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OET (OET-RV)And if the master hadn’t shortened that time, no humans would even survive, but he shortened that time so that the chosen ones could be saved.
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ULTAnd if the Lord did not shorten the days, no flesh would be saved. But because of the elect whom he chose, he shortened the days.
USTIf God had not decided that he would shorten that time when people suffer so much, everyone would die. But he has decided to shorten that time because he is concerned about the people whom he has chosen.
BSBIf 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.
BLBAnd if the Lord had not shortened the days, not any flesh would have been saved; but on account of the elect whom He chose, He has shortened the days.
AICNTAnd if the Lord had not cut short those days, no flesh would be saved; but for the sake of the elect whom he chose, he cut short the days.
OEBAnd, had not the Lord put a limit to those days, not a single soul would escape; but, for the sake of God’s own chosen people, he did limit them.
WEBBEUnless the Lord had shortened the days, no flesh would have been saved; but for the sake of the chosen ones, whom he picked out, he shortened the days.
NETAnd 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.
LSVand if the LORD did not shorten the days, no flesh had been saved; but because of the chosen, whom He chose to Himself, He shortened the days.
FBVIf God doesn't cut short these days, no one will survive. However, for the sake of those God has chosen, he has cut them short.
TCNTIf the Lord had not cut those days short, no flesh would be saved. But for the sake of the chosen, whom he has selected, he has cut those days short.
T4TIf the Lord God had not decided that he would shorten that time when people suffer so much, everyone would die. But he has decided to shorten that time because he is concerned about you people whom he has chosen [DOU].
LEBAnd if the Lord had not shortened the days, no human being would be saved.[fn] But for the sake of the elect, whom he chose, he has shortened the days.
Wymthand but for the fact that the Lord has cut short those days, no one would escape; but for the sake of His own People whom He has chosen for Himself He has cut short the days.
ASVAnd 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.
DRAAnd unless the Lord had shortened the days, no flesh should be saved: but for the sake of the elect which he hath chosen, he hath shortened the days.
YLTand 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.
Drbyand 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.
RVAnd 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.
WbstrAnd except the Lord had shortened those days, no flesh would be saved: but for the elect's sake, whom he hath chosen, he hath shortened the days.
KJB-1769 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. ( And except that the Lord had shortened those days, no flesh should be saved: but for the elect’s sake, whom he hath/has chosen, he hath/has shortened the days.)
KJB-1611And except that the Lord had shortened those dayes, no flesh should be saued: but for the elects sake whome he hath chosen, he hath shortned the daies. (And except that the Lord had shortened those days, no flesh should be saved: but for the elects sake whom he hath/has chosen, he hath/has shortned the days.)
BshpsAnd except that the Lorde shoulde shorten those dayes, no fleshe shoulde be saued: But for the electes sake, whom he hath chosen, he hath shortened those dayes. (And except that the Lord should shorten those days, no flesh should be saved: But for the electes sake, whom he hath/has chosen, he hath/has shortened those days.)
GnvaAnd except that the Lord had shortened those dayes, no flesh shoulde be saued: but for the elects sake, which he hath chosen, he hath shortened those dayes. (And except that the Lord had shortened those days, no flesh should be saved: but for the elects sake, which he hath/has chosen, he hath/has shortened those days. )
CvdlAnd yf ye LORDE had not shortened those dayes, there shulde no man be saued. But for the electes sake whom he hath chosen, he hath shortened those dayes. (And if ye/you_all LORD had not shortened those days, there should no man be saved. But for the electes sake whom he hath/has chosen, he hath/has shortened those days.)
TNTAnd excepte that the Lorde shuld shorten those dayes no man shuld be saved. But for the electes sake which he hath chosen he hath shortened those dayes. (And except that the Lord should shorten those days no man should be saved. But for the electes sake which he hath/has chosen he hath/has shortened those days. )
WyclAnd but the Lord hadde abredgide tho daies, al fleische hadde not be saaf; but for the chosun whiche he chees, the Lord hath maad schort the daies. (And but the Lord had abredgide those days, all flesh had not be safe; but for the chosen which he chees, the Lord hath/has made schort the days.)
LuthUnd so der HErr diese Tage nicht verkürzt hätte, würde kein Mensch selig; aber um der Auserwählten willen, die er auserwählet hat, hat er diese Tage verkürzt. (And so the/of_the LORD this/these days not verkürzt hätte, würde kein person selig; but around/by/for the/of_the Auserwählten willen, the he auserwählet has, has he this/these days verkürzt.)
ClVgEt nisi breviasset Dominus dies, non fuisset salva omnis caro: sed propter electos, quos elegit, breviavit dies. (And nisi breviasset Master days, not/no fuisset salva everyone caro: but propter electos, which elegit, breviavit days. )
UGNTκαὶ εἰ μὴ ἐκολόβωσεν Κύριος τὰς ἡμέρας, οὐκ ἂν ἐσώθη πᾶσα σάρξ. ἀλλὰ διὰ τοὺς ἐκλεκτοὺς, οὓς ἐξελέξατο, ἐκολόβωσεν τὰς ἡμέρας. (kai ei maʸ ekolobōsen Kurios tas haʸmeras, ouk an esōthaʸ pasa sarx. alla dia tous eklektous, hous exelexato, ekolobōsen tas haʸmeras.)
