Mark 13:20 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

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.

English ASV

And except the Lord had shortened the days, no flesh would have been saved; but for the elects sake, whom he chose, he shortened the days.

English Amplified

And unless the Lord had shortened the days, no human being would be saved (rescued); but for the sake of the elect, His chosen ones (those whom He picked out for Himself), He has shortened the days. [Dan. 12:1.]

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

And unless the Lord had shortened the days, no human being would be saved (rescued); but for the sake of the elect, His chosen ones (those whom He picked out for Himself), He has shortened the days. [Dan. 12:1.]

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

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.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

If the Lord had not cut those days short, no one would be saved. But he cut those days short for the sake of the elect, whom he chose.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

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.

English EASY 2024

The Lord God will cause those days of great trouble to come to an end. If he did not do that, there would be nobody still alive. But God will cause those days to be not too many. He will do that to help the people that he has chosen.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

But the Lord has decided to make that terrible time short. If it were not made short, no one could survive. But the Lord will make that time short to help the special people he has chosen.

And if the Lord had not cut short the days, no human being would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, whom he chose, he shortened the days.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

But the Lord has reduced the number of those days; if he had not, nobody would survive. For the sake of his chosen people, however, he has reduced those days.

English God's Word - GW 1995

If the Lord does not reduce that time, no one will be saved. But those days will be reduced because of those whom God has chosen.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

Unless the Lord limited those days, no one would survive. But He limited those days because of the elect, whom He chose.

English KJV 1611

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.

English LSB

And unless the Lord had shortened those days, no life would have been saved; but for the sake of the elect, whom He chose, He shortened the days.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

“Except the Lord shortened the days, no flesh would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, whom He chose, He shortened the days.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

"Unless the Lord had shortened those days, no life would have been saved; but for the sake of the elect, whom He chose, He shortened the days.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

If the Lord had not shortened those days, no one would be saved; but for the sake of the elect whom he chose, he did shorten the days.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

And if the Lord had not cut short those days, no one would be saved. But because of the elect, whom he chose, he has cut them short.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

If the Lord had not cut the time short, no one would live. But because of God's chosen people, he has shortened it.

English NIV

If the Lord had not cut short those days, no one would survive. But for the sake of the elect, whom he has chosen, he has shortened them.

English NKJ 1982

And unless the Lord had shortened those days, no flesh would be saved; but for the elect’s sake, whom He chose, He shortened the days.

English NLT

In fact, unless the Lord shortens that time of calamity, the entire human race will be destroyed. But for the sake of his chosen ones he has shortened those days.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

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.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

Unless God limits those days, no one would escape. But because of his love for his chosen ones, he will shorten that time of trouble.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

And if the Lord had not shortened the days, no human being would be saved; but for the sake of the elect, whom he chose, he shortened the days.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

And unless the Lord shortens that time of calamity, not a soul in all the earth will survive. But for the sake of his chosen ones he will limit those days.

English Tyndale 1537

And except that the Lord had shortened(should shorten) those days, no man should be saved. But for the elects' sake, which he hath chosen, he hath shortened those days.

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