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

4Yeshua answered them, “Be careful that no one leads you astray! 5For many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am the Messiah,’ and will lead many astray. You will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not alarmed, for this must happen but it is not yet the end. 7For nation will rise up against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be famines and earthquakes in various places. 8But all these things are only 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andδέde · thenG1161
• ye shallμέλλωmellō · to ensueG3195
• hearἀκούωakouō · to hearG191
• of warsπόλεμοςpolēmos · warG4171
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• rumoursἀκοήakoē · hearingG189
• see thatὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
• ye beθροέωthroeō · to alarmG2360
• notμήmē · notG3361
• forγάρgar · forG1063
• allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• mustδεῖdei · be necessaryG1163
• come to passγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
• butἀλλάalla · butG235
• the endὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the endτέλοςtelos · goal/taxG5056
• isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• not yetοὔπωoupō · not yetG3768

Cross-references for Matthew 24:6

• Jeremiah 4:19My stomach, my stomach! I writhe in anguish! The pain of my heart! My heart is pounding within me! I cannot keep silent because I have heard, O my soul, the sound of the shofar, the battle-cry of war.
• Jeremiah 6:22Thus says Adonai: “Look, a people coming from a northern land, a great nation roused from the ends of the earth!
• Jeremiah 8:15We hoped for shalom, but it is no good, for a time of healing —and suddenly, terror!”
• Jeremiah 47:6O sword of Adonai, how long until you are quiet? Go back into your sheath, rest and be still.
• Ezekiel 7:24I will bring the wicked of the nations. They will possess their houses. So I will end the pride of the strong, when their holy places are profaned.
• Ezekiel 14:17Or if I bring a sword on that land and say: ‘Let the sword go through the land,’ so that I cut off man and beast from it;
• Ezekiel 21:9Since I will cut off from you both the righteous and the wicked, therefore My sword will come out of its sheath against all flesh from the south to the north.
• Daniel 11:1“And in the first year of Darius the Mede, I took my stand to support and protect him).
• Mark 13:7When you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be alarmed, for this must happen but it is not yet the end.
• Luke 21:9And when you hear of wars and chaos, do not be terrorized. For these things need to happen first, but the end will not come at once.”
• Psalms 27:1Of David. Adonai is my light and my salvation: whom should I fear? Adonai is the stronghold of my life: whom should I dread?
• Psalms 46:1For the music director, of the sons of Korah, according to Alamoth, a song.
• Psalms 112:7He is not afraid of bad news— his heart is steadfast, trusting in Adonai.
• Isaiah 8:12“Do not say: ‘It’s a conspiracy!’ about everything that these people call a conspiracy. You must not fear or tremble at what they fear.
• Isaiah 12:2Behold, God is my salvation! I will trust and will not be afraid. For the Lord Adonai is my strength and my song. He also has become my salvation.”
• Isaiah 26:3You keep in perfect peace one whose mind is stayed on You, 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