SBL-GNTκαὶ εἰ μὴ ⸂ἐκολόβωσεν κύριος⸃ τὰς ἡμέρας, οὐκ ἂν ἐσώθη πᾶσα σάρξ. ἀλλὰ διὰ τοὺς ἐκλεκτοὺς οὓς ἐξελέξατο ἐκολόβωσεν τὰς ἡμέρας. (kai ei maʸ ⸂ekolobōsen kurios⸃ tas haʸmeras, ouk an esōthaʸ pasa sarx. alla dia tous eklektous hous exelexato ekolobōsen tas haʸmeras.)
TC-GNTΚαὶ εἰ μὴ [fn]Κύριος ἐκολόβωσε τὰς ἡμέρας, οὐκ ἂν ἐσώθη πᾶσα σάρξ· ἀλλὰ διὰ τοὺς ἐκλεκτούς, οὓς ἐξελέξατο, ἐκολόβωσε τὰς ἡμέρας. (Kai ei maʸ Kurios ekolobōse tas haʸmeras, ouk an esōthaʸ pasa sarx; alla dia tous eklektous, hous exelexato, ekolobōse tas haʸmeras. )
13:20κυριος εκολοβωσε ¦ εκολοβωσε κυριος ANT ECM NA SBL WH
13:20 God’s shortening of his timetable for the days of calamity is referred to frequently in intertestamental Jewish literature (e.g., 2 Esdras 2:13; 2 Baruch 20:1). This statement emphasizes the horrors of this tribulation experienced by God’s people, but also God’s mercy in shortening this time. • not a single person will survive: The whole population of Judea might have been destroyed if the days of anguish had been longer. • chosen ones (literally elect): Followers of Jesus.
Jesus predicted three future events in the synoptic Gospels. One was his own death and resurrection (Mark 8:31; 9:31; 10:33-34); this was a past event when the Gospels were written.
The second event that Jesus predicted was the destruction of Jerusalem in AD 70 (Matt 24:1-28; 13:1-23; Luke 19:41-44; 21:5-24). This event was probably about to happen when Mark wrote his Gospel (see Mark Book Introduction, “Date”). It would not signify the very end, so the Christian community must continue to live in faithful watchfulness after this event for the Son of God’s return in glory, which might be soon (Mark 13:34-37).
except ¬not/lest shortened /the/_Lord the days no would /was/_saved any flesh
Jesus is making a conditional statement that sounds hypothetical, but he is already convinced that the condition is not true. He knows that the Lord really has shortened the days. Use a natural form in your language for introducing a condition that the speaker believes is not true. Alternate translation: [were the Lord not to shorten the days, no flesh would be saved] or [imagine that the Lord did not shorten the days. Then, no flesh would be saved]
¬not/lest shortened /the/_Lord the days no would /was/_saved any flesh
Jesus is using the past tense in order to refer to something that will happen in the future. He is doing this because he knows that God has already decided to shorten the days. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use the future tense, or you could refer to God’s decision. Alternate translation: [the Lord were not going to shorten the days, no flesh would be saved] or [the Lord had not already made the decision to shorten those days, no flesh would have been saved]
Here, the phrase the days refers to the time period that Jesus has been describing. See how you expressed the idea in 13:17. Alternate translation: [that time … that time] or [that time period … that time period]
If your language does not use this passive form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [no flesh would remain] or [no flesh would continue to live]
Jesus is using flesh to represent humans. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression from your culture or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [humans]
The expression the elect whom he chose contains extra information that would be unnatural to express in some languages. If this is true of your language, you could shorten the expression. Alternate translation: [those whom he chose] or [his elect]
Jesus is using the adjective elect as a noun to mean elect people. Your language may use adjectives in the same way. If not, you could translate this word with an equivalent phrase. Alternate translation: [the elect people]
By the time of the New Testament, the ancient city of Jerusalem had been transformed from the relatively small fortress of David’s day (2 Samuel 5:6-10; 1 Chronicles 11:4-9) into a major city with a Temple that rivaled the greatest temples in the Roman world. Just prior to Jesus’ birth, Herod the Great completely renovated and expanded the Temple of the Lord, and he also built a lavish palace for himself, various pools (where Jesus occasionally performed healings), public buildings, and military citadels, including the Antonia Fortress, which overlooked the Temple. Wealthy residents, including the high priest, occupied extravagant houses in the Upper City, while the poorer residents were relegated to less desirable areas like the Lower City. The Essene Quarter was so named because many of its residents belonged to the Essenes, a strict religious sect that was known for its careful attention to the law of Moses. Across the Kidron Valley lay the Garden of Gethsemane, where Jesus often met with his disciples (Matthew 26:36-46; Mark 14:32-53; John 18:1-14). Further east was the Mount of Olives, where Jesus began his triumphal entry one week before his crucifixion (Matthew 21:1-11; Mark 11:1-11; Luke 19:28-40; John 12:12-19), taught his disciples about the last days (Matthew 24-25; Mark 13), and eventually ascended to heaven after his resurrection (Luke 24:50-53; Acts 1:1-11).
