Mark 13:20

Geneva Bible (1560)

And except that the Lorde had shortened those dayes, no flesh shoulde be saued: but for the elects sake, which he hath chosen, he hath shortened those dayes.

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  • Isa 65:8-9 : 8 Thus sayth the Lord, As the wine is found in the cluster, and one sayth, Destroy it not, for a blessing is in it, so will I doe for my seruants sakes, that I may not destroy them whole. 9 But I will bring a seede out of Iaakob, and out of Iudah, that shal inherit my mountaine: and mine elect shall inherit it, and my seruants shall dwell there.
  • Zech 13:8-9 : 8 And in all the land, sayeth the Lord, two partes therein shall be cut off, and die: but the third shall be left therein. 9 And I will bring that third part thorowe the fire, and will fine them as the siluer is fined, and will trye them as golde is tryed: they shall call on my Name, and I will heare them: I will say, It is my people, and they shall say, The Lorde is my God.
  • Matt 24:22 : 22 And except those dayes should be shortened, there should no flesh be saued: but for the elects sake those dayes shalbe shortened.
  • Rom 11:28-32 : 28 As concerning the Gospel, they are enemies for your sakes: but as touching the election, they are beloued for the fathers sakes. 29 For the giftes and calling of God are without repentance. 30 For euen as yee in times past haue not beleeued God, yet haue nowe obteined mercie through their vnbeliefe: 31 Euen so nowe haue they not beleeued by the mercie shewed vnto you, that they also may obtaine mercie. 32 For God hath shut vp all in vnbeliefe, that he might haue mercie on all.
  • Isa 1:9 : 9 Except the Lorde of hostes had reserued vnto vs, euen a small remnant: we should haue bene as Sodom, and should haue bene like vnto Gomorah.
  • Isa 6:13 : 13 But yet in it shalbe a tenth, and shall returne, and shalbe eaten vp as an elme or an oke, which haue a substance in them, when they cast their leaues: so the holy seede shall be the substance thereof.
  • Rom 11:5-7 : 5 Euen so then at this present time is there a remnant according to the election of grace. 6 And if it be of grace, it is no more of workes: or els were grace no more grace: but if it be of workes, it is no more grace: or els were worke no more worke. 7 What then? Israel hath not obtained that he sought: but the election hath obteined it, and the rest haue bene hardened,
  • Rom 11:23-24 : 23 And they also, if they abide not still in vnbeliefe, shall be graffed in: for God is able to graffe them in againe. 24 For if thou wast cut out of the Oliue tree, which was wilde by nature, & wast graffed contrary to nature in a right Oliue tree, how much more shall they that are by nature, bee graffed in their owne Oliue tree?

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    19And woe shalbe to them that are with childe, and to them that giue sucke in those dayes.

    20But pray that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the Sabbath day.

    21For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not from the beginning of the worlde to this time, nor shalbe.

    22And except those dayes should be shortened, there should no flesh be saued: but for the elects sake those dayes shalbe shortened.

    23Then if any shall say vnto you, Loe, here is Christ, or there, beleeue it not.

    24For there shall arise false Christes, and false prophets, and shall shewe great signes and wonders, so that if it were possible, they should deceiue the very elect.

  • Mark 13:16-19
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    16And let him that is in the fielde, not turne backe againe to take his garment.

    17Then wo shalbe to the that are with child, and to them that giue sucke in those dayes.

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    28For he wil make his account, and gather it into a short summe with righteousnes: for the Lord will make a short count in the earth.

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    26And then shall they see the Sonne of man comming in ye cloudes, with great power & glory.

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    23But take ye heede: beholde, I haue shewed you all things before.

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