Verse 22

And unless those days were shortened, no flesh would be saved; but for the elect’s sake those days will be shortened.

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  Og om ikke de dagene ble forkortet, ville ingen kjød bli frelst; men for de utvalgte skyld vil de dagene bli forkortet.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  For da skal det bli stor nød, slik som det ikke har vært fra verdens begynnelse til nå, og heller ikke skal bli.

• Norsk King James

  For dersom dagene ikke ble forkortet, ville ingen bli frelst; men for de utvalgte skyld blir de dagene forkortet.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Hvis de dagene ikke ble forkortet, ville ikke noe menneske bli frelst; men for de utvalgtes skyld skal de dagene forkortes.

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  Og dersom de dagene ikke ble forkortet, ville intet kjød bli frelst; men for de utvalgtes skyld skal de dagene bli forkortet.

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  Og hadde ikke de dagene blitt forkortet, ville ingen overlevd. Men for de utvalgtes skyld skal de dagene bli forkortet.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Hvis ikke de dagene ble forkortet, ville intet menneske bli frelst, men for de utvalgtes skyld skal de dagene forkortes.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Om ikke disse dagene ble forkortet, ville ingen levedyktig skapning bli frelst, men for de utvaltes skyld skal de dagene bli forkortet.

• gpt4.5-preview

  Hvis ikke disse dagene ble forkortet, ville intet menneske blitt frelst; men for de utvalgtes skyld skal disse dagene forkortes.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Hvis ikke disse dagene ble forkortet, ville intet menneske blitt frelst; men for de utvalgtes skyld skal disse dagene forkortes.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Og hvis de dagene ikke ble forkortet, ville ikke noe menneske bli frelst, men for de utvalgtes skyld skal de dagene bli forkortet.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  If those days had not been cut short, no one would survive. But for the sake of the elect, those days will be shortened.

• biblecontext

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• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  Og dersom de dagene ikke ble forkortet, ville ingen bli frelst, men for de utvalgtes skyld skal de dagene forkortes.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og dersom disse Dage ikke bleve forkortede, da blev intet Menneske frelst; men for de Udvalgtes Skyld skulle disse Dage forkortes.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Om ikke de dagene blir forkortet, vil ikke noe menneske bli frelst. Men for de utvalgtes skyld skal de dagene bli forkortet.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Og hvis de dagene ikke ble forkortet, ville ingen mennesker bli frelst. Men for de utvalgtes skyld skal de dagene bli forkortet.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Og hvis de dagene ikke ble forkortet, ville ingen bli frelst, men for de utvalgtes skyld skal de dagene bli forkortet.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Og dersom de dagene ikke ble forkortet, ville intet menneske bli frelst. Men for de utvalgtes skyld skal de dagene forkortes.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Og hvis ikke de dagene ble forkortet, ville ingen bli frelst; men for de utvalgtes skyld skal de dagene bli forkortet.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Ye and except those dayes shuld be shortened there shuld no fleshe be saved: but for ye chosens sake those dayes shalbe shortened.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Yee and excepte those daies shulde be shortened, there shulde no flesh be saued: but for ye chosens sake those dayes shalbe shortened.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

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

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Yea, and except those dayes shoulde be shortened, there shoulde no fleshe be saued: but for the chosens sake, those dayes shalbe shortened.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ‹And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened.›

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  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.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And if those days were not shortened, no flesh would have been saved; but because of the chosen, shall those days be shortened.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And except those days had been shortened, no flesh would have been saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And if those days had not been made short there would have been no salvation for any, but because of the saints those days will be made short.

• World English Bible (2000)

  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.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  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.

Referenced Verses

• Mark 13:20 : 20 And unless the Lord had shortened those days, no flesh should be saved: but for the elect's sake, whom he has chosen, he has shortened the days.
• Isa 65:8-9 : 8 Thus says the LORD, 'As the new wine is found in the cluster, and one says, 'Do not destroy it, for a blessing is in it,' so will I do for my servants' sake, that I may not destroy them all. 9 I will bring forth descendants from Jacob, and from Judah an inheritor of my mountains; my chosen shall inherit it, and my servants shall dwell there.
• Matt 24:24 : 24 For false Christs and false prophets will arise and show great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect.
• Matt 24:31 : 31 And he will send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they will gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
• Isa 6:13 : 13 But yet a tenth will be in it, and it will return, and be consumed; as a terebinth tree or as an oak, whose stump remains when it is cut down. So the holy seed shall be its stump.
• Zech 13:8 : 8 And it shall come to pass that in all the land, says the LORD, two-thirds shall be cut off and die, but one-third shall be left in it.
• Zech 14:2 : 2 For I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle; and the city shall be taken, and the houses plundered, and the women violated; and half of the city shall go forth into captivity, and the rest of the people shall not be cut off from the city.
• Matt 22:14 : 14 For many are called, but few are chosen.
• Luke 18:7 : 7 And shall not God avenge his own elect, who cry day and night to him, though he bears long with them?
• Rom 9:11 : 11 For the children not yet being born, nor having done any good or evil, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of Him who calls;
• Rom 11:25-31 : 25 For I do not desire, brethren, that you should be ignorant of this mystery, lest you should be wise in your own opinion, that blindness in part has happened to Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in. 26 And so all Israel will be saved, as it is written: The Deliverer will come out of Zion, and He will turn away ungodliness from Jacob; 27 For this is My covenant with them, when I take away their sins. 28 Concerning the gospel they are enemies for your sake, but concerning the election they are beloved for the sake of the fathers. 29 For the gifts and calling of God are irrevocable. 30 For as you were once disobedient to God, yet have now obtained mercy through their disobedience, 31 even so these also have now been disobedient, that through the mercy shown to you they also may obtain mercy.
• 2 Tim 2:10 : 10 Therefore I endure all things for the sake of the elect, that they also may obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.