Matthew 24:21

21 For then there will be great distress, unequaled from the beginning of the world until now—and never to be equaled again.

Matthew 24:21 in Other Translations

KJV
21 For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.
ESV
21 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.
NLT
21 For there will be greater anguish than at any time since the world began. And it will never be so great again.
MSG
21 "This is going to be trouble on a scale beyond what the world has ever seen, or will see again.
CSB
21 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!

Matthew 24:21 In-Context

19 How dreadful it will be in those days for pregnant women and nursing mothers!
20 Pray that your flight will not take place in winter or on the Sabbath.
21 For then there will be great distress, unequaled from the beginning of the world until now—and never to be equaled again.
22 “If those days had not been cut short, no one would survive, but for the sake of the elect those days will be shortened.
23 At that time if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Messiah!’ or, ‘There he is!’ do not believe it.

Cross References 1

  • 1. Ezekiel 5:9; Daniel 12:1; Joel 2:2
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