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Mark 13:20 Cross-References
Explore 8 cross-references for Mark 13:20 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Mark chapter 13 verse 20 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“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.”
Mark 13:20 (KJV)
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Commentary on Mark 13:20
Except that the Lord had shortened those days, no flesh should be saved—the Greek ei mē ekolobōsen kyrios tas hēmeras (εἰ μὴ ἐκολόβωσεν κύριος τὰς ἡμέρας, 'unless the Lord shortened the days') indicates divine intervention limiting tribulation's duration. Ou... esōthē pasa sarx (οὐκ... ἐσώθη πᾶσα σάρξ, 'no flesh should be saved') means no human would survive—universal extinction without God's mercy.But for the elect's sake, whom he hath chosen, he hath shortened the days—God limits suffering because of His elect. The Greek eklektous (ἐκλεκτούς, 'elect/chosen') refers to those sovereignly chose...
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Cross-References for Mark 13:20
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“no flesh would have been saved. But for the sake of the chosen ones”
“says Yahweh, two parts in it will be cut off and die; but the third will be left in it.”
“As the new wine is found in the cluster”
“they are enemies for your sake. But concerning the election”
“that also will in turn be consumed: as a terebinth”
“if they don't continue in their unbelief”
“Even so then at this present time also there is a remnant according to the election of grace.”
“we would have been as Sodom; we would have been like Gomorrah.”