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Mark 13:20

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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καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andεἰeiifεἰconjunction — “if”G1487if.μὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.ἐκολόβωσενekolobōsenhad shortenedκολοβόω (koloboō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “had shortened”, a single actionG2856(lit: I maim, mutilate), I cut short, shorten, abbreviate.had shortenedκύριοςkurioslordκύριοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “lord”, the subject formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “lord”.τὰςtastheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἡμέραςhēmerasthose daysἡμέρα (hēmera)noun, accusative, plural, feminine — “those days”, the object formG2250a day, the period from sunrise to sunset.those daysοὐκouknoοὐ (ou)adverb — “no”G3756no, not.noἂνanshould beἄνparticle — “should be”G302an untranslatable word (under the circumstances, in that case, anyhow), the general effect of which is to make a statement contingent, which would otherwise be definite: it is thus regularly used with the subjunctive mood.should beἐσώθηesōthēsavedσῴζω (sōzō)verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “saved”, a single actionG4982I save, heal, preserve, rescue.savedπᾶσαpasaallπᾶς (pas)adjective, nominative, singular, feminine — “all”, the subject formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.This verse uses “all”.σάρξsarxfleshσάρξnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “flesh”, the subject formG4561flesh, body, human nature, materiality; kindred.This verse uses “flesh”.ἀλλὰallabutἀλλάconjunction — “but”G235but, except, however.This verse uses “but”.butδιὰdiaforδιάpreposition — “for”G1223(a) gen: through, throughout, by the instrumentality of, (b) acc: through, on account of, by reason of, for the sake of, because of.forτοὺςtoustheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἐκλεκτοὺςeklektouselect's sakeἐκλεκτός (eklektos)adjective, accusative, plural, masculine — “elect's sake”, the object formG1588chosen out, elect, choice, select, sometimes as subst: of those chosen out by God for the rendering of special service to Him (of the Hebrew race, particular Hebrews, the Messiah, and the Christians).This verse uses “elect”.the elect's sakeοὓςhouswhomὅς (hos)relative pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine — “whom”, the object formG3739who, which, what, that.whomἐξελέξατοexelexatohe hath chosenἐκλέγομαι (eklegomai)verb, aorist middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “he hath chosen”, a single actionG1586I pick out for myself, choose, elect, select.he hath chosenἐκολόβωσενekolobōsenhe hath shortenedκολοβόω (koloboō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “he hath shortened”, a single actionG2856(lit: I maim, mutilate), I cut short, shorten, abbreviate.he hath shortenedτὰςtastheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἡμέραςhēmerasdaysἡμέρα (hēmera)noun, accusative, plural, feminine — “days”, the object formG2250a day, the period from sunrise to sunset.the days

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and if the Lord did not shorten the days, no flesh had been saved; but because of the chosen, whom He did choose to Himself, He did shorten the days.

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American Standard Version (1901)

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.

Young’s Literal Translation

and if the Lord did not shorten the days, no flesh had been saved; but because of the chosen, whom He did choose to Himself, He did shorten the days.

World English Bible

Unless the Lord had shortened the days , no flesh would have been saved ; but for the sake of the chosen ones, whom he picked out , he shortened the days .

Darby Translation

and if [the] Lord had not cut short those days, no flesh should have been saved; but on account of the elect whom he has chosen, he has cut short those days.

Douay-Rheims

And unless the Lord had shortened the days, no flesh should be saved: but for the sake of the elect which he hath chosen, he hath shortened the days.

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