Matthew 24:22
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And unless those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved; but for the elect’s sake, those days shall be shortened.
And except those days had been shortened, no flesh would have been saved: but for the elect’s sake those days shall be shortened.
And if those days [of tribulation] had not been cut short, no human life would be saved; but for the sake of the elect (God’s chosen ones) those days will be shortened.
And if those days had not been shortened, no human being would endure and survive, but for the sake of the elect (God’s chosen ones) those days will be shortened.
And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect’s sake those days shall be shortened.
Unless those days were cut short, no one would be saved. But those days will be cut short because of the elect.
If that time weren’t shortened, nobody would be rescued. But for the sake of the ones whom God chose, that time will be cut short.
Indeed, if the length of this time had not been limited, no one would survive; but for the sake of those who have been chosen, its length will be limited.
If God doesn't make the time shorter, no one will be left alive. But because of God's chosen ones, he will make the time shorter.
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.
And if those days had not been shortened, no flesh would have been saved. But those days will be shortened for the sake of the chosen ones.
And unless those days had been shortened, no flesh should be saved: but for the sake of the elect those days shall be shortened.
“But God has decided to make that terrible time short. If it were not made short, no one would continue living. But God will make that time short to help the people he has chosen.
God will cause those days of great trouble to be not so many. If he did not do that, there would be nobody still alive. But God will cause those days to come to an end. He will do that to help the people that he has chosen.
If those days were not shortened, nobody would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, those days will be shortened.
And if those days had not been cut short, no human being would be saved. But for the sake of the elect those days will be cut short.
And if those days had not been cut short, no human being would be saved. But for the sake of the elect those days will be cut short.
·God has decided to make that terrible time short [L If those days had not been shortened (by God)…; C the passive verb implies God as subject]. Otherwise, no one would ·go on living [survive; L be saved]. But God will make that time short ·to help the people he has chosen [for the sake of the elect].
And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect’s sake those days shall be shortened.
If God does not reduce the number of those days, no one will be saved. But those days will be reduced because of those whom God has chosen.
But God has already reduced the number of days; had he not done so, nobody would survive. For the sake of his chosen people, however, God will reduce the days.
Unless those days were limited, no one would survive. But those days will be limited because of the elect.
God has decided to make that terrible time short. If that time were not made short, then no one would go on living. But God will make that time short to help the people he has chosen.
If those days hadn’t been shortened, no one would survive. But for the sake of the elect, those days will be shortened.
“When the time comes, then, that you see the ‘abomination of desolation’ prophesied by Daniel ‘standing in the sacred place’—the reader should note this—then is the time for those in Judea to escape to the hills. A man on his house-top must not waste time going into his house to collect anything; a man at work in the fields must not go back home to fetch his clothes. Alas for the pregnant, alas for those with tiny babies at that time! Pray God that you may not have to make your escape in the winter or on the Sabbath day, for then there will be great misery, such as has never happened from the beginning of the world until now, and will never happen again! Yes, if those days had not been cut short no human being would survive. But for the sake of God’s people those days are to be shortened.
And if those days were not shortened, no flesh would be saved; but for the elect’s sake those days shall be shortened.
And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened.
And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect’s sake those days shall be shortened.
And unless those days had been cut short, no life would have been saved; but for the sake of the elect those days will be cut short.
And unless those days had been shortened, no human being would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, those days will be shortened.
“In fact, unless those days are shortened, all mankind will perish. But they will be shortened for the sake of God’s chosen people.
“This is going to be trouble on a scale beyond what the world has ever seen, or will see again. If these days of trouble were left to run their course, nobody would make it. But on account of God’s chosen people, the trouble will be cut short.
“Unless those days were shortened, no one would be saved. But for the sake of the elect those days will be shortened.
And unless those days were shortened, · no human being would survive. But for the sake of the elect those days will be shortened. ·
If God does not reduce the number of those days, no one will be saved. But those days will be reduced because of those whom God has chosen.
And if those days had not been shortened, no one would be saved; but for the sake of the elect they will be shortened.
And if those days had not been cut short, no life would have been saved; but for the sake of the elect those days will be cut short.
Unless those days had been cut short, no life would have been saved; but for the sake of the elect those days will be cut short.
And if those days had not been cut short, no one would be saved; but for the sake of the elect they will be shortened.
God has decided to make that terrible time short. Otherwise, no one would go on living. But God will make that time short to help the people he has chosen.
And if those days had not been cut short, no one would be saved. But for the sake of the elect those days will be cut short.
“If the time had not been cut short, no one would live. But because of God’s chosen people, it will be shortened.
“If those days had not been cut short, no one would survive, but for the sake of the elect those days will be shortened.
‘If those days had not been cut short, no one would survive, but for the sake of the elect those days will be shortened.
And unless those days were shortened, no flesh would be saved; but for the elect’s sake those days will be shortened.
If the time had not been made short, no life would have been saved. Because of God’s people, the time will be made short.
In fact, unless that time of calamity is shortened, not a single person will survive. But it will be shortened for the sake of God’s chosen ones.
Yea and unless those days were shortened, no flesh would be saved. But for the sake of the chosen, those days will be shortened.
And if those days had not been cut short, no one would be saved; but for the sake of the elect those days will be cut short.
And if those days had not been cut short, no one would be saved; but for the sake of the elect those days will be cut short.
And if those days had not been cut short, no one would be saved; but for the sake of the elect those days will be cut short.
And if those days had not been cut short, no one would be saved, but for the sake of the elect those days will be cut short.
And if those days had not been shortened, nobody at all would have been rescued. But for the sake of God’s chosen ones those days will be shortened.
And if those days were not cut short, kol basar (all flesh) would not be saved. But, on account of the Kadoshim, the Bechirim (Chosen Ones), those days will be cut short.
“And unless those days are shortened, no flesh will be saved. But for the Elect’s sake, those days shall be shortened.
And if those days had not been shortened, no human being would be saved; but for the sake of the elect those days will be shortened.
And if those days had not been shortened, no human being would be saved; but for the sake of the elect those days will be shortened.
And unless those days were cut short, no one would be delivered. But for the sake of the chosen, those days will be cut short.
Indeed the Lord God your merciful judge will cut this time of trial short, and this will be done for the benefit of the elect that some might indeed be saved—for no one could survive the depravity for very long.
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.
No person would be saved if the Lord did not cut the time of trouble shorter. He will cut it shorter for the sake of his chosen people.
And but those days had been abridged, each flesh should not be made safe; but those days shall be made short, for the chosen men.
And if those days were not shortened, no flesh would have been saved; but because of the chosen, shall those days be shortened.
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