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Matthew 24:21
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KJ21
For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.
ASV
for then shall be great tribulation, such as hath not been from the beginning of the world until now, no, nor ever shall be.
AMP
For at that time there will be a great tribulation (pressure, distress, oppression), such as has not occurred since the beginning of the world until now, nor ever will [again].
AMPC
For then there will be great tribulation (affliction, distress, and oppression) such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now—no, and never will be [again].
BRG
For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.
CSB
For at that time there will be great distress, the kind that hasn’t taken place from the beginning of the world until now and never will again.
CSBA
For at that time there will be great distress, the kind that hasn’t taken place from the beginning of the world until now and never will again.
CEB
There will be great suffering such as the world has never before seen and will never again see.
CJB
For there will be trouble then worse than there has ever been from the beginning of the world until now, and there will be nothing like it again!
CEV
This will be the worst time of suffering since the beginning of the world, and nothing this terrible will ever happen again.
DARBY
for then shall there be great tribulation, such as has not been from [the] beginning of [the] world until now, nor ever shall be;
DLNT
For then there will be a great affliction such as has not taken place since the beginning of the world until now, nor ever will take place.
DRA
For there shall be then great tribulation, such as hath not been from the beginning of the world until now, neither shall be.
ERV
because it will be a time of great trouble. There will be more trouble than has ever happened since the beginning of the world. And nothing as bad as that will ever happen again.
EASY
Great troubles will happen to people at that time. Nothing as bad has ever happened before, since the beginning of the world. Nothing as bad will ever happen again.
EHV
For at that time there will be great distress, unlike any that has happened since the beginning of the world until now, and unlike any that will happen again.
ESV
For then there will be great tribulation, such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now, no, and never will be.
ESVUK
For then there will be great tribulation, such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now, no, and never will be.
EXB
because at that time there will be much ·trouble [distress; T tribulation]. There will be more ·trouble [distress; T tribulation]. than there has ever been since the beginning of the world until now, and nothing as bad will ever happen again [Dan. 12:1].
GNV
For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not from the beginning of the world to this time, nor shall be.
GW
There will be a lot of misery at that time, a kind of misery that has not happened from the beginning of the world until now and will certainly never happen again.
GNT
For the trouble at that time will be far more terrible than any there has ever been, from the beginning of the world to this very day. Nor will there ever be anything like it again.
HCSB
For at that time there will be great tribulation, the kind that hasn’t taken place from the beginning of the world until now and never will again!
ICB
This is because at that time there will be much trouble. There will be more trouble than has ever happened since the beginning of the world. And nothing as bad as that will ever happen again.
ISV
because at that time there will be great suffering, the kind that hasn’t happened from the beginning of the world until now and certainly won’t ever happen again.
PHILLIPS
“When the time comes, then, that you see the ‘abomination of desolation’ prophesied by Daniel ‘standing in the sacred place’—the reader should note this—then is the time for those in Judea to escape to the hills. A man on his house-top must not waste time going into his house to collect anything; a man at work in the fields must not go back home to fetch his clothes. Alas for the pregnant, alas for those with tiny babies at that time! Pray God that you may not have to make your escape in the winter or on the Sabbath day, for then there will be great misery, such as has never happened from the beginning of the world until now, and will never happen again! Yes, if those days had not been cut short no human being would survive. But for the sake of God’s people those days are to be shortened.
JUB
for then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.
KJV
For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.
AKJV
for then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.
LSB
For then there will be a great tribulation, such as has not occurred since the beginning of the world until now, nor ever will.
LEB
For at that time there will be great tribulation, such as has not happened from the beginning of the world until now, nor ever will happen.
TLB
For there will be persecution such as the world has never before seen in all its history and will never see again.
MSG
“This is going to be trouble on a scale beyond what the world has ever seen, or will see again. If these days of trouble were left to run their course, nobody would make it. But on account of God’s chosen people, the trouble will be cut short.
MEV
For then will be great tribulation, such as has not happened since the beginning of the world until now, no, nor ever shall be.
MOUNCE
For then there will be great suffering, such as has not been from the beginning of the world until · now, and will never be again.
NOG
There will be a lot of misery at that time, a kind of misery that has not happened from the beginning of the world until now and will certainly never happen again.
NABRE
for at that time there will be great tribulation, such as has not been since the beginning of the world until now, nor ever will be.
NASB
For then there will be a great tribulation, such as has not occurred since the beginning of the world until now, nor ever will again.
NASB1995
For then there will be a great tribulation, such as has not occurred since the beginning of the world until now, nor ever will.
NCB
For at that time there will be great suffering that has not been equaled since the beginning of the world until now, and will never again be duplicated.
NCV
because at that time there will be much trouble. There will be more trouble than there has ever been since the beginning of the world until now, and nothing as bad will ever happen again.
NET
For then there will be great suffering unlike anything that has happened from the beginning of the world until now, or ever will happen.
NIRV
There will be terrible suffering in those days. It will be worse than any other from the beginning of the world until now. And there will never be anything like it again.
NIV
For then there will be great distress, unequaled from the beginning of the world until now—and never to be equaled again.
NIVUK
For then there will be great distress, unequalled from the beginning of the world until now – and never to be equalled again.
NKJV
For then there will be great tribulation, such as has not been since the beginning of the world until this time, no, nor ever shall be.
NLV
In those days there will be very much trouble and pain and sorrow. It has never been this bad from the beginning of the world and never will be again.
NLT
For there will be greater anguish than at any time since the world began. And it will never be so great again.
NMB
For then will be great tribulation, such as was not from the beginning of the world to this time, nor will be.
NRSVA
For at that time there will be great suffering, such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now, no, and never will be.
NRSVACE
For at that time there will be great suffering, such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now, no, and never will be.
NRSVCE
For at that time there will be great suffering, such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now, no, and never will be.
NRSVUE
For at that time there will be great suffering, such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now, no, and never will be.
NTFE
Yes: there’s going to be such great suffering then as has never been since the start of the world until now—no, and won’t ever be again.
OJB
For then will be Tzarah Gedolah (Great Tribulation) such as has not been from Reshit HaOlam (Beginning of the World) until now nor will it by any means happen again.
RGT
“For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not from the beginning of the world to this time, nor shall be.
RSV
For then there will be great tribulation, such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now, no, and never will be.
RSVCE
For then there will be great tribulation, such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now, no, and never will be.
TLV
For then there will be great trouble, such as has not happened since the beginning of the world until now, nor ever will.
VOICE
For the tribulation will be unparalleled—hardships of a magnitude that has not been seen since creation and that will not be seen again.
WEB
for then there will be great suffering, such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now, no, nor ever will be.
WE
The trouble then will be bigger than any other trouble since God made the world. And there never will be any trouble as big as that.
WYC
For then shall be great tribulation, what manner was not from the beginning of the world to now [what manner was not from the beginning of the world till now], neither shall be made.
YLT
for there shall be then great tribulation, such as was not from the beginning of the world till now, no, nor may be.
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