Mark 13:19 For in those days shall be affliction, such as was not from the beginning of the creation which God created to this timeā¦ are not always the punishment of extraordinary sins, but sometimes the trial of extraordinary graces. Sanctified afflictions are spiritual promotions. (Matthew Henry.) Parallel Verses KJV: For in those days shall be affliction, such as was not from the beginning of the creation which God created unto this time, neither shall be. |