Revelation 6:4 depicts the red horse taking peace so men slay each other—the same end-time war Jesus calls the beginning of birth pains.

In 1 Thessalonians 5:3, labor pains picture sudden destruction for those claiming peace — mirrors the 'beginning of birth pains'.

Matthew 24:8 uses the identical phrase 'beginning of birth pains' in the parallel Olivet Discourse, reinforcing this end-times metaphor.

Zechariah 14:13 describes a panic from God where each person attacks another—the same mutual destruction Jesus lists as a birth pain.

Luke 21:10 continues the parallel — nation rising against nation, same list of end-time signs.

Luke 21:9 parallels this verse — warns not to be terrified by wars, as the end is not immediate.

Matthew 24:6 is a parallel account — uses identical language about wars and rumors of wars.

In Jeremiah 51:46, rumors of war and ruler against ruler echo the 'wars and rumors' Jesus warns about.

In Micah 4:10, the same birth-pains metaphor describes Zion's exile — both link labor pains to coming crisis.

In Isaiah 29:6, earthquakes accompany divine judgment on Jerusalem — echoes the seismic signs here.

Jeremiah 6:24 speaks of 'pain like that of a woman in labor' gripping the people from fear of invasion, mirroring the same imagery.

Jeremiah 4:31 portrays Daughter Zion's anguish as 'a cry as of a woman in labor,' a direct parallel to the birth-pain metaphor for judgment.

Micah 4:9 instructs Daughter Zion to writhe like a woman in labor, using the birth-pain metaphor for exile and restoration.

Jeremiah 50:43 depicts the king of Babylon gripped by 'pain like that of a woman in labor,' using the same metaphor for fear.

Jeremiah 49:24 says Damascus experiences 'pain like that of a woman in labor' from panic, a shared metaphor for distress.

Jeremiah 22:23 describes pangs like a woman in labor for those living in luxury, linking the metaphor to impending disaster.

Jeremiah 13:21 asks if pain will grip like a woman in labor, using this metaphor for betrayal and coming judgment.

Acts 11:28 records a famine prophesied by Agabus, fulfilling the famines Jesus listed among the birth pains—a historical instance of the sign.