⁸ For ^(A)nation will rise against nation, and ^(B)kingdom against kingdom. There will be ^(C)earthquakes in various places; there will be ^(D)famines. These are but the beginning of the birth pains.

⁴ And out came another horse, ^(A)bright red. Its rider was permitted ^(B)to take peace from the earth, so that people should slay one another, and he was given a great sword.

²⁸ And one of them named ^(A)Agabus stood up and foretold ^(B)by the Spirit that there would be a great ^(C)famine over all the world (this took place in the days of ^(D)Claudius).

³ While people are saying, “There is peace and security,” then ^(A)sudden destruction will come upon them ^(B)as labor pains come upon a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.

⁸ All these are but the beginning of ^(A)the birth pains.

¹³ And ^(A)on that day a great panic from the Lord shall fall on them, so that ^(B)each will seize the hand of another, and the hand of the one will be raised against the hand of the other.

²² and ^(A)to overthrow the throne of kingdoms. I am about to destroy the strength of the kingdoms of the nations, and ^(B)overthrow the chariots and their riders. And the horses and their riders shall go down, ^(C)every one by the sword of his brother.