# Mark 13.22

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**Book:** [Mark](/codex/mark/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 20. <span class="rl-speech">And except the Lord had shortened the days, no flesh would have been saved; but for the elect's sake, whom he chose, he shortened the days.</span> 21. <span class="rl-speech">And then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is the Christ; or, Lo, there; believe it not:</span>
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> **22. <span class="rl-speech">for there shall arise false Christs and false prophets, and shall show signs and wonders, that they may lead astray, if possible, the elect.</span>**
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> 23. <span class="rl-speech">But take ye heed: behold, I have told you all things beforehand.</span> 24. <span class="rl-speech">But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light,</span> (Mark 13:20-24, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 20. <span class="rl-speech">Unless the Lord had shortened the days, no flesh would have been saved; but for the sake of the chosen ones, whom he picked out, he shortened the days.</span> 21. <span class="rl-speech">Then if anyone tells you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or, ‘Look, there!’ don’t believe it.</span>
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> **22. <span class="rl-speech">For there will arise false christs and false prophets, and will show signs and wonders, that they may lead astray, if possible, even the chosen ones.</span>**
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> 23. <span class="rl-speech">But you watch. “Behold, I have told you all things beforehand.</span> 24. <span class="rl-speech">But in those days, after that oppression, the sun will be darkened, the moon will not give its light,</span> (Mark 13:20-24, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 20. <span class="rl-speech">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.</span> 21. <span class="rl-speech">And then if any man shall say to you, Lo, here is Christ; or, lo, he is there; believe him not:</span>
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> **22. <span class="rl-speech">For false Christs and false prophets shall rise, and shall shew signs and wonders, to seduce, if it were possible, even the elect.</span>**
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> 23. <span class="rl-speech">But take ye heed: behold, I have foretold you all things.</span> 24. <span class="rl-speech">But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light,</span> (Mark 13:20-24, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 20. <span class="rl-speech">and if the Lord did not shorten the days, no flesh had been saved; but because of the chosen, whom He did choose to Himself, He did shorten the days.</span> 21. <span class="rl-speech">'And then, if any may say to you, Lo, here [is] the Christ, or, Lo, there, ye may not believe;</span>
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> **22. <span class="rl-speech">for there shall rise false Christs and false prophets, and they shall give signs and wonders, to seduce, if possible, also the chosen;</span>**
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> 23. <span class="rl-speech">and ye, take heed; lo, I have foretold you all things.</span> 24. <span class="rl-speech">'But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light,</span> (Mark 13:20-24, YLT)

## Setting

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## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word._

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## Quoted in

**Concepts:**

- [Jesus Said](/codex/jesus-said/), via [Mark 13](/codex/mark-13/)

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## Notes

_Your annotations._

## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.