Matthew 24:22

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

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
And	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
except	μὴ mē	G3361	(adverb) not · particle — negative
those	ἐκεῖναι, ekeinai	G1565	that one (or (neuter) thing) · demonstrative pronoun — nominative plural feminine
days	ἡμέραι hēmerai	G2250	day · noun — nominative plural feminine
should be shortened	ἐκολοβώθησαν ekolobōthēsan	G2856	to dock · verb — aorist passive indicative, 3rd person plural
there should	ἐσώθη esōthē	G4982	to save · verb — aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular
no	οὐκ ouk	G3756	the absolute negative (compare G3361 (μή)) adverb · particle — negative
flesh	σάρξ· sarx	G4561	flesh (as stripped of the skin) · noun — nominative singular feminine
be saved	σώζω sṓzō	G4982	to save
but	δὲ de	G1161	but · conjunction
for	διὰ dia	G1223	through (in very wide applications · preposition
the elect’s	ἐκλεκτοὺς eklektous	G1588	select · adjective — accusative plural masculine
sake	διά diá	G1223	through (in very wide applications
those	ἐκεῖναι.¶ ekeinai	G1565	that one (or (neuter) thing) · demonstrative pronoun — nominative plural feminine
days	ἡμέραι hēmerai	G2250	day · noun — nominative plural feminine
shall be shortened	κολοβωθήσονται kolobōthēsontai	G2856	to dock · verb — future passive indicative, 3rd person plural

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Cross-references

Mark 13:20 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 shortene…
2 Timothy 2:10 Therefore I endure all things for the elect’s sakes, that they may also obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.
Matthew 24:24 For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they sh…
Matthew 24:31 And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of…
Matthew 22:14 For many are called, but few are chosen.
Luke 18:7 And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long with them?
Isaiah 65:8-9 Thus saith the LORD, As the new wine is found in the cluster, and one saith, Destroy it not; for a blessing is in it: so will I do for my se…
Zechariah 14:2 For I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle; and the city shall be taken, and the houses rifled, and the women ravished; and h…

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Commentary

John Gill on Matthew 24:22

And except those days should be shortened,.... That is, those days of tribulation which commenced at the siege of Jerusalem; and therefore cannot refer to the times before it, and the shortening of them by it, which were very dreadful and deplorable through the murders and robberies of the cut-throats and zealots; but to those after the siege began, which were very distressing to those that were within; and which, if they had not been shortened, or if the siege had been lengthened out further, there should no flesh be saved; not one Jew in the city of Jerusalem would have been saved; they must everyone have perished by famine, or pestilence, or sword, or by the intestine wars and murders am…

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John Calvin on Matthew 24:15-28

Matthew 24:15-28 Matthew 24:15-28 Mark 13:14-23 Luke 21:20-24 15. When therefore you shall see the abomination of desolation, which is described by Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place, (let him that readeth understand,) 16. Then let them who are in Judea flee to the mountains. 17. Let not him who is on the housetop go down to carry anything out of his house; 18. And let not him who is in the field return to carry away his clothes. 19. But woe to the women with child, and to them that give suck in those days. 20. And pray that your flight may not be in the winter, nor on the sabbath. [134] 21. For there will then be great tribulation, such as hath not been from the beginning of…

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Tyndale Open Study Notes on Matthew 24:22

God’s chosen ones endure (24:13) and remain faithful (24:37–25:46; see Isa 65:8-9; Rom 11:7).

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The Church Fathers

Not remembering that which is written. The day continues according to thy ordinances. (Ps. 119:91.) We must understand it of their being shortened not in measure, but in number, lest the faith of believers should be shaken by lengthened affliction.
— Jerome ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

Indeed some persons seem to me not unfitly to understand by these days the evils themselves, as in other places of divine Scripture evil days are spoken of; not that the days themselves are evil, but the things that are done on them. And they are said to be shortened, because they are less felt, God giving us endurance; so that even though grievous, they are felt as short.
— Augustine of Hippo ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

For we ought not to doubt that when Jerusalem was overthrown, there were among that people elect of God who had believed out of the circumcision, or would have believed, elect before the foundation of the world, for whose sake those days should be shortened, and their evils made endurable. Some there are who suppose that the days will be shortened by a more rapid motion of the sun, as the day was made longer on the prayer of Jesus Naue.
— Augustine of Hippo ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

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Dictionary and topics

Matthew, Gospel according to — The author of this book was beyond a doubt the Matthew, an apostle of our Lord, whose name it bears. He wrote the Gospel of Christ according to his own plans and aims, and from his own point of view,…
Olves, Mount of — So called from the olive trees with which its sides are clothed, is a mountain ridge on the east of Jerusalem (1 Kings 11:7; Ezek. 11:23; Zech. 14:4), from which it is separated by the valley of…
Perseverance of the saints — Their certain continuance in a state of grace. Once justified and regenerated, the believer can neither totally nor finally fall away from grace, but will certainly persevere therein and attain…
Christ, The Prophet · Foretold things to come — Foretold things to come
Predestination · 19:25; — 19:25;
Second Coming Of Christ, The · Signs preceding — Signs preceding

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).