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Mark 13:8 — compare English translations

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  • World English Bible Public Domain
    For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places. There will be famines and troubles. These things are the beginning of birth pains.
  • King James Version Public Domain
    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.
  • unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
    For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places; there will be famines. These things the beginning of birth pains.

unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).

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