Luke 21:10

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“Then He told them, “Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom.”

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BSBPD

“Then He told them, “Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

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

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“Then said he to them, `Nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Luke 21:10 — 10 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 2 Chronicles 15:5In those days there was no safety for travelers, because the residents of the lands had many conflicts.
  2. Isaiah 19:2“So I will incite Egyptian against Egyptian; brother will fight against brother, neighbor against neighbor, city against city, and kingdom against kingdom.
  3. Haggai 2:21“Tell Zerubbabel governor of Judah that I am about to shake the heavens and the earth:
  4. Zechariah 14:2For I will gather all the nations for battle against Jerusalem, and the city will be captured, the houses looted, and the women ravished. Half of the city will go into exile, but the rest of the people will not be removed from the city.
  5. Zechariah 14:13On that day a great panic from the LORD will come upon them, so that each will seize the hand of another, and the hand of one will rise against the other.
  6. Mark 13:8Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places, as well as famines. These are the beginning of birth pains.
  7. Acts 2:19I will show wonders in the heavens above and signs on the earth below, blood and fire and billows of smoke.
  8. Acts 11:28One of them named Agabus stood up and predicted through the Spirit that a great famine would sweep across the whole world. (This happened under Claudius.)
  9. Hebrews 12:27The words “Once more” signify the removal of what can be shaken—that is, created things—so that the unshakable may remain.
  10. Revelation 6:2So I looked and saw a white horse, and its rider held a bow. And he was given a crown, and he rode out to overcome and conquer.

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