Verse Comparison: Luke 21:23
American Standard Version
Woe unto them that are with child and to them that give suck in those days! for there shall be great distress upon the land, and wrath unto this people.
Amplified® Bible
Alas for those who are pregnant and for those who have babies which they are nursing in those days! For great misery {and} anguish {and} distress shall be upon the land and indignation {and} punishment {and} retribution upon this people.
Contemporary English Version
It will be an awful time for women who are expecting babies or nursing young children! Everywhere in the land people will suffer horribly and be punished.
Darby English Version
But woe to them that are with child and to them who give suck in those days, for there shall be great distress upon the land and wrath upon this people.
Good News Bible
How terrible it will be in those days for women who are pregnant and for mothers with little babies! Terrible distress will come upon this land, and God's punishment will fall on this people.
International Standard Version
"How terrible it will be for those women who are pregnant or who are nursing babies in those days! For there will be great distress in the land and wrath on this people.
King James Version
But woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck, in those days! for there shall be great distress in the land, and wrath upon this people.
New American Standard Bible
"Woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing babies in those days; for there will be great distress upon the land and wrath to this people;
New International Version
How dreadful it will be in those days for pregnant women and nursing mothers! There will be great distress in the land and wrath against this people.
New King James Version
But woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing babies in those days! For there will be great distress in the land and wrath upon this people.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"Woe to those who have become pregnant and to those who nurse babies in those days; for there will come great distress upon the land and wrath to this people;
Young's Literal Translation
`And wo to those with child, and to those giving suck, in those days; for there shall be great distress on the land, and wrath on this people;