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18 Pray that it may not occur in winter,

19 For at that time there will be such affliction (oppression and tribulation) as has not been from the beginning of the creation which God created until this particular time—and [a]positively never will be [again].

20 And unless the Lord had shortened the days, no human being would be saved (rescued); but for the sake of the elect, His chosen ones (those whom He [b]picked out for Himself), He has shortened the days.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 13:19 Kenneth Wuest, Word Studies.
  2. Mark 13:20 G. Abbott-Smith, Manual Greek Lexicon.

18 Pray that this will not take place in winter, 19 because those will be days of distress unequaled from the beginning, when God created the world,(A) until now—and never to be equaled again.(B)

20 “If the Lord had not cut short those days, no one would survive. But for the sake of the elect, whom he has chosen, he has shortened them.

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