Matthew 24:8

Matthew 24:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)All these are the beginning of sorrows.
• English Standard Version (ESV)All these are but the beginning of the birth pains.
• New King James Version (NKJV)All these are the beginning of sorrows.
• New Living Translation (NLT)But all this is only the first of the birth pains, with more to come.

Context of Matthew 24:8

6You 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. 7Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places. All these are the beginning of birth pains. 9“Then you will be handed over to be persecuted and put to death, and you will be hated by all nations because of me. 10At that time many will turn away from the faith and will betray and hate each other,

Matthew 24:8 word by word

πάντα δὲ ταῦτα ἀρχὴ ὠδίνων.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• ·δέde · thenG1161
• theseοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• the beginningἀρχήarchē · beginningG746
• of sorrowsὠδίνōdin · laborG5604

Cross-references for Matthew 24:8

• Leviticus 26:18“ ‘If after all this you will not listen to me, I will punish you for your sins seven times over.
• Deuteronomy 28:59the Lord will send fearful plagues on you and your descendants, harsh and prolonged disasters, and severe and lingering illnesses.
• Isaiah 9:12Arameans from the east and Philistines from the west have devoured Israel with open mouth. Yet for all this, his anger is not turned away, his hand is still upraised.
• Isaiah 10:4Nothing will remain but to cringe among the captives or fall among the slain. Yet for all this, his anger is not turned away, his hand is still upraised.
• 1 Thessalonians 5:3While people are saying, “Peace and safety,” destruction will come on them suddenly, as labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.
• 1 Peter 4:17For it is time for judgment to begin with God’s household; and if it begins with us, what will the outcome be for those who do not obey the gospel of God?

Commentaries on Matthew 24:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8All these are the beginning of sorrows - , travailing pains. The whole land of Judea is represented under the notion of a woman in grievous travail; but our Lord intimates, that all that had already been mentioned were only the first pangs and throes, and nothing in comparison of that hard and death-bringing labor, which should afterwards take place. From the calamities of the nation in general, our Lord passes to those of the Christians; and, indeed, the…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8The beginning of sorrows - Far heavier calamities are yet to come before the end.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. 8beginning of birth pains: God's people should expect intense suffering right before the second coming of Jesus (see also Mathhew 24:29–31; Isaiah 13:8; 26:17; Jeremiah 4:31; 6:24; Micah 4:9–10).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