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Mark 13:7-8 KJV
Mark · chapter 13 · verses 7–8
7And when ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars, be ye not troubled: for such things must needs be; but the end shall not be yet. 8For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be famines and troubles: these are the beginnings of sorrows.Mark 13:7-8 · King James Version
Mark 13:7-8 in context
5And Jesus answering them began to say, Take heed lest any man deceive you:
6For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.
7And when ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars, be ye not troubled: for such things must needs be; but the end shall not be yet.
8For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be famines and troubles: these are the beginnings of sorrows.
9But take heed to yourselves: for they shall deliver you up to councils; and in the synagogues ye shall be beaten: and ye shall be brought before rulers and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them.
10And the gospel must first be published among all nations.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- earthquakesseismosa shaking, a commotion, a tempest, an earthquakeG4578 →
- beginningsarchēbeginning, origin, the person or thing that commences, the first person or thing in a…G746 →
- troubledthroeōto cry aloud, make a noise by outcry, in the NT, to trouble, frighten, to be troubled in…G2360 →
- troublestarachēdisturbance, commotion, metaph. a tumult, seditionG5016 →
- rumoursakoēthe sense of hearing, the organ of hearing, the ear, the thing heard, instruction, namely…G189 →
- againstepiupon, on, at, by, before, of position, on, at, by, over, against, to, over, on, at…G1909 →
- kingdombasileiaroyal power, kingship, dominion, rule, not to be confused with an actual kingdom but…G932 →
- famineslimosscarcity of harvest, famineG3042 →
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Our Lord Jesus, in reply to their question, sets himself, not so much to satisfy their curiosity as to direct their consciences; leaves them still in the dark concerning the times and seasons, which the father has kept in his own power, and which it was not for them to know;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 5-13