Similarities - Matthew 24 & Romans 8

Similarities: Matthew 24 & Romans 8


There are similarities between Matthew 24 and Romans 8. 

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The same Greek words that are used in both passages will be CAPITALIZED.

Matthew 24

Romans 8

"when the TIME is"

(Mark 13:33, parallel to Matthew 24:42)

"the sufferings (of) the present TIME"

(Romans 8:18)

"the Son (of) man coming on the clouds (of) heaven with power and great GLORY"

(Matthew 24:30)

"the GLORY about to-be-revealed to us"

(Romans 8:18)

"on that day the Son (of) Man IS-REVEALED"

(Luke 17:30-31, similar to Matthew 24:17-18)

"the glory about TO-BE-REVEALED to us"

(Romans 8:18)

"all these (things are a) beginning (of) birth-pains"

(Matthew 24:8)

"the whole creation is-groaning-together and suffering-birthpains-

together until the present"

(Romans 8:22)

The Greek word for "suffering-birthpains-together" [sunódinó 4944 in Greek, verb] is used only 1 time in the entire New Testament: only in Romans 8:22.


That Greek word comes in part from the Greek word for "birth-pains" [ódin 5604 in Greek, noun] which is only used 2 times in all the Gospels: only in Matthew 24:8 and in its parallel account in Mark 13:8.

"your REDEMPTION is-drawing-near"

(Luke 21:28, parallel to Matthew 24:30)

"eagerly-awaiting adoption-as-sons, the REDEMPTION (of) our body" 

(Romans 8:23)

The Greek word for "REDEMPTION" [apolutrósis 629 in Greek] is only used 1 time in all the Gospels: only in Luke 21:28.

"the (one) having-endured to (the) end — this (one) WILL-BE-SAVED"

(Matthew 24:13)

"WE-WERE-SAVED (in) hope [...] since we-hope-for what we-see not, we-are-eagerly-awaiting (it) through endurance"

(Romans 8:24-25)

"the LOVE (of) the majority will-grow-cold"

(Matthew 24:12)

"Who shall-separate us from the LOVE (of) Christ?"

(Romans 8:35)

The Greek word for "LOVE" [agapé 26 in Greek, noun] only appears 1 time in Matthew: only in Matthew 24:12.

"they-will-hand you over to AFFLICTION"

(Matthew 24:9)

"Who shall-separate us from the love (of) Christ? AFFLICTION, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword?"

(Romans 8:35)

"there-will-be FAMINES"

(Matthew 24:7)

"Who shall-separate us from the love (of) Christ? Affliction, or distress, or persecution, or FAMINE, or nakedness, or danger, or sword?"

(Romans 8:35)

The Greek word for "FAMINES" [limos 3042 in Greek] only appears 1 time in Matthew: only in Matthew 24:7.

"they-will-kill you"

(Matthew 24:9)

"Just as it-has-been-written that “For-your-sake we-are-being-put-to-death the whole day"

(Romans 8:36)


You can find below the details:


Matthew 24:42: "Therefore keep-watching, because you do not know (on) which day your Lord is-coming."

The parallel account in Mark reads: Mark 13:33: "Be-watching-out, be-keeping-alert, be-praying, for you-do not know when the TIME is."

Romans 8:18: "For I-consider that the sufferings (of) the present TIME (are) not worthy to the glory about to-be-revealed to us."



Matthew 24:30: "And then the sign (of) the Son (of) Man will-appear in (the) heaven. And at-that-time all the tribes (of) the earth will-beat-their-breasts. And they-will-see the Son (of) man coming on the clouds (of) heaven with power and great GLORY."

Romans 8:18: "For I-consider that the sufferings (of) the present time (are) not worthy to the GLORY about to-be-revealed to us."



Matthew 24:17: "Let the (one) upon the housetop not go-down to-take the (things) out-of his house."

Matthew 24:18: "And let the (one) in the field not turn behind to-take his cloak."

A similar account in Luke reads: 

Luke 17:30: "It-will-be the same (way) on that day the Son (of) Man IS-REVEALED."

