Matthew 24:22 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)22 And if those days had not been as short as they were no one would have been saved [i.e., from the devastating destruction]. But for the sake of the elect [i.e., God’s people], those days will be short. See the chapterMore versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 176922 And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened. See the chapterAmplified Bible - Classic Edition22 And if those days had not been shortened, no human being would endure and survive, but for the sake of the elect (God's chosen ones) those days will be shortened. See the chapterAmerican Standard Version (1901)22 And except those days had been shortened, no flesh would have been saved: but for the elect’s sake those days shall be shortened. See the chapterCommon English Bible22 If that time weren’t shortened, nobody would be rescued. But for the sake of the ones whom God chose, that time will be cut short. See the chapterCatholic Public Domain Version22 And unless those days had been shortened, no flesh would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, those days shall be shortened. See the chapter |