Matthew 24:6-15

6 You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come.
7 Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places.
8 All these are the beginning of birth pains.
9 “Then you will be handed over to be persecuted and put to death, and you will be hated by all nations because of me.
10 At that time many will turn away from the faith and will betray and hate each other,
11 and many false prophets will appear and deceive many people.
12 Because of the increase of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold,
13 but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved.
14 And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.
15 “So when you see standing in the holy place ‘the abomination that causes desolation,’[a] spoken of through the prophet Daniel—let the reader understand—

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Cross References 12

  • 1. Isaiah 19:2
  • 2. Acts 11:28
  • 3. Matthew 10:17
  • 4. John 16:2
  • 5. S John 15:21
  • 6. S Matthew 7:15
  • 7. S Mark 13:5
  • 8. S Matthew 10:22
  • 9. S Matthew 4:23
  • 10. Luke 2:1; Luke 4:5; Acts 11:28; Acts 17:6; S Romans 10:18; Colossians 1:6,23; Revelation 3:10; Revelation 16:14
  • 11. S Acts 6:13
  • 12. Daniel 9:27; Daniel 11:31; Daniel 12:11

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. Daniel 9:27; 11:31; 12:11
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