Mark 13:8
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be famines and troubles: these are the beginnings of sorrows.”
ἐπί
properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e. over, upon, etc.; of rest (with the dative case) at, on, etc.; of direction (with the accusative case) towards, upon, etc.
τόπος
places;
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τόπος
a spot (general in space, but limited by occupancy; whereas G5561 (χώρα) is a large but participle locality), i.e. location (as a position, home, tract, etc.); figuratively, condition, opportunity; specially, a scabbard
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ἐγείρω
Will rise up
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ἐγείρω
To raise up, to awaken, to arouse. Egeiro. He is not here He has risen. The resurrection is the pivot of history. Everything before it points to it. Everything after flows from it.
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ὠδίν
of birth pains are
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ὠδίν
Birth pangs, labour pains. Odin. The whole creation groans as in the pains of childbirth. Creation is not dying. It is labouring. A new world is coming. The groaning is temporary.
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σεισμός
earthquakes
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σεισμός
Earthquake, shaking. Seismos. There was a great earthquake for an angel of the Lord came down from heaven. Heaven breaks into earth to announce resurrection. He is risen.
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οὗτος
these.
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οὗτος
This, this one, this person. This is My Son whom I love. With Him I am well pleased. The words spoken over Jesus are spoken over you through your union with Him.
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ἔθνος
nation
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ἔθνος
Nation, people group, Gentile. Ethnos. Go and make disciples of all nations. Every people group on earth is included in God's redemptive plan. None are excluded.
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ταραχή
disturbance;
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ταραχή
disturbance, i.e. (of water) roiling, or (of a mob) sedition
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εἰμί
There will be
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εἰμί
I exist (used only when emphatic)
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λιμός
famines
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λιμός
a scarcity of food
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