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Mark 13:8
King James Version
Mark 13:8
King James Version
8 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be famines and troubles: these are the beginnings of sorrows.
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Mark 13:8
New International Version
Mark 13:8
New International Version
8 Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places, and famines. These are the beginning of birth pains.
Mark 13:8
New Living Translation
Mark 13:8
New Living Translation
8 Nation will go to war against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in many parts of the world, as well as famines. But this is only the first of the birth pains, with more to come.
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Mark 13:8
New American Standard Bible
Mark 13:8
New American Standard Bible
8 For nation will rise up against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; there will be earthquakes in various places; there will also be famines. These things are only the beginning of birth pains.
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Mark 13:8
Amplified Bible
Mark 13:8
Amplified Bible
8 For nation will rise up against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; there will be earthquakes in various places; there will be famines. These things are the beginning of the [a]birth pangs [the intolerable anguish and suffering].
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- Mark 13:8 The Jews used this phrase to describe the unprecedented trouble that would occur prior to Messiah’s advent (as recorded in the Talmud).
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