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Matthew 24:19

New Testament Gospel ASV (1901)

What does Matthew 24:19 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “But woe unto them that are with child and to them that give suck in those days!” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

But woe unto them that are with child and to them that give suck in those days!
Matthew 24:19 — American Standard Version

Context — Matthew 24

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
16then let them that are in Judaea flee unto the mountains:
17let him that is on the housetop not go down to take out things that are in his house:
18and let him that is in the field not return back to take his cloak.
19But woe unto them that are with child and to them that give suck in those days!
20And pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on a sabbath:
21for then shall be great tribulation, such as hath not been from the beginning of the world until now, no, nor ever shall be.
22And except those days had been shortened, no flesh would have been saved: but for the elect`s sake those days shall be shortened.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And woe unto them that are with child, etc.] Not that it should be criminal for them to be with child, or a judgment on them; for it was always esteemed a blessing to be fruitful, and bear children: but this expresses the miserable circumstances such would be in, who, by reason of their heavy burdens, would not be able to make so speedy a flight, as the case would require; or would be obliged to stay at home, and endure all the miseries of the siege: so that these words, as the following are not expressive of sin, or punishment, but of pity and concern for their misery and distress: and to them that give suck in those days; whose tender affection to their infants will not suffer them to…”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“Wo to them that are with child, and to them that give suck - Because they cannot so readily make their escape. Matthew 24:20”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Deu 28:53-56; Sa2 4:4; Kg2 15:16; Lam 4:3, Lam 4:4, Lam 4:10; Hos 13:16; Mar 13:17, Mar 13:18; Luk 21:23, Luk 23:29, Luk 23:30 Matthew 24:20”
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