Mark 13:20 “If the Lord had not cut short those days, nobody would be saved. But f…”

Mark 13:20

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.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

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.

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.

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.

Geneva Bible 1599

And except that the Lord had shortened those dayes, no flesh shoulde be saued: but for the elects sake, which he hath chosen, he hath shortened those dayes.

Darby Translation

and if [the] Lord had not cut short those days, no flesh should have been saved; but on account of the elect whom he has chosen, he has cut short those days.

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.

Bible in Basic English

And if the Lord had not made the time short, no flesh would have been kept from destruction; but because of the saints he has made the time short.

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Cross references

“for”

Matthew 24:22 Romans 11:28–32 Isaiah 1:9 Isaiah 6:13 Romans 11:5–7 Isaiah 65:8

Matthew 24:22 · BSB

If those days had not been cut short, nobody would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, those days will be cut short.

Romans 11:28–32 · BSB

Regarding the gospel, they are enemies on your account; but regarding election, they are loved on account of the patriarchs.

Isaiah 1:9 · BSB

Unless the LORD of Hosts had left us a few survivors, we would have become like Sodom, we would have resembled Gomorrah.

Isaiah 6:13 · BSB

And though a tenth remains in the land, it will be burned again. As the terebinth and oak leave stumps when felled, so the holy seed will be a stump in the land.”

Romans 11:5–7 · BSB

In the same way, at the present time there is a remnant chosen by grace.

Isaiah 65:8 · BSB

This is what the LORD says: “As the new wine is found in a cluster of grapes, and men say, ‘Do not destroy it, for it contains a blessing,’ so I will act on behalf of My servants; I will not destroy them all.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

19For those will be days of tribulation unseen from the beginning of God’s creation until now, and never to be seen again.

21At that time if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or ‘There He is!’ do not believe it.

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