Matthew 24:7-9

Expanded Bible

⁷ Nations will ·fight [^Lrise up] against other nations, and kingdoms against other kingdoms. There will be ·times when there is no food for people to eat [famines], and there will be earthquakes in ·different [various] places. ⁸ All these things are ·like the first pains when something new is about to be born [^Lthe beginning of the birth pains].

⁹ “Then people will arrest you, hand you over to be ·hurt [persecuted; tortured], and kill you. ·They [The world; ^LAll nations] will hate you because ·you believe in me [you follow me; ^Lof my name].