Mark 13:20
Mark · New Testament · Chapter 13
“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.”Mark 13:20
What Does Mark 13:20 Mean?
Mark 13:20 is found in the book of Mark, chapter 13, verse 20 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Mark 13:20 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
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.”1 Peter 1:2“Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied.”Isaiah 65:8“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 servants’ sakes, that I may not destroy them all.”Zechariah 13:8“And it shall come to pass, that in all the land, saith the LORD, two parts therein shall be cut off and die; but the third shall be left therein.”Isaiah 6:13“But yet in it shall be a tenth, and it shall return, and shall be eaten: as a teil tree, and as an oak, whose substance is in them, when they cast their leaves: so the holy seed shall be the substance thereof.”Deuteronomy 28:62“And ye shall be left few in number, whereas ye were as the stars of heaven for multitude; because thou wouldest not obey the voice of the LORD thy God.”Matthew 19:25“When his disciples heard it, they were exceedingly amazed, saying, Who then can be saved?”Mark 13:27“And then shall he send his angels, and shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from the uttermost part of the earth to the uttermost part of heaven.”Colossians 3:12“Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;”1 Peter 4:18“And if the righteous scarcely be saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear?”Isaiah 43:20“The beast of the field shall honour me, the dragons and the owls: because I give waters in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert, to give drink to my people, my chosen.”Isaiah 45:4“For Jacob my servant’s sake, and Israel mine elect, I have even called thee by thy name: I have surnamed thee, though thou hast not known me.”Ezekiel 20:5“And say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; In the day when I chose Israel, and lifted up mine hand unto the seed of the house of Jacob, and made myself known unto them in the land of Egypt, when I lifted up mine hand unto them, saying, I am the LORD your God;”Daniel 2:30“But as for me, this secret is not revealed to me for any wisdom that I have more than any living, but for their sakes that shall make known the interpretation to the king, and that thou mightest know the thoughts of thy heart.”Romans 11:28“As concerning the gospel, they are enemies for your sakes: but as touching the election, they are beloved for the fathers’ sakes.”Isaiah 1:9“Except the LORD of hosts had left unto us a very small remnant, we should have been as Sodom, and we should have been like unto Gomorrah.”Ezekiel 14:22“Yet, behold, therein shall be left a remnant that shall be brought forth, both sons and daughters: behold, they shall come forth unto you, and ye shall see their way and their doings: and ye shall be comforted concerning the evil that I have brought upon Jerusalem, even concerning all that I have brought upon it.”Romans 11:5“Even so then at this present time also there is a remnant according to the election of grace.”Romans 11:23“And they also, if they abide not still in unbelief, shall be graffed in: for God is able to graff them in again.”Matthew 13:33“Another parable spake he unto them; The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.”
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