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Mark 13:12

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KJV ORIGINAL

Now the brother shall betray the brother to death, and the father the son; and children shall rise up against their parents, and shall cause them to be put to death.

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Brothers will turn in their own brothers to be killed, and fathers will do the same to their sons. Kids will turn against their parents and have them put to death.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

Even the closest family bonds will shatter when the world gets dark enough.

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