Mark 13:20

And unless the Lord cut short the days, no flesh would have been saved, but because of the chosen, whom he chose, he cut short the days.

A Conservative Version

In The 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.

In Context

19For those days will be tribulation, such as has not happened from the beginning of the creation that God created until now, and no, will not happen.

21And then if any man should say to you, Lo, here is the Christ, or, Lo, there, do not believe.

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Cross References

Isaiah 1:9Unless LORD of hosts had left to us a seed (LXX/NT), we should have been as Sodom, we should have been like Gomorrah.

Isaiah 65:8Thus says LORD, As the new wine is found in the cluster, and [a man] says, Destroy it not, for a blessing is in it, so I will do for my servants' sake, that I may not destroy them all.

Matthew 24:22And if those days were not shortened, no flesh would be saved. But because of the chosen those days will be shortened.

Romans 11:23And also those, if they do not continue in their unbelief, will be grafted in, for God is able to graft them in again.

Matthew Henry on Mark 13:15-24

The Destruction of the Temple Foretold. 14 But when ye shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing where it ought not, (let him that readeth understand,) then let them that be in Judæa flee to the mountains: 15 And let him that is on the housetop not go down into the house, neither enter therein, to take any thing out of his house: 16 And let him that is in the field not turn back again for to take up his garment. 17 But woe to them that are with child, and to them that give… Read the whole commentary →

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