Bible Strands
Luke 21:10
Then He told them, “Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jesus addresses his disciples during the Olivet discourse, immediately after warning them not to be alarmed by reports of wars and rebellions.
The words — ἐγερθὴσεται (egerthēsetai) translates literally as “will rise up,” and ἔθνος (ethnos) means “nation” or “people group.”
The thread — This pattern of national conflict appears in Mark 13:8 alongside other birth-pang signs and mirrors the widespread violence described in 2 Chronicles 15:5.
Why it lands — The text states that geopolitical upheaval is a fixed sequence before the end, requiring readers to maintain steady observation rather than fear.
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The Greek words
King James Version
Then said he unto them, Nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom:
Cross-references
- Mark 13:8 Nation 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.
- Acts 2:19 I will show wonders in the heavens above and signs on the earth below, blood and fire and billows of smoke.
- 2 Chronicles 15:5 In those days there was no safety for travelers, because the residents of the lands had many conflicts.
- Zechariah 14:2 For 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.
- Zechariah 14:13 On 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.
- Hebrews 12:27 The words “Once more” signify the removal of what can be shaken—that is, created things—so that the unshakable may remain.
- 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.
- Haggai 2:21 “Tell Zerubbabel governor of Judah that I am about to shake the heavens and the earth:
- Acts 11:28 One 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.)
- Revelation 6:2 So 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.