"Then said he unto them, Nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom:" — Luke 21:10

Luke 21:10 · KJV

“Then said he unto them, Nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom:”

— Luke 21:10

But when ye shall hear of wars and commotions, be not terrified: for these things must first come to pass; but the end {is} not by and by.

Verse 11

And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.

Luke 21 — Context

And he said, Take heed that ye be not deceived: for many shall come in my name, saying, I am {Christ}; and the time draweth near: go ye not therefore after them. {and the time: or, and, The time}

But when ye shall hear of wars and commotions, be not terrified: for these things must first come to pass; but the end {is} not by and by.

Then said he unto them, Nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom:

And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.

But before all these, they shall lay their hands on you, and persecute {you}, delivering {you} up to the synagogues, and into prisons, being brought before kings and rulers for my name's sake.

Cross References

Acts 2:19-20

And I will shew wonders in heaven above, and signs in the earth beneath; blood, and fire, and vapour of smoke:

Mark 13:8

For 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. {sorrows: the word in the original importeth "the pains of a woman in travail"}

Hebrews 12:27

And this {word}, Yet once more, signifieth the removing of those things that are shaken, as of things that are made, that those things which cannot be shaken may remain. {are shaken: or, may be shaken}

2 Chronicles 15:5-6

And in those times {there was} no peace to him that went out, nor to him that came in, but great vexations {were} upon all the inhabitants of the countries.

Zechariah 14:13

And it shall come to pass in that day, {that} a great tumult from the LORD shall be among them; and they shall lay hold every one on the hand of his neighbour, and his hand shall rise up against the hand of his neighbour.

Zechariah 14:2-3

For I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle; and the city shall be taken, and the houses rifled, and the women ravished; and half of the city shall go forth into captivity, and the residue of the people shall not be cut off from the city.

Isaiah 19:2

And I will set the Egyptians against the Egyptians: and they shall fight every one against his brother, and every one against his neighbour; city against city, {and} kingdom against kingdom. {set: Heb. mingle}

Haggai 2:21-22

Speak to Zerubbabel, governor of Judah, saying, I will shake the heavens and the earth;