Mark 13:20
And if the Lord had not made the time short, no flesh would have been kept from destruction; but because of the saints he has made the time short.
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Mark 13:20
And if the Lord had not made the time short, no flesh would have been kept from destruction; but because of the saints he has made the time short.
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Matthew 24:22
And if those days had not been made short there would have been no salvation for any, but because of the saints those days will be made short.
Romans 11:5
In the same way, there are at this present time some who are marked out by the selection of grace.
Isaiah 6:13
And even if there is still a tenth part in it, it will again be burned, like a tree of the woods whose broken end is still in the earth after the tree has been cut down (the holy seed is the broken end).
Isaiah 1:9
If the Lord of armies had not kept some at least of us safe, we would have been like Sodom, and the fate of Gomorrah would have been ours.
Isaiah 65:8
This is the word of the Lord: As the new wine is seen in the grapes, and they say, Do not send destruction on it, for a blessing is in it: so will I do for my servants, in order that I may not put an end to them all.
Isaiah 65:9
And I will take a seed out of Jacob, and out of Judah one who will have my mountains for a heritage: and the people I have taken to be mine will have it for themselves, and my servants will have their resting-place there.
Romans 9:27
And Isaiah says about Israel, