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

4And Jesus answering said to them, See that no one mislead you. 5For many shall come in my name, saying, I am the Christ, and they shall mislead many. But ye will hear of wars and rumours of wars. See that ye be not disturbed; for all [these things] must take place, but it is not yet the end. 7For nation shall rise up against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; and there shall be famines and pestilences, and earthquakes in divers places. 8But all these [are the] beginning of throes.

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

• hearἀκούωakouō · to hearG191
• warsπόλεμοςpolēmos · warG4171
• Seeὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
• beεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• thingsμέλλωmellō · to ensueG3195
• placeγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
• endτέλοςtelos · goal/taxG5056

Cross-references for Matthew 24:6

• Jeremiah 4:19My bowels! my bowels! I am in travail! [Oh,] the walls of my heart! My heart maketh a noise in me; I cannot hold my peace: for thou hearest, my soul, the sound of the trumpet, the clamour of war.
• Jeremiah 6:22Thus saith Jehovah: Behold, a people cometh from the north country, and a great nation is stirred up from the uttermost parts of the earth.
• Jeremiah 8:15Peace is looked for, and there is no good; a time of healing, and behold, terror.
• Jeremiah 47:6Alas! sword of Jehovah, how long wilt thou not be quiet? Withdraw into thy scabbard, rest, and be still.
• Ezekiel 7:24Therefore will I bring the worst of the nations, and they shall possess their houses; and I will make the pride of the strong to cease; and their sanctuaries shall be profaned.
• Ezekiel 14:17Or [if] I bring the sword upon that land, and say, Sword, go through the land, so that I cut off man and beast from it,
• Ezekiel 21:9Son of man, prophesy, and say, Thus saith Jehovah: Say, A sword, a sword is sharpened, and also furbished.
• Daniel 11:1And I, in the first year of Darius the Mede, I stood to confirm and to strengthen him.
• Mark 13:7But when ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars, be not disturbed, for [this] must happen, but the end is not yet.
• Luke 21:9And when ye shall hear of wars and tumults, be not terrified, for these things must first take place, but the end is not immediately.
• Psalms 27:1Jehovah is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? Jehovah is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
• Psalms 46:1God is our refuge and strength, a help in distresses, very readily found.
• Psalms 112:7He shall not be afraid of evil tidings; his heart is fixed confiding in Jehovah;
• Isaiah 8:12Ye shall not say, Conspiracy, of everything of which this people saith, Conspiracy; and fear ye not their fear, and be not in dread.
• Isaiah 12:2Behold, God is my salvation: I will trust, and not be afraid; for Jah, Jehovah, is my strength and song, and he is become my salvation.
• Isaiah 26:3Thou wilt keep in perfect peace the mind stayed [on thee], for he confideth in thee.

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