Matthew 24:8

Easy To Read Version

These things are like the first pains when something new is born.

Cross References

Isaiah 10:4

You will have to bow down like a prisoner. You will fall down like a dead person. But that will not help you! God will still be angry. God will still be ready to punish you.

Isaiah 9:12

The Lord will bring the Arameans from the east and the Philistines from the west. Those enemies will defeat Israel with their armies. But the Lord will still be angry with Israel. The Lord will still be ready to punish the people.

Isaiah 9:17

All the people are evil. So the Lord is not happy with the young men. And the Lord will not show mercy to their widows and orphans. {\cf2\super [111]} Why? Because all the people are evil. The people do things that are against God. The people speak lies. So God will continue to be angry with the people. God will continue to punish the people.

Isaiah 9:21

(\{This means\} Manasseh will fight against Ephraim, and Ephraim will fight against Manasseh. And then both of them will turn against Judah.)

Hosea 13:13

\{His punishment\} will be like the pain a woman feels giving birth.\par He will not be a wise son.\par The time will come for his birth,\par and he will not survive.\par

Mark 13:8

Nations will fight against other nations. Kingdoms will fight against other kingdoms. There will be times when there is no food for people to eat. And there will be earthquakes in different places. These things are like the first pains when something new is born.

Luke 21:12

“But before all these things happen, people will arrest you and do bad things to you. People will judge you in their synagogues {\cf2\super [333]} and put you in jail. You will be forced to stand before kings and governors. People will do all these things to you because you follow me.

Deuteronomy 28:59

the Lord will give you and your descendants [187] many troubles. Your troubles and diseases will be terrible!

1 Thessalonians 5:3

People will say, “We have peace and we are safe.” At that time destruction will come to them quickly. Destruction will come like the pains of a woman who is having a baby. And those people will not escape.

James 5:1

You rich people, listen! Cry and be very sad because much trouble will come to you.