Matthew 24:22 King James Version (KJV) 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.
English “there should no” in Matthew 24:22 above was grossly mistranslated from Greek particle 3756 ou correctly translated 1,210 times into English “not”. Greek particle 302 an denoting a supposition indicating that something can or could occur on certain conditions. In the context of Matthew 24:22 above and Mark 13:20 below “should” is a reasonable translation but “shall” is a better translation. Greek adjective 3956 pas was 918 times correctly translated into English “all”. Greek adjective 3956 pas immediately follows Greek particle 3756 ou in both Matthew 24:22 above and Mark 13:20 below.
English “for” in Matthew 24:22 above and Mark 13:20 below were translated from Greek preposition 1223 dia [denoting the channel of an act] was 88 times correctly translated into English “through”.
English three words “the elect’s sake” in Matthew 24:22 above and Mark 13:20 below were mistranslated from single Greek adjective 1588 eklektos describing and qualifying God’s “chosen” noted in Mark 13:20 below.
Correctly translated Matthew 24:22 says: And except those days should be shortened, not all flesh shall be saved: but through the elect those days shall be shortened.
Mark 13:20 King James Version (KJV) 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 shortened the days.
Correctly translated Mark 13:20 says: And except that the Lord had shortened those days, not all flesh shall be saved: but through the elect, whom he hath chosen, he hath shortened the days.
English “hath chosen” in Mark 13:20 above was translated from Greek verb 1586 eklegomai which was also translated into “made choice” and “chose”. Greek adjective 1588 eklektos was translated into English “elect” and “chosen”. Greek noun 1589 ekloge was translated into English “election” and “chosen”. It is necessary to study every verse containing these three Greek words and identify grammatical object and grammatical subject in each verse to understand God’s “election“. I frequently refer to the finite number of “election” God said “I have reserved to myself” “the election hath obtained it, and the rest were blinded”.
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Greek verb 1586 eklegomai, Greek adjective 1588 eklektos which was translated into English “elect” and “chosen” as well as Greek noun 1589 ekloge which was translated into English “election” and “chosen” will be further defined in future posts.
English “those days” in Matthew 24:22 and Mark 13:20 above refer to the “tribulation” noted in Matthew 24:21 and “affliction” of Mark 13:19. Both “tribulation” and “affliction” were translated from Greek noun 2347 thlipsis which will be fully defined in my next post.
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