Matthew 24:22

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

1902 William Baxter Godbey NT

In The King James Version

And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect’s sake those days shall be shortened.

In Context

21For then there will be great tribulation, such as has not been from the beginning of the world even until now nor ever may be.

23Then if any one may say to you, Lo, here is Christ, or, there: believe him not:

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Cross References

Matthew 22:14For many are called, but few elected.

Matthew 24:31And He will send forth His angels with a great trumpet, and they will gather His elect out of the four winds, from the extremities of the heavens, unto the extremities of the same.

Luke 18:7And shall not God avenge His elect, crying to Him day and night, and He is long-suffering over them?

Romans 11:25I do not wish you to be ignorant, brethren, as to this mystery, in order that you may not he wise with yourselves, that blindness in part has happened unto Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles may come in;

Matthew Henry on Matthew 24:5-32

Awful Predictions. 4 And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you. 5 For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many. 6 And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. 7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places. 8 All these are the beginning of sorrows. 9 Then shall… Read the whole commentary →

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