Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version For then there will be great distress, unequaled from the beginning of the world until now—and never to be equaled again. New Living Translation For there will be greater anguish than at any time since the world began. And it will never be so great again. English Standard Version For then there will be great tribulation, such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now, no, and never will be. Berean Standard Bible For at that time there will be great tribulation, unseen from the beginning of the world until now, and never to be seen again. Berean Literal Bible For then there will be great tribulation, such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now, and never shall be. King James Bible For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be. New King James Version For then there will be great tribulation, such as has not been since the beginning of the world until this time, no, nor ever shall be. New American Standard Bible For then there will be a great tribulation, such as has not occurred since the beginning of the world until now, nor ever will again. NASB 1995 “For then there will be a great tribulation, such as has not occurred since the beginning of the world until now, nor ever will. NASB 1977 for then there will be a great tribulation, such as has not occurred since the beginning of the world until now, nor ever shall. Legacy Standard Bible For then there will be a great tribulation, such as has not occurred since the beginning of the world until now, nor ever will. Amplified Bible For at that time there will be a great tribulation (pressure, distress, oppression), such as has not occurred since the beginning of the world until now, nor ever will [again]. Christian Standard Bible For at that time there will be great distress, the kind that hasn’t taken place from the beginning of the world until now and never will again. Holman Christian Standard Bible For at that time there will be great tribulation, the kind that hasn’t taken place from the beginning of the world until now and never will again! American Standard Version for then shall be great tribulation, such as hath not been from the beginning of the world until now, no, nor ever shall be. Contemporary English Version This will be the worst time of suffering since the beginning of the world, and nothing this terrible will ever happen again. English Revised Version for then shall be great tribulation, such as hath not been from the beginning of the world until now, no, nor ever shall be. GOD'S WORD® Translation There will be a lot of misery at that time, a kind of misery that has not happened from the beginning of the world until now and will certainly never happen again. Good News Translation For the trouble at that time will be far more terrible than any there has ever been, from the beginning of the world to this very day. Nor will there ever be anything like it again. International Standard Version because at that time there will be great suffering, the kind that hasn't happened from the beginning of the world until now and certainly won't ever happen again. Majority Standard Bible For at that time there will be great tribulation, unmatched from the beginning of the world until now, and never to be seen again. NET Bible For then there will be great suffering unlike anything that has happened from the beginning of the world until now, or ever will happen. New Heart English Bible for then there will be great oppression, such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now, no, nor ever will be. Webster's Bible Translation For then shall be great tribulation, such as hath not been since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be. Weymouth New Testament for it will be a time of great suffering, such as never has been from the beginning of the world till now, and assuredly never will be again. World English Bible for then there will be great suffering, such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now, no, nor ever will be. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionfor there will then be great tribulation, such as was not from the beginning of the world until now, no, nor may be. Berean Literal Bible For then there will be great tribulation, such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now, and never shall be. Young's Literal Translation for there shall be then great tribulation, such as was not from the beginning of the world till now, no, nor may be. Smith's Literal Translation For then shall be great pressure, such as has not been from the beginning of the world till now, nor should be. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleFor there shall be then great tribulation, such as hath not been from the beginning of the world until now, neither shall be. Catholic Public Domain Version For then there will be a great tribulation, such as has not been from the beginning of the world until the present, and such as will not be. New American Bible for at that time there will be great tribulation, such as has not been since the beginning of the world until now, nor ever will be. New Revised Standard Version For at that time there will be great suffering, such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now, no, and never will be. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleFor then will be great suffering, such as has never happened from the beginning of the world until now, and never will be again. Aramaic Bible in Plain English For then there will be great suffering, which has not been from the beginning of the world even until now, neither will be. NT Translations Anderson New Testamentfor then shall be great affliction, such as has not been from the beginning of the world till now, nor shall ever be. Godbey New Testament Haweis New Testament For then the tribulation will be great, such as never was from the beginning of the world, and never more shall be. Mace New Testament for the desolation will be so dreadful, the like was never seen since the beginning of the world, no, nor ever shall be again. Weymouth New Testament for it will be a time of great suffering, such as never has been from the beginning of the world till now, and assuredly never will be again. Worrell New Testament Worsley New Testament Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Abomination of Desolation…20Pray that your flight will not occur in the winter or on the Sabbath. 21For at that time there will be great tribulation, unmatched from the beginning of the world until now, and never to be seen again. 22If those days had not been cut short, nobody would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, those days will be cut short.