Matthew 24:6

For ye shall hear battles, and opinions of battles; see ye that ye be not disturbed [or that ye be not distroubled]; for it behooveth these things to be done, but not yet is the end.

Wycliffe Modern Spelling

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

5For many shall come in my name, and shall say, I am Christ (or I am the Messiah); and they shall deceive many.

7For folk shall rise together against folk, and realm against realm, and pestilences, and hungers, and earth-movings shall be by places; (For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and plagues, and famines, and earthquakes shall be in places;)

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Cross References

Psalms 46:1To the overcomer, the song of the sons of Korah, for youths. Our God, thou art refuge, and virtue; helper in tribulations, that have found us greatly. ( For the choirmaster, a song by the Korahites, for youths. O God, thou art our refuge, and our strength; a great helper in the midst of all the troubles, that have found us.)

Isaiah 8:12Say ye not, It is swearing together, for why all things which this people speaketh is swearing together; and dread ye not the fearedfulness thereof, neither be ye afeared, (or and dread ye not, nor be ye afraid, of what they fear).

Isaiah 26:3The eld error is gone away; thou shalt keep peace, peace, for thou, Lord, we hoped in thee. (Thou shalt keep us in peace, Lord, for we have put away the old errors, yea, in perfect peace, for we who hope in thee.)

Jeremiah 4:19My womb acheth, my womb acheth; the wits of mine heart be troubled in me. I shall not be still, for my soul heard the voice of a trump, the cry of battle.

Jeremiah 8:15We abided peace, and no good was; we abided time of medicine, and lo! dread is. (We waited for peace, but no good came; (we waited for) a time of respite, and behold! there (is) only fear.)

Ezekiel 7:24And I shall bring (in) the worst of heathen men, and they shall have in possession the houses of them; and I shall make the pride of mighty men to cease, and enemies shall have in possession the saintuaries of them. (And I shall bring in the worst of the heathen, and they shall take possession of their houses; and I shall make the pride of the mighty to cease, and their enemies shall take possession of their sanctuaries.)

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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