Mark 13:20

and if the LORD did not shorten the days, no flesh had been saved; but because of the chosen, whom He chose to Himself, He shortened the days.

Literal Standard 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 been from the beginning of the creation that God created, until now, and may not be [again];

21And then, if any may say to you, Behold, here [is] the Christ, or, Behold, there, you may not believe;

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Cross References

Isaiah 1:9Unless YHWH of Hosts had left a remnant to us, || Shortly—we had been as Sodom, || We had been like to Gomorrah!

Isaiah 65:8Thus said YHWH: “As the new wine is found in the cluster, || And one has said, Do not destroy it for a blessing [is] in it, || So I do for My servants’ sake, || Not to destroy the whole.

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

Romans 11:23And those also, if they may not remain in 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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