… Cross References Daniel 12:1 “At that time Michael, the great prince who stands watch over your people, will rise up. There will be a time of distress, the likes of which will not have occurred from the beginning of nations until that time. But at that time your people—everyone whose name is found written in the book—will be delivered. Revelation 7:14 “Sir,” I answered, “you know.” So he replied, “These are the ones who have come out of the great tribulation; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. Joel 2:2 a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and blackness. Like the dawn overspreading the mountains a great and strong army appears, such as never was of old, nor will ever be in ages to come. Jeremiah 30:7 How awful that day will be! None will be like it! It is the time of Jacob’s distress, but he will be saved out of it. Revelation 16:18 And there were flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder, and a great earthquake the likes of which had not occurred since men were upon the earth—so mighty was the great quake. Mark 13:19 For those will be days of tribulation unseen from the beginning of God’s creation until now, and never to be seen again. Luke 21:23-24 How miserable those days will be for pregnant and nursing mothers! For there will be great distress upon the land and wrath against this people. / They will fall by the edge of the sword and be led captive into all the nations. And Jerusalem will be trodden down by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled. Revelation 3:10 Because you have kept My command to persevere, I will also keep you from the hour of testing that is about to come upon the whole world, to test those who dwell on the earth. Isaiah 13:9-13 Behold, the Day of the LORD is coming—cruel, with fury and burning anger—to make the earth a desolation and to destroy the sinners within it. / For the stars of heaven and their constellations will not give their light. The rising sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light. / I will punish the world for its evil and the wicked for their iniquity. I will end the haughtiness of the arrogant and lay low the pride of the ruthless. ... Zephaniah 1:15-18 That day will be a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of destruction and desolation, a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and blackness, / a day of horn blast and battle cry against the fortified cities, and against the high corner towers. / I will bring such distress on mankind that they will walk like the blind, because they have sinned against the LORD. Their blood will be poured out like dust and their flesh like dung. ... Ezekiel 5:9 Because of all your abominations, I will do to you what I have never done before and will never do again. Daniel 9:26 Then after the sixty-two weeks the Messiah will be cut off and will have nothing. Then the people of the prince who is to come will destroy the city and the sanctuary. The end will come like a flood, and until the end there will be war; desolations have been decreed. Revelation 6:15-17 Then the kings of the earth, the nobles, the commanders, the rich, the mighty, and every slave and free man hid in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains. / And they said to the mountains and the rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of the One seated on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb. / For the great day of Their wrath has come, and who is able to withstand it?” Isaiah 24:1-6 Behold, the LORD lays waste the earth and leaves it in ruins. He will twist its surface and scatter its inhabitants— / people and priest alike, servant and master, maid and mistress, buyer and seller, lender and borrower, creditor and debtor. / The earth will be utterly laid waste and thoroughly plundered. For the LORD has spoken this word. ... Amos 5:18-20 Woe to you who long for the Day of the LORD! What will the Day of the LORD be for you? It will be darkness and not light. / It will be like a man who flees from a lion, only to encounter a bear, or who enters his house and rests his hand against the wall, only to be bitten by a snake. / Will not the Day of the LORD be darkness and not light, even gloom with no brightness in it? Treasury of Scripture For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be. Psalm 69:22-28 Let their table become a snare before them: and that which should have been for their welfare, let it become a trap… Isaiah 65:12-16 Therefore will I number you to the sword, and ye shall all bow down to the slaughter: because when I called, ye did not answer; when I spake, ye did not hear; but did evil before mine eyes, and did choose that wherein I delighted not… Isaiah 66:15,16 For, behold, the LORD will come with fire, and with his chariots like a whirlwind, to render his anger with fury, and his rebuke with flames of fire… Jump to Previous Assuredly Beginning Distress Equaled Great Occurred Oppression Sorrow Start Suffering Time Tribulation Unequaled WorldJump to Next Assuredly Beginning Distress Equaled Great Occurred Oppression Sorrow Start Suffering Time Tribulation Unequaled WorldMatthew 24 1. Jesus foretells the destruction of the temple;3. what and how great calamities shall be before it; 29. the signs of his coming to judgment. 36. And because that day and hour are unknown, 42. we ought to watch like good servants, expecting our Master's coming. For at that time This phrase sets a specific period in eschatological prophecy, indicating a future event. The Greek word used here is "τότε" (tote), which means "then" or "at that time." It signifies a pivotal moment in history, a divinely appointed time when God's plan unfolds. In the context of Matthew 24, Jesus is speaking about the end times, a period of significant upheaval and fulfillment of prophecy. This phrase reminds believers of God's sovereignty over time and history, encouraging them to trust in His perfect timing. there will be great tribulation unmatched from the beginning of the world until now and never to be seen again Parallel Commentaries ... Greek Forγὰρ (gar) Conjunction Strong's 1063: For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason. at that time τότε (tote) Adverb Strong's 5119: Then, at that time. From ho and hote; the when, i.e. At the time that. there will be ἔσται (estai) Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. great μεγάλη (megalē) Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular Strong's 3173: Large, great, in the widest sense. tribulation, θλῖψις (thlipsis) Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular Strong's 2347: Persecution, affliction, distress, tribulation. From thlibo; pressure. unmatched οἵα (hoia) Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Feminine Singular Strong's 3634: Probably akin to ho, hos, and hosos; such or what sort of; especially the neuter with negative, not so. from ἀπ’ (ap’) Preposition Strong's 575: From, away from. A primary particle; 'off, ' i.e. Away, in various senses. [the] beginning ἀρχῆς (archēs) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular Strong's 746: From archomai; a commencement, or chief. of [the] world κόσμου (kosmou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Strong's 2889: Probably from the base of komizo; orderly arrangement, i.e. Decoration; by implication, the world (morally). until ἕως (heōs) Preposition Strong's 2193: A conjunction, preposition and adverb of continuance, until. now, νῦν (nyn) Adverb Strong's 3568: A primary particle of present time; 'now'; also as noun or adjective present or immediate. [and] οὐδ’ (oud’) Conjunction Strong's 3761: Neither, nor, not even, and not. From ou and de; not however, i.e. Neither, nor, not even. never οὐ (ou) Adverb Strong's 3756: No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not. to be [seen again]. γένηται (genētai) Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Middle - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 1096: A prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be, i.e. to become, used with great latitude. Links Matthew 24:21 NIVMatthew 24:21 NLT Matthew 24:21 ESV Matthew 24:21 NASB Matthew 24:21 KJV Matthew 24:21 BibleApps.com Matthew 24:21 Biblia Paralela Matthew 24:21 Chinese Bible Matthew 24:21 French Bible Matthew 24:21 Catholic Bible NT Gospels: Matthew 24:21 For then there will be great oppression (Matt. Mat Mt) |
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