Yesaya 19:2

19:2 “I will provoke civil strife in Egypt, ¹ 

brothers will fight with each other,

as will neighbors,

cities, and kingdoms. ² 

Matius 24:7

24:7 For nation will rise up in arms ³  against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be famines ⁴  and earthquakes ⁵  in various places.

Markus 13:8

13:8 For nation will rise up in arms ⁶  against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places, and there will be famines. ⁷  These are but the beginning of birth pains.

Lukas 21:10

Persecution of Disciples

21:10 Then he said to them, “Nation will rise up in arms ⁸  against nation, and kingdom against kingdom.

¹ tn Heb I will provoke Egypt against Egypt” (NAB similar).

² tn Heb “and they will fight, a man against his brother, and a man against his neighbor, city against city, kingdom against kingdom.” Civil strife will extend all the way from the domestic level to the provincial arena.

³ tn For the translation “rise up in arms” see L&N 55.2.

⁴ sn See Isa 5:13-14; 13:6-16; Hag 2:6-7; Zech 14:4.

⁵ tc Most witnesses (C Θ 0102 Ë^1,13 Ï) have “and plagues” (καὶ λοιμοί, kai loimoi) between “famines” (λιμοί, limoi) and “earthquakes” (σεισμοί, seismoi), while others have “plagues and famines and earthquakes” (L W 33 pc lat). The similarities between λιμοί and λοιμοί could explain how καὶ λοιμοί might have accidentally dropped out, but since the Lukan parallel has both terms (and W lat have the order λοιμοὶ καὶ λιμοί there too, as they do in Matthew), it seems more likely that scribes added the phrase here. The shorter reading does not enjoy overwhelming support ([א] B D 892 pc, as well as versional witnesses), but it is nevertheless significant; coupled with the internal evidence it should be given preference.

⁶ tn For the translation “rise up in arms” see L&N 55.2.

⁷ sn See Isa 5:13-14; 13:6-16; Hag 2:6-7; Zech 14:4.

⁸ tn For the translation “rise up in arms” see L&N 55.2.