KJV King James Version
And except that the Lord had shortened those days, no flesh should be saved: but for the elect’s sake, whom he hath chosen, he hath shortened the days.
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Mark 13:20
And except that the Lord had shortened those days, no flesh should be saved: but for the elect’s sake, whom he hath chosen, he hath shortened the days.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
If the Lord had not cut short those days, nobody would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, whom He has chosen, He has cut them short.
WEB World English Bible
Unless the Lord had shortened the days, no flesh would have been saved; but for the sake of the chosen ones, whom he picked out, he shortened the days.
ASV American Standard Version
And except the Lord had shortened the days, no flesh would have been saved; but for the elect’s sake, whom he chose, he shortened the days.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and if the Lord did not shorten the days, no flesh had been saved; but because of the chosen, whom He did choose to Himself, He did shorten the days.
Surrounding context — Mark 13
17 But woe to them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days!
18 And pray ye that your flight be not in the winter.
19 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.
20 And except that the Lord had shortened those days, no flesh should be saved: but for the elect’s sake, whom he hath chosen, he hath shortened the days.
21 And then if any man shall say to you, Lo, here [is] Christ; or, lo, [he is] there; believe [him] not:
22 For false Christs and false prophets shall rise, and shall shew signs and wonders, to seduce, if [it were] possible, even the elect.
23 But take ye heed: behold, I have foretold you all things.
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καὶG2532 · kaiandεἰG1487 · eiifμὴG3361 · mēnotἐκολόβωσενG2856 · koloboōto shortenκύριοςG2962 · kurioslord: GodτὰςG3588 · hothe/this/whoἡμέρας,G2250 · hēmeradayοὐκG3756 · ounoἂνG302 · anifἐσώθηG4982 · sōzōto saveπᾶσαG3956 · pasallσάρξ·G4561 · sarxfleshἀλλὰG235 · allabutδιὰG1223 · diathrough/because ofτοὺςG3588 · hothe/this/whoἐκλεκτοὺςG1588 · eklektosselectοὓςG3739 · hos, hēwhichἐξελέξατοG1586 · eklegōto selectἐκολόβωσενG2856 · koloboōto shortenτὰςG3588 · hothe/this/whoἡμέρας.G2250 · hēmeraday
Cross-references
Matthew 24:22And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect’s sake those days shall be shortened.Isaiah 65:8-9Thus saith the LORD, As the new wine is found in the cluster, and [one] saith, Destroy it not; for a blessing [is] in it: so will I do for my servants’ sakes, that I may not destroy them all.Zechariah 13:8-9And it shall come to pass, [that] in all the land, saith the LORD, two parts therein shall be cut off [and] die; but the third shall be left therein.Romans 11:28-32As concerning the gospel, [they are] enemies for your sakes: but as touching the election, [they are] beloved for the fathers’ sakes.Romans 11:5-7Even so then at this present time also there is a remnant according to the election of grace.Isaiah 6:13But yet in it [shall be] a tenth, and [it] shall return, and shall be eaten: as a teil tree, and as an oak, whose substance [is] in them, when they cast [their leaves: so] the holy seed [shall be] the substance thereof.Isaiah 1:9Except the LORD of hosts had left unto us a very small remnant, we should have been as Sodom, [and] we should have been like unto Gomorrah.Romans 11:23-24And they also, if they abide not still in unbelief, shall be graffed in: for God is able to graff them in again.
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