Mark 13:20 — King James Version← Study notes
“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.”
Mark 13:20 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Mark 13:2021 words
καὶkaiand / also
εἰeiforasmuch as, if, that
μὴmēnot
ἐκολόβωσενekolobōsenshorten
κύριοςkyriosLord
τὰςtasthe
ἡμέραςhēmerasage, + alway, (mid-)day (by day
οὐκouknot
ἂνanif / would
ἐσώθηesōthēheal, preserve, save (self)
πᾶσαpasaall / every
σάρξsarxflesh
ἀλλὰallaand, but (even), howbeit
διὰdiathrough / because of
τοὺςtousthe
ἐκλεκτοὺςeklektouschosen, elect
οὓςhouswho / which
ἐξελέξατοexelexatomake choice, choose (out), chosen
ἐκολόβωσενekolobōsenshorten
τὰςtasthe
ἡμέραςhēmerasage, + alway, (mid-)day (by day
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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