And if there be yet a tenth in it, it also shall in turn be eaten up: as a terebinth, and as an oak, whose stock remaineth, when they are felled; so the holy seed is the stock thereof.\par
Matthew 24:22 - American Standard Version 2015 And except those days had been shortened, no flesh would have been saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition 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. American Standard Version (1901) And except those days had been shortened, no flesh would have been saved: but for the elect’s sake those days shall be shortened. Common English Bible 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. Catholic Public Domain Version And unless those days had been shortened, no flesh would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, those days shall be shortened. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And unless those days had been shortened, no flesh should be saved: but for the sake of the elect those days shall be shortened. |
And if there be yet a tenth in it, it also shall in turn be eaten up: as a terebinth, and as an oak, whose stock remaineth, when they are felled; so the holy seed is the stock thereof.\par
And it shall come to pass, that in all the land, saith Jehovah, two parts therein shall be cut off and die; but the third shall be left therein.
For I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle; and the city shall be taken, and the houses rifled, and the women ravished; and half of the city shall go forth into captivity, and the residue of the people shall not be cut off from the city.
For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall show great signs and wonders; so as to lead astray, if possible, even the elect.
And he shall send forth his angels with {\b a great {\i sound of a} trumpet,} and {\b they shall gather together} his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.\par
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.
And shall not God avenge his elect, that cry to him day and night, and {\i yet} he is longsuffering over them?
for {\i the children} being not yet born, neither having done anything good or bad, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of him that calleth,
Therefore I endure all things for the elect's sake, that they also may obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.
Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the elect who are sojourners of the Dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,