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ULTBut all these things are the beginning of birth pains.
FBVbut all these things are just the beginnings of birth pains.
TCNTBut all these things are the beginning of the labor pains.
T4TThese things will happen first. Then there will be other things that will happen before I return. What will happen will be like the first pains of childbirth MET].
LEBBut all these thingsare the beginning of birth pains. ¶
BBEBut all these things are the first of the troubles.
BshpsAll these are the begynnynges of sorowes. (All these are the beginnings of sorrows.)
GnvaAll these are but ye beginning of sorowes. (All these are but ye/you_all beginning of sorrows. )
CvdlAll these are the begynnynge of sorowes. (Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from marking of added words (and possibly capitalisation and punctuation))
TNTAll these are the beginninge of sorowes. (All these are the beginninge of sorrows. )
Wycland alle these ben bigynnyngis of sorewes. (and all these been beginningis of sorewes.)
LuthDa wird sich allererst die Not anheben. (So becomes itself/yourself/themselves allererst the Not anheben.)
ClVghæc autem omnia initia sunt dolorum.[fn] (hæc however everything initia are dolorum. )
24.8Hæc autem. Hæc autem omnia sunt initia, non consummatio quasi præconia Antichristi, vel excidii urbis. Hæc partim ad eversionem Judæorum, partim ad diem judicii pertinent, quia ita apostoli interrogaverunt de utroque.
24.8This however. This however everything are initia, not/no consummatio as_if præconia Antichristi, or excidii urbis. This partim to eversionem Yudæorum, partim to diem yudicii pertinent, because ita apostoli interrogaverunt about utroque.
UGNTπάντα δὲ ταῦτα ἀρχὴ ὠδίνων. (panta de tauta arⱪaʸ ōdinōn.)
SBL-GNTπάντα δὲ ταῦτα ἀρχὴ ὠδίνων. (panta de tauta arⱪaʸ ōdinōn.)
TC-GNTΠάντα δὲ ταῦτα ἀρχὴ ὠδίνων. (Panta de tauta arⱪaʸ ōdinōn. )
Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs (from our SR-GNT base).
The word But introduces what Jesus says about how these things are just the beginning in contrast to how bad they seemed when he described them in the previous verses. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that introduces this kind of contrast, or you could leave But untranslated. Alternate translation: [And yet,] or [However,]
The phrase all these things refers to the things that Jesus has said will happen. You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [all the things that I have described]
Jesus speaks of the events that he has described as if they were the beginning of birth pains. He means that, just like birth pains, they are difficult and painful things that eventually lead to a happy and wonderful result. If possible, you should maintain the figure of speech or express the idea in simile form. Alternate translation: [are like the beginning of birth pains]
By the time of the New Testament, the ancient city of Jerusalem had been transformed from the relatively small fortress of David’s day (2 Samuel 5:6-10; 1 Chronicles 11:4-9) into a major city with a Temple that rivaled the greatest temples in the Roman world. Just prior to Jesus’ birth, Herod the Great completely renovated and expanded the Temple of the Lord, and he also built a lavish palace for himself, various pools (where Jesus occasionally performed healings), public buildings, and military citadels, including the Antonia Fortress, which overlooked the Temple. Wealthy residents, including the high priest, occupied extravagant houses in the Upper City, while the poorer residents were relegated to less desirable areas like the Lower City. The Essene Quarter was so named because many of its residents belonged to the Essenes, a strict religious sect that was known for its careful attention to the law of Moses. Across the Kidron Valley lay the Garden of Gethsemane, where Jesus often met with his disciples (Matthew 26:36-46; Mark 14:32-53; John 18:1-14). Further east was the Mount of Olives, where Jesus began his triumphal entry one week before his crucifixion (Matthew 21:1-11; Mark 11:1-11; Luke 19:28-40; John 12:12-19), taught his disciples about the last days (Matthew 24-25; Mark 13), and eventually ascended to heaven after his resurrection (Luke 24:50-53; Acts 1:1-11).
