Mark 13:20

King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

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.

📖 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 the LORD, 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' sakes, 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 mine elect 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 the LORD, two parts therein shall be cut off and die; but the third shall be left therein. 9 And I will bring the third part through 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, The LORD is my God.
• Matt 24:22 : 22 And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened.
• Rom 11:28-32 : 28 As concerning the gospel, they are enemies for your sakes: but as touching the election, they are beloved for the fathers' sakes. 29 For the gifts and calling of God are without repentance. 30 For as ye in times past have not believed God, yet have now obtained mercy thugh their unbelief: 31 Even so have these also now not believed, that thugh your mercy they also may obtain mercy. 32 For God hath concluded them all in unbelief, that he might have mercy upon all.
• Isa 1:9 : 9 Except the LORD of hosts had left unto us a very small remnant, we should have been as Sodom, and we should have been like unto Gomorrah.
• Isa 6:13 : 13 But yet in it shall be a tenth, and it shall return, and shall be eaten: as a teil tree, and as an oak, whose substance is in them, when they cast their leaves: so the holy seed shall be the substance 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 And if by grace, then is it no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace. But if it be of works, then is it no more grace: otherwise work is no more work. 7 What then? Israel hath not obtained that which he seeketh for; but the election hath obtained it, and the rest were blinded
• Rom 11:23-24 : 23 And they also, if they abide not still in unbelief, shall be graffed in: for God is able to graff them in again. 24 For if thou wert cut out of the olive tree which is wild by nature, and wert graffed contrary to nature into a good olive tree: how much more shall these, which be the natural branches, be graffed into their own olive tree?