Matthew 24:7
“For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdome against kingdome, and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes in diuers places.”
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Matthew 24:7 Context
5For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ: and shall deceiue many. 6And yee shall heare of warres, and rumors of warres: See that yee be not troubled: for all these things must come to passe, but the end is not yet. 7For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdome against kingdome, and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes in diuers places. 8All these are the beginning of sorrowes. 9Then shall they deliuer you vp to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and yee shall bee hated of all nations for my names sake.
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Other Translations for Matthew 24:7
For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.
- King James Version
"For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and in various places there will be famines and earthquakes.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; and there shall be famines and earthquakes in divers places.
- American Standard Version (1901)
For nation will be moved against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and men will be without food, and the earth will be shaking in different places;
- Basic English Bible
For nation shall rise up against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; and there shall be famines and pestilences, and earthquakes in divers places.
- Darby Bible
For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there will be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes in divers places.
- Webster's Bible
For nation will rise in arms against nation, kingdom against kingdom, and there will be famines and earthquakes in various places;
- Weymouth Bible
For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; and there will be famines, plagues, and earthquakes in various places.
- World English Bible
Folk schal rise togidere ayens folc, and rewme ayens rewme, and pestilences, and hungris, and the erthemouyngis schulen be bi placis;
- Wycliffe Bible
`For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places;
- Youngs Literal Bible
People's Bible Notes for Matthew 24:7
Mt 24:7 Famines. The natural result of civil wars. Tacitus, the Roman historian, says of this period: ``It was full of calamities, horrible with battles, rent with seditions, savage in peace itself.''