Mark 13:20 BSB — MannaFest

Mark 13:20

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.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

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.

KJV

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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Commentary

3 voices

Theophylact of Ohrid

Catena Aurea by Aquinas (1107)

That is, if the Roman war had not been soon finished, no flesh should be saved; that is, no Jew should have escaped; but for the elect's sake, whom he hath chosen, that is, for the sake of the believing Jews, or who were hereafter to believe, He hath shortened the days, that is, the war was soon finished, for God foresaw that many Jews would believe after the destruction of the city; for which reason He would not suffer the whole race to be utterly destroyed.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament (1755)

The elect - The Christians: whom he hath chosen - That is, hath taken out of, or separated from, the world, through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth. He hath shortened - That is, will surely shorten.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

J.C. Ryle

1816–1900

Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: Mark (lightly modernized text, Grace Gems edition) (1857)

We are taught in these verses the lawfulness of using means to provide for our own personal safety . The language of our Lord Jesus Christ on the subject is clear and unmistakable — "Let those who be in Judea FLEE to the mountains — let him that is on the housetop not go down into the house — let him that is in the field not turn back again — pray you that your flight be not in the winter."

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Original language & word study

21 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
καὶ	kai	And	G2532 →
εἰ	ei	only	G1487 →
μὴ	mē	unless	G3361 →
ἐκολόβωσεν	ekolobōsen	shortened	G2856 →
κύριος	kurios	[the] Lord	G2962 →
τὰς	tas	the	G3588 →
ἡμέρας,	hēmeras	days,	G2250 →
οὐκ	ouk	not	G3756 →
ἂν	an	then would	G302 →
ἐσώθη	esōthē	there have been saved	G4982 →
πᾶσα	pasa	any	G3956 →
σάρξ·	sarx	flesh;	G4561 →
ἀλλὰ	alla	but	G235 →
διὰ	dia	on account of	G1223 →
τοὺς	tous	the	G3588 →
ἐκλεκτοὺς	eklektous	elect	G1588 →
οὓς	hous	whom	G3739 →
ἐξελέξατο	exelexato	He chose	G1586 →
ἐκολόβωσεν	ekolobōsen	He has shortened	G2856 →
τὰς	tas	the	G3588 →
ἡμέρας.	hēmeras	days.	G2250 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Isaiah 6:13
And though a tenth remains in the land, it will be burned again. As the terebinth and oak leave stumps when felled, so the holy seed will be a stump in the land.”
leads to
- Job 14:7–9
  For there is hope for a tree: If it is cut down, it will sprout again, and its tender shoots will not fail.
- Romans 11:5–6
  In the same way, at the present time there is a remnant chosen by grace.
- Genesis 22:18
  And through your offspring all nations of the earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice.”
- Isaiah 65:8–9
  This is what the LORD says: “As the new wine is found in a cluster of grapes, and men say, ‘Do not destroy it, for it contains a blessing,’ so I will act on…
Through
Matthew 24:22
If those days had not been cut short, nobody would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, those days will be cut short.
leads to
- 2 Timothy 2:10
  For this reason I endure all things for the sake of the elect, so that they too may obtain the salvation that is in Christ Jesus, with eternal glory.
- Matthew 24:24
  For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders that would deceive even the elect, if that were possible.
- Matthew 24:31
  And He will send out His angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather His elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other.
- Luke 18:7
  Will not God bring about justice for His elect who cry out to Him day and night? Will He continue to defer their help?

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01Commentary

The record, by era

Voices on this verse

02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Mark

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Mark