Mark 13:20 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

If the Lord   had not cut those days short,   no one would be saved. But he cut those days short for the sake of the elect,   whom he chose.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

And unless the Lord had shortened the days, no human being would be saved (rescued); but for the sake of the elect, His chosen ones (those whom He picked out for Himself), He has shortened the days. [Dan. 12:1.]

American Standard Version (1901)

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.

Common English Bible

If the Lord hadn’t shortened that time, no one would be rescued. But for the sake of the chosen ones, the ones whom God chose, he has cut short the time.

Catholic Public Domain Version

And unless the Lord had shortened the days, no flesh would be saved. But, for the sake of the elect, whom he has chosen, he has shortened the days.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

And unless the Lord had shortened the days, no flesh should be saved: but for the sake of the elect which he hath chosen, he hath shortened the days.

Mark 13:20 Cross References

Isaiah 1:9

If the Lord of Armies had not left us a few survivors, we would be like Sodom, we would resemble Gomorrah.

Isaiah 6:13

Though a tenth will remain in the land, it will be burned again. Like the terebinth or the oak that leaves a stump when felled, the holy seed  is the stump.

Matthew 24:22

Unless those days were cut short, no one would   be saved. But those days will be cut short because of the elect.

Mark 13:19

For those will be days of tribulation,   the kind that hasn’t been from the beginning of creation,   which God created, until now and never will be again.

Mark 13:21

‘Then if anyone tells you, “See, here is the Messiah!   See, there! ” do not believe it.