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Matthew 24:22

Protection and safety

20 Pray that your flight will not occur in the winter or on the Sabbath.

21 For at that time there will be great tribulation, unmatched from the beginning of the world until now, and never to be seen again.

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.

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

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.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
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.
KJV
And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect’s sake those days shall be shortened.
WEB
Unless those days had been shortened, no flesh would have been saved. But for the sake of the chosen ones, those days will be shortened.
ASV
And except those days had been shortened, no flesh would have been saved: but for the elect`s sake those days shall be shortened.
DARBY
and if those days had not been cut short, no flesh had been saved; but on account of the elect those days shall be cut short.
BLB
And if those days were not shortened, not any flesh would have been saved; but because of the chosen, those days will be shortened.
ÅB
Og om ikke denne tiden ble forkortet, ville ingen bli frelst; men for de utvalgtes skyld skal denne tiden bli forkortet.
OTB
Og hvis ikke de dagene ble forkortet, ville ikke noe menneske bli frelst, men for de utvalgtes skyld skal de dagene bli forkortet.
B1930
Og blev ikke de dager forkortet, da blev intet kjød frelst; men for de utvalgtes skyld skal de dager bli forkortet.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • 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.

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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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  • 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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  • Matthew 22:14

    For many are called, but few are chosen.”

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  • Zechariah 14:2

    For I will gather all the nations for battle against Jerusalem, and the city will be captured, the houses looted, and the women ravished. Half of the city will go into exile, but the rest of the people will not be removed from the city.

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  • Romans 9:11

    Yet before the twins were born or had done anything good or bad, in order that God’s plan of election might stand,

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