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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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771
Gill's Exposition
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…
Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Barnes' Notes
Except those days should be shortened - If the calamities of the siege should be lengthened out. If famine and war should be suffered to rage. No flesh be saved - None of the nation would be preserved…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
those days should be shortened Several circumstances concurred to shorten the duration of the siege, such as the scanty supply of provisions, the crowded state of the city, the internal dissensions,…
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