And in those times there was no peace to the one who went out, nor to the one who came in, but great turmoil was on all the inhabitants of the lands.

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In those days it was not safe to travel about,(A) for all the inhabitants of the lands were in great turmoil.

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“In the days of (A)Shamgar, son of Anath,
In the days of (B)Jael,
(C)The highways were deserted,
And the travelers walked along the byways.

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“In the days of Shamgar son of Anath,(A)
    in the days of Jael,(B) the highways(C) were abandoned;
    travelers took to winding paths.(D)

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And you will hear of (A)wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not troubled; for [a]all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. For (B)nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be (C)famines, [b]pestilences, and earthquakes in various places.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 24:6 NU omits all
  2. Matthew 24:7 NU omits pestilences

You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come. Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom.(A) There will be famines(B) and earthquakes in various places.

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The Lord shall (A)preserve[a] your going out and your coming in
From this time forth, and even forevermore.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 121:8 keep

the Lord will watch over your coming and going
    both now and forevermore.(A)

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When the men of Israel saw that they were in danger (for the people were distressed), then the people (A)hid in caves, in thickets, in rocks, in holes, and in pits.

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When the Israelites saw that their situation was critical and that their army was hard pressed, they hid(A) in caves and thickets, among the rocks, and in pits and cisterns.(B)

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The Coming of the Son of Man(A)

25 (B)“And there will be signs in the sun, in the moon, and in the stars; and on the earth distress of nations, with perplexity, the sea and the waves roaring;

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25 “There will be signs in the sun, moon and stars. On the earth, nations will be in anguish and perplexity at the roaring and tossing of the sea.(A)

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