Matthew 24:8
All these are the beginning of sorrows.
Cross-references
Matthew 24:29
Parallel
In Matthew 24:29, the 'distress of those days' follows these birth pains — the same eschatological timeline within this discourse.
1 Thessalonians 5:3
Parallel
1 Thessalonians 5:3 uses the same 'labor pains' metaphor for sudden destruction — directly reinforcing Jesus' birth pains imagery.
Mark 13:8
Parallel
Mark 13:8 uses identical language 'beginning of birth pains' — a synoptic parallel to this verse.