Matthew 24:2-8
New American Standard Bible
4And Jesus answered and said to them, 'See to it that no one misleads you.
5For many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and they will mislead many people.
6And you will be hearing of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not alarmed, for those things must take place, but that is not yet the end.
7For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be famines and earthquakes in various places.
8But all these things are merely the beginning of birth pains.
King James Version
3And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?
4And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you.
5For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.
6And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.
7For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.
Christian Standard Bible
4Jesus replied to them: "Watch out that no one deceives you.
5For many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am the Messiah,’ and they will deceive many.
6You are going to hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not alarmed, because these things must take place, but the end is not yet.
7For nation will rise up against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places.
8All these events are the beginning of labor pains.
New Living Translation
4Jesus told them, 'Don’t let anyone mislead you,
5for many will come in my name, claiming, ‘I am the Messiah.’ They will deceive many.
6And you will hear of wars and threats of wars, but don’t panic. Yes, these things must take place, but the end won’t follow immediately.
7Nation will go to war against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in many parts of the world.
8But all this is only the first of the birth pains, with more to come.
English Standard Version
3As he sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately, saying, "Tell us, when will these things be, and what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?"
4And Jesus answered them, "See that no one leads you astray.
5For many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and they will lead many astray.
6And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not alarmed, for this must take place, but the end is not yet.
7For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be famines and earthquakes in various places.
8All these are but the beginning of the birth pains.
New International Version
4Jesus answered: "Watch out that no one deceives you.
5For many will come in my name, claiming, ‘I am the Messiah,’ and will deceive many.
6You 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.
7Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places.
8All these are the beginning of birth pains.
New King James Version
4And Jesus answered and said to them: “Take heed that no one deceives you.
5For many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will deceive many.
6And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not troubled; for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.
7For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be famines, pestilences, and earthquakes in various places.
8All these are the beginning of sorrows.