Matthew 24:6

Matthew 24:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.
• New International Version (NIV)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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not alarmed, for this must take place, but the end is not yet.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not troubled; for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.

Context of Matthew 24:6

4Jesus answered, “See to it that no one deceives you. 5For many will come in My name, claiming, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will deceive many. You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. These things must happen, but the end is still to come. 7Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places. 8All these are the beginning of birth pains.

Matthew 24:6 word by word

μελλήσετε δὲ ἀκούειν πολέμους καὶ ἀκοὰς πολέμων· ὁρᾶτε, μὴ θροεῖσθε· δεῖ γὰρ γενέσθαι ἀλλ᾽ οὔπω ἐστὶν τὸ τέλος.¶Read the interlinear

• ·δέde · thenG1161
• You willμέλλωmellō · to ensueG3195
• hear ofἀκούωakouō · to hearG191
• warsπόλεμοςpolēmos · warG4171
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• rumorsἀκοήakoē · hearingG189
• but see to itὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
• that you are not alarmedμήmē · notG3361
• that you are not alarmedθροέωthroeō · to alarmG2360
• ·γάρgar · forG1063
• mustδεῖdei · be necessaryG1163
• happenγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
• butἀλλάalla · butG235
• theὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• endτέλοςtelos · goal/taxG5056
• isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• still to comeοὔπωoupō · not yetG3768

Cross-references for Matthew 24:6

• Jeremiah 4:19My anguish, my anguish! I writhe in pain! Oh, the pain in my chest! My heart pounds within me; I cannot be silent. For I have heard the sound of the horn, the alarm of battle.
• Jeremiah 6:22This is what the LORD says: “Behold, an army is coming from the land of the north; a great nation is stirred up from the ends of the earth.
• Jeremiah 8:15We hoped for peace, but no good has come, for a time of healing, but there was only terror.
• Jeremiah 47:6‘Alas, O sword of the LORD, how long until you rest? Return to your sheath; cease and be still!’
• Ezekiel 7:24So I will bring the most wicked of nations to take possession of their houses. I will end the pride of the mighty, and their holy places will be profaned.
• Ezekiel 14:17Or if I bring a sword against that land and say, ‘Let a sword pass through it,’ so that I cut off from it both man and beast,
• Ezekiel 21:9“Son of man, prophesy and tell them that this is what the Lord says: ‘A sword, a sword, sharpened and polished—
• Daniel 11:1“And I, in the first year of Darius the Mede, stood up to strengthen and protect him.
• Mark 13:7When you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be alarmed. These things must happen, but the end is still to come.
• Luke 21:9When you hear of wars and rebellions, do not be alarmed. These things must happen first, but the end is not imminent.”
• Psalms 27:1The LORD is my light and my salvation— whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life— whom shall I dread?
• Psalms 46:1God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in times of trouble.
• Psalms 112:7He does not fear bad news; his heart is steadfast, trusting in the LORD.
• Isaiah 8:12“Do not call conspiracy everything these people regard as conspiracy. Do not fear what they fear; do not live in dread.
• Isaiah 12:2Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. For the LORD GOD is my strength and my song, and He also has become my salvation.”
• Isaiah 26:3You will keep in perfect peace the steadfast of mind, because he trusts in You.

Commentaries on Matthew 24:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6The next signs given by our Lord are wars and rumors of wars, etc. - These may be seen in Josephus, Ant. b. xviii. c. 9; War, b. ii. c. 10; especially as to the rumors of wars, when Caligula ordered his statue to be set up in the temple of God, which the Jews having refused, had every reason to expect a war with the Romans, and were in such consternation on the occasion that they even neglected to till their land.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6And ye shall hear of wars … - It is recorded in the history of Rome that violent agitations prevailed in the Roman empire previous to the destruction of Jerusalem. Four emperors, Nero, Galba, Otho, and Vitellius, suffered violent deaths in the short space of eighteen months. In consequence of these changes in the government, there were commotions throughout the empire. Parties were formed, and bloody and violent wars were the consequence of attachment to…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 4-28Verses 4-28 The disciples had asked concerning the times, When these things should be? Christ gave them no answer to that; but they had also asked, What shall be the sign? This question he answers fully. The prophecy first respects events near at hand, the destruction of Jerusalem, the end of the Jewish church and state, the calling of the Gentiles, and the setting up of Christ's kingdom in the world; but it also looks to the general judgment; and toward…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6These things must happen: This shows that times of trouble are part of God’s plan as he moves history toward its conclusion (see Matthew 24:7, 29–30; 2 Thessalonians 2:8–12). the end: This might mean the end of a period (like in AD 70) or the end of human history as we know it (compare Matthew 24:13–14; see also 10:22; 13:39–40, 49).Read the comment

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Commentaries on Matthew 24

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings