What does "Tribulation" mean in the Bible?
Trouble or affiction of any kind (Deut. 4:30; Matt. 13:21; 2 Cor. 7:4). Tribulation appears in 7 verses across 4 books of the Bible.
What does the Bible say about Tribulation?
Trouble or affiction of any kind (Deut. 4:30; Matt. 13:21; 2 Cor. 7:4). In Rom. 2:9 “tribulation and anguish” are the penal sufferings that shall overtake the wicked. In Matt. 24:21, 29, the word denotes the calamities that were to attend the destruction of Jerusalem.
Definition text: Easton's Bible Dictionary · 1897. Public domain.
Compiled by Protos: the verse list on this page. Where one name belongs to more than one person or place, each of them gets a separate entry.
What is the Greek word for Tribulation?
Greek · G2347
θλῖψις
thlipsis
pressure
TBESG, from Abbott-Smith (1922). Public domain.
Where does Tribulation appear in the Bible?
Tribulation is referenced in 7 verses across 4 books. Every passage below is about this one, not just every verse the word turns up in.
- John 16:33
- Matthew 24:21
- Matthew 24:29
- Mark 13:19
- Mark 13:24
- Revelation 2:22
- Revelation 7:14
What else appears in these passages?
These turn up in the same passages as Tribulation.
Common questions
How many times does the Bible mention Tribulation?
Tribulation appears in 7 verses across 4 books, most often in Matthew, which accounts for 2 of them.
Which books of the Bible mention Tribulation?
Matthew, Mark, Revelation, John.
Where can I read every verse about Tribulation?
This page lists 7 of them. Protos carries all 7, and opens this entry on the verse you are reading rather than in a separate tab.
