Mark 13:20

And unless the Lord shortened those days, no flesh would be saved: but for the sake of the elect, whom He chose, He shortened the days.

1902 William Baxter Godbey NT

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 these days will be tribulation, such as has never been from the beginning of creation which God created, until now, and never may be.

21And if then one may say to you, Lo, here is Christ; or, Lo, there; believe not.

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Cross References

Matthew 24:22And if those days were not shortened, no life would be saved: but for the sake of the elect those days will be shortened.

Romans 11:23But these also, if they may not abide in unbelief, shall 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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