Mark 13:20

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ εἰ μὴ Κύριος ἐκολόβωσεν τὰς ἡμέρας, οὐκ ἂν ἐσώθη πᾶσα σάρξ: ἀλλὰ διὰ τοὺς ἐκλεκτούς, οὓς ἐξελέξατο, ἐκολόβωσεν τὰς ἡμέρας.

Transliteration

And if not Kyrios ekolobōsen the hēmeras, not an esōthē all sarx: but because-of the eklektous, whom exelexato, he ekolobōsen the hēmeras.

Grammar Details

• *Kyrios*: nominative, masculine, singular - Lord
• *ekolobōsen*: aorist, indicative, active, 3rd singular - shortened/cut short
• *hēmeras*: accusative, feminine, plural - days
• *an*: particle indicating unreality of condition - would
• *esōthē*: aorist, indicative, passive, 3rd singular - was saved
• *sarx*: nominative, feminine, singular - flesh
• *eklektous*: accusative, masculine, plural - elect/chosen ones
• *exelexato*: aorist, indicative, middle, 3rd singular - chose/selected

Word Meanings

• *Kyrios*: Lord/Master
• *ekolobōsen*: shortened/cut short/curtailed
• *hēmeras*: days/time periods
• *esōthē*: was saved/rescued/preserved
• *sarx*: flesh/body/human being
• *eklektous*: elect/chosen ones/selected
• *exelexato*: chose/selected/picked out

Referenced Verses

• Isa 65:8-9 : 8 Thus saith Jehovah, As the new wine is found in the cluster, and one saith, Destroy it not, for a blessing is in it: so will I do for my servants' sake, that I may not destroy them all. 9 And I will bring forth a seed out of Jacob, and out of Judah an inheritor of my mountains; and my chosen shall inherit it, and my servants shall dwell there.
• Zech 13:8-9 : 8 And it shall come to pass, that in all the land, saith Jehovah, two parts therein shall be cut off and die; but the third shall be left therein. 9 And I will bring the third part into the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried. They shall call on my name, and I will hear them: I will say, It is my people; and they shall say, Jehovah is my God.
• Matt 24:22 : 22 And except those days had been shortened, no flesh would have been saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened.
• Rom 11:28-32 : 28 As touching the gospel, they are enemies for your sake: but as touching the election, they are beloved for the fathers' sake. 29 For the gifts and the calling of God are not repented of. 30 For as ye in time past were disobedient to God, but now have obtained mercy by their disobedience, 31 even so have these also now been disobedient, that by the mercy shown to you they also may now obtain mercy. 32 For God hath shut up all unto disobedience, that he might have mercy upon all.
• Isa 1:9 : 9 Except Jehovah of hosts had left unto us a very small remnant, we should have been as Sodom, we should have been like unto Gomorrah.
• Isa 6:13 : 13 And if there be yet a tenth in it, it also shall in turn be eaten up: as a terebinth, and as an oak, whose stock remaineth, when they are felled; so the holy seed is the stock thereof.
• Rom 11:5-7 : 5 Even so then at this present time also there is a remnant according to the election of grace. 6 But if it is by grace, {G3765} it is no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace. 7 What then? that which Israel seeketh for, that he {G2013} obtained not; but the election obtained it, and the rest were hardened:
• Rom 11:23-24 : 23 And they also, if they continue not {G1961} in their unbelief, shall be grafted in: for God is able to graft them in again. 24 For if thou wast cut out of that which is by nature a wild olive tree, and wast grafted contrary to nature into a good olive tree; how much more shall these, which are {G2596} the natural [branches], be grafted into their own olive tree?