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"For nation will rise up againstnation, and kingdomagainstkingdom; there will be earthquakes in variousplaces; there will also be famines. Thesethings are merely the beginning of birthpangs.
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"But be on your guard; for they will 1deliver you to the courts, and you will be flogged2in the synagogues, and you will standbeforegovernors and kings for My sake, as a testimony to them.