Verse Comparison: Matthew 24:8
American Standard Version
But all these things are the beginning of travail.
Amplified® Bible
All this is but the beginning [the early pains] of the birth pangs [of the intolerable anguish].
Contemporary English Version
But this is just the beginning of troubles.
Darby English Version
But all these [are the] beginning of throes.
Good News Bible
All these things are like the first pains of childbirth.
International Standard Version
But all these things are only the beginning of the birth pains."
King James Version
All these are the beginning of sorrows.
New American Standard Bible
"But all these things are {merely} the beginning of birth pangs.
New International Version
All these are the beginning of birth pains.
New King James Version
All these are the beginning of sorrows.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"But all these things merely begin the birth pangs.
Young's Literal Translation
and all these `are' the beginning of sorrows;