Mark 13:8

Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition

Nations and kingdoms will go to war against each other. There will be earthquakes in many places, and people will starve to death. But this is just the beginning of troubles.

Cross References

Matthew 24:8

But this is just the beginning of troubles.

Isaiah 37:3

Isaiah, these are difficult and disgraceful times. Our nation is like a woman too weak to give birth, when it's time for her baby to be born.

Psalm 48:6

They trembled all over like women giving birth

Revelation 6:4

Then another horse came out. It was fiery red. And its rider was given the power to take away all peace from the earth, so people would slaughter one another. He was also given a big sword.

1 Thessalonians 5:3

People will think they are safe and secure. But destruction will suddenly strike them like the pains of a woman about to give birth. And they won't escape.

Acts 11:28

One of them was Agabus. Then with the help of the Spirit, he told that there would be a terrible famine everywhere in the world. And it happened when Claudius was Emperor.

Zechariah 14:13

The Lord will make them go into a frenzy and start attacking each other,

Haggai 2:22

and wipe out kings and their kingdoms. I will overturn war chariots, and then cavalry troops will start slaughtering each other.

Jeremiah 50:43

Ever since your king heard about this army, he has been weak with fear; he twists and turns in pain like a woman giving birth.

Jeremiah 49:24

You people of Damascus have lost your courage, and in panic you turn to run, gripped by fear and pain.

Jeremiah 25:32

The Lord All-Powerful says: You can see disaster spreading from far across the earth, from nation to nation like a horrible storm.

Jeremiah 22:23

Those who live in the palace paneled with cedar will groan with pain like women giving birth.

Jeremiah 13:21

You once trusted them to help, but now I'll let them rule you. What do you say about that? You will be in pain like a woman giving birth.

Jeremiah 6:24

Then the people said, “Just hearing about them makes us tremble with fear, and we twist and turn in pain like a woman giving birth.”

Isaiah 19:2

“I will punish Egypt with civil war— neighbors, cities, and kingdoms will fight each other.

Jeremiah 4:31

I heard groaning and crying. Was it a woman giving birth to her first child? No, it was Jerusalem, gasping for breath and begging for help. “I'm dying!” she said. “They have murdered me.”

2 Chronicles 15:6

Nations were destroying each other, and cities were wiping out other cities, because God was causing trouble and unrest everywhere.

Isaiah 29:6

I, the Lord All-Powerful, will come to your rescue with a thundering earthquake and a fiery whirlwind.

Mark 13:7

When you hear about wars and threats of wars, don't be afraid. These things will have to happen first, but that isn't the end.

Mark 13:9

Be on your guard! You will be taken to courts and beaten with whips in their synagogues. And because of me, you will have to stand before rulers and kings to tell about your faith.