beginning of sorrows.

In Context

7For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; and there will be famines, plagues, and earthquakes in various places.

9Then they will deliver you up to oppression, and will kill you. You will be hated by all of the nations for my name’s sake.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 28:59then Adonai will make your plagues fearful, and the plagues of your offspring, even great plagues, and of long duration, and severe sicknesses, and of long duration.

Isaiah 9:17Therefore 'Adonay [Lord] will not rejoice over their young men, 2 neither will he have racham ·compassionate merciful love· on their orphans and widows; 1 for everyone is profane and an evildoer, 2 and every mouth speaks folly. 1 For all this his anger is not turned away, 2 but his hand is stretched out still. 1

Isaiah 10:4They will only bow down under the prisoners, 2 and will fall under the slain. 1 For all this his anger is not turned away, 2 but his hand is stretched out still.

Matthew Henry on Matthew 24:5-32

Awful Predictions. 4 And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you. 5 For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many. 6 And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. 7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places. 8 All these are the beginning of sorrows. 9 Then shall… Read the whole commentary →

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