Luke 17:31: "On that day, let (he) who will-be on the housetop and his goods in the house not go-down to-take them. And let the (one) in (a) field likewise not turn-back to the (things) behind."

Romans 8:18: "For I-consider that the sufferings (of) the present time (are) not worthy to the glory about TO-BE-REVEALED to us."



Matthew 24:8: "But all these (things are a) beginning (of) birth-pains [ōdinōn 5604 in Greek]."

Romans 8:22: "For we-know that the whole creation is-groaning-together and suffering-birthpains-together [sünōdinei 4944 in Greek] until the present."

The Greek word for "birth-pains" [ódin 5604 in Greek, noun] is only used 2 times in all the Gospels: only in Matthew 24:8 and in its parallel account in Mark 13:8.

The Greek word for "suffering-birthpains-together" [sunódinó 4944 in Greek, verb] is only used 1 time in the entire New Testament: only in Romans 8:22.

The Greek word for "suffering-birthpains-together" [sunódinó 4944 in Greek, verb] used in Romans 8:22 comes from the Greek word for "with" [sun 4862 in Greek, preposition] and the Greek word for "to-suffer-birth-pains" [ódinó 5605 in Greek, verb] which comes from "birth-pains" [ódin 5604 in Greek, verb] which is used in Matthew 24:8.



Matthew 24:30: "And then the sign (of) the Son (of) Man will-appear in (the) heaven. And at-that-time all the tribes (of) the earth will beat-their-breasts. And they will see the Son (of) man coming on the clouds (of) heaven with power and great glory."

The parallel account in Luke reads: Luke 21:27-28: "And then they-will-see the Son (of) Man coming in (a) cloud with power and great glory. Now (when) these (things are) beginning to-take-place, straighten-up and lift-up your heads, because your REDEMPTION is-drawing-near”."

Romans 8:23: "And not only (creation), but also ourselves having the firstfruit (of) the Spirit — we ourselves also are-groaning in ourselves while eagerly-awaiting adoption-as-sons, the REDEMPTION (of) our body."

The Greek word for "REDEMPTION" [apolutrósis 629 in Greek] is only used 1 time in all the Gospels: only in Luke 21:28.



Matthew 24:13: "But the (one) having-endured (hüpomeinas 5278 in Greek) to (the) end — this (one) WILL-BE-SAVED."

Romans 8:24: "For WE-WERE-SAVED (in) hope. But hope being-seen is not hope, for who hopes-for what he-sees?"

Romans 8:25: "But since we-hope-for what we-see not, we-are-eagerly-awaiting (it) through endurance (hüpomonēs 5281 in Greek)."

The Greek word for "endurance" [hupomoné 5278 in Greek, noun] used in Romans 8:25 comes from the Greek word for "having-endured" [hupomenó 5278 in Greek, verb] which is used in Matthew 24:13.




Matthew 24:12: "And the LOVE (of) the majority will-grow-cold because-of lawlessness being-multiplied."

Romans 8:35: "Who shall-separate us from the LOVE (of) Christ? Affliction, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword?"

The Greek word for "LOVE" [agapé 26 in Greek, noun] only appears 1 time in Matthew: only in Matthew 24:12.





Matthew 24:9: "Then they-will-hand you over to AFFLICTION, and they-will-kill you. And you-will-be being-hated by all the nations because-of My name."

Romans 8:35: "Who shall-separate us from the love (of) Christ? AFFLICTION, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword?"





Matthew 24:7: "For nation will-arise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there-will-be FAMINES and earthquakes in various-places."

Romans 8:35: "Who shall-separate us from the love (of) Christ? Affliction, or distress, or persecution, or FAMINE, or nakedness, or danger, or sword?"

The Greek word for "FAMINES" [limos 3042 in Greek] only appears 1 time in Matthew, and that 1 time is found in Matthew 24:7.




Matthew 24:9: "Then they-will-hand you over to affliction, and they-will-kill you. And you-will-be being-hated by all the nations because-of My name."

Romans 8:36: "Just as it-has-been-written that “For-your-sake we-are-being-put-to-death the whole day. We-were-considered as sheep (for) slaughter”."


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