22If those days had not been cut short, no one would survive, but for the sake of the elect those days will be shortened.


In Context

19 How dreadful it will be in those days for pregnant women and nursing mothers!

20 Pray that your flight will not take place in winter or on the Sabbath.

21 For then there will be great distress, unequaled from the beginning of the world until now--and never to be equaled again.

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

23 At that time if anyone says to you, 'Look, here is the Christ!' or, 'There he is!' do not believe it.

24 For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and miracles to deceive even the elect--if that were possible.

Matthew 24:22 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

24:22And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect’s sake those days shall be shortened.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

24:22And unless those days had been shortened, no flesh should be saved: but for the sake of the elect those days shall be shortened.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

24:22And except those days had been shortened, no flesh would have been saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

24:22and if those days had not been cut short, no flesh had been saved; but on account of the elect those days shall be cut short.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

24:22And except those days had been shortened, no flesh would have been saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

24:22And except those days should be shortened, there would no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

24:22Unless those days had been shortened, no flesh would have been saved. But for the sake of the chosen ones, those days will be shortened.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

24:22And if those days were not shortened, no flesh would have been saved; but because of the chosen, shall those days be shortened.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

24:22And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened.