God & Savior

Mark 13:20

If 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.
Mark 13:20
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Original language (Greek)

καὶ εἰ μὴ ἐκολόβωσεν κύριος τὰς ἡμέρας, οὐκ ἂν ἐσώθη πᾶσα σάρξ· ἀλλὰ διὰ τοὺς ἐκλεκτοὺς οὓς ἐξελέξατο ἐκολόβωσεν τὰς ἡμέρας.

  1. καὶkai“And”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  2. εἰei“only”
    Conditional · “if” · Strong's G1487H
  3. μὴmē“unless”
    Particle, negative · from μή · “not” · Strong's G3361
  4. ἐκολόβωσενekolobōsen“shortened”
    Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from κολοβόω · “to shorten” · Strong's G2856
  5. κύριοςkurios“[the] Lord”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · “lord” · Strong's G2962G
  6. τὰςtas“the”
    Article, accusative, plural, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  7. ἡμέρας,hēmeras“days,”
    Noun, accusative, plural, feminine · from ἡμέρα · “day” · Strong's G2250
  8. οὐκouk“not”
    Particle, negative · from οὐ · “no” · Strong's G3756
  9. ἂνan“then would”
    Particle · from ἄν · “if” · Strong's G0302
  10. ἐσώθηesōthē“there have been saved”
    Verb, aorist, passive, indicative, 3rd person singular · from σῴζω · “to save” · Strong's G4982
  11. πᾶσαpasa“any”
    Adjective, nominative, singular, feminine · from πᾶς · “all” · Strong's G3956
  12. σάρξ·sarx“flesh;”
    Noun, nominative, singular, feminine · from σάρξ · “flesh” · Strong's G4561
  13. ἀλλὰalla“but”
    Conjunction · from ἀλλά · “but” · Strong's G0235
  14. διὰdia“on account of”
    Preposition · from διά · “through/because of” · Strong's G1223
  15. τοὺςtous“the”
    Article, accusative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  16. ἐκλεκτοὺςeklektous“elect”
    Adjective, accusative, plural, masculine · from ἐκλεκτός · “select” · Strong's G1588
  17. οὓςhous“whom”
    Relative pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine · from ὅς, ἥ · “which” · Strong's G3739
  18. ἐξελέξατοexelexato“He chose”
    Verb, aorist, middle, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἐκλέγω · “to select” · Strong's G1586
  19. ἐκολόβωσενekolobōsen“He has shortened”
    Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from κολοβόω · “to shorten” · Strong's G2856
  20. τὰςtas“the”
    Article, accusative, plural, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  21. ἡμέρας.hēmeras“days.”
    Noun, accusative, plural, feminine · from ἡμέρα · “day” · Strong's G2250
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)