Mark 13:20

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Mark 13:20

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

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.

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KJV

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.

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WEB

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.

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ASV

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.

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BLB

Berean Literal Bible

And if [the] Lord did not shorten the days, not any flesh would have been saved; but because of the chosen whom He chose, He shortened the days.

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Mark 13

¹⁸ Pray that this will not occur in the winter.

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

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.

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

²² For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform signs and wonders to deceive even the elect, if that were possible.

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