Matthew 24:8 - Forerunner Commentary

Matthew 24:8

6 And you will hear of ^awars and rumors of wars. See that you are not troubled; for¹ all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.

7 For ^anation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be ^bfamines, pestilences, and earthquakes in various places.

8 All these are the beginning of sorrows.

9 ^a“Then they will deliver you up to tribulation and kill you, and you will be hated by all nations for My name’s sake.

10 And then many will be offended, will betray one another, and will hate one another.

11 Then ^amany false prophets will rise up and ^bdeceive many.

12 And because lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow ^acold.

13 ^aBut he who endures to the end shall be saved.

14 And this ^agospel of the kingdom ^bwill be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come.

The Great Tribulation

15 ^a“Therefore when you see the ^b‘abomination of desolation,’ spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place” ^c(whoever reads, let him understand),

16 “then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.

17 Let him who is on the housetop not go down to take anything out of his house.

18 And let him who is in the field not go back to get his clothes.

19 But ^awoe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing babies in those days!

20 And pray that your flight may not be in winter or on the Sabbath.

21 For ^athen there will be great tribulation, such as has not been since the beginning of the world until this time, no, nor ever shall be.

22 And unless those days were shortened, no flesh would be saved; ^abut for the elect’s sake those days will be shortened.

23 ^a“Then if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or ‘There!’ do not believe it.

Verse Comparison: Matthew 24:8

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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;

New English Translation
All¹ these things are the beginning of birth pains.

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