Must needs come to pass (δε γενεσθα). Already there were outbreaks against the Jews in Alexandria, at Seleucia with the slaughter …

For such things must necessarily be.—Better, for it must necessarily be.

The Venerable Bede: Because the Lord, when some were praising the buildings of the temple, had clearly answered that all these …

Wars and rumors of war must not be a cause for alarm, for these are within God’s purposes. When they occur, they must not be mistaken as introducin…

And when you shall hear of wars, and rumours of wars
Among the Jews themselves, and with the Romans:

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Our Lord Jesus, in reply to the disciples' question, does not so much satisfy their curiosity as direct their consciences. When many are deceived, …