Mark 13:20 — compare English translations
Compare translationsMark 13:20 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
εἰ
ei
G1487
if
μὴ
mḗ
G3361
not
ἐκολόβωσεν
kolobóō
G2856
to shorten
κύριος
kýrios
G2962
Lord
τὰς
ho
G3588
the
ἡμέρας
hēméra
G2250
day
οὐκ
ou
G3756
not
ἂν
án
G302
if
ἐσώθη
sṓzō
G4982
to save
πᾶσα
pâs
G3956
all
σάρξ
sárx
G4561
flesh
ἀλλὰ
allá
G235
but
διὰ
diá
G1223
through
τοὺς
ho
G3588
the
ἐκλεκτοὺς
eklektós
G1588
chosen
οὓς
hós
G3739
who
ἐξελέξατο
eklégomai
G1586
to choose
ἐκολόβωσεν
kolobóō
G2856
to shorten
τὰς
ho
G3588
the
ἡμέρας
hēméra
G2250
day
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
Unless 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.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And 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.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).