Mark 13:20-22

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²⁰ And if the Lord had not cut short those days, no one would be saved, but for the sake of the elect, whom he chose, he has cut short those days. ²¹ And if anyone says to you at that time, ‘Look! Here is the Messiah!’^[a] or ‘Look! There he is!’—do not believe it.^{(A) 22} False messiahs^[b] and false prophets will appear and produce signs and wonders, to lead astray, if possible, the elect.^(B)