## Then he said to them ##

"Then Jesus said to his disciples." Since this is just a continuation of Jesus speaking from the previous verse, some languages may prefer not to say "Then he said to them."

## Nation will rise against nation ##

This can be translated as "One nation will attack another nation."

## Nation ##

This refers to ethnic groups of people rather than to countries.

## kingdom against kingdom ##

"kingdom will rise against kingdom" or "one kingdom will attack another" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis]])

## famines and plagues ##

"there will be famines and plagues" or "times of hunger and diseases that kill many people"

## terrifying events ##

"events that terrify people" or "events that cause people to be very afraid"