Mark
Mark 13:8
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.
Word by word
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nation | ἔθνος | ethnos | Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular | G1484 a race, people, the Gentiles |
| will rise | ἐγερθήσεται | egerthēsetai | Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G1453 I wake, arouse, raise up |
| against | ἐπ’ | ep’ | Preposition | G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at |
| nation | ἔθνος | ethnos | Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G1484 a race, people, the Gentiles |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| kingdom | βασιλεία | basileia | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G932 kingship, sovereignty, authority, rule, kingdom |
| against | ἐπὶ | epi | Preposition | G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at |
| kingdom | βασιλείαν | basileian | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G932 kingship, sovereignty, authority, rule, kingdom |
| There will be | ἔσονται | esontai | Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural | G1510 I am, exist |
| earthquakes | σεισμοὶ | seismoi | Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural | G4578 an earthquake, storm |
| in various | κατὰ | kata | Preposition | G2596 down from, against, according to, throughout, during |
| places | τόπους | topous | Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural | G5117 a place |
| famines | λιμοί | limoi | Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural | G3042 a famine, hunger |
| These | ταῦτα | tauta | Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Plural | G3778 this, he, she, it |
| beginning | ἀρχὴ | archē | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G746 ruler, beginning |
| of birth pains | ὠδίνων | ōdinōn | Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural | G5604 the pain of childbirth, severe agony |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Matthew 24:8 · Psalm 48:6 · Haggai 2:22 · Isaiah 37:3 · 1 Thessalonians 5:3
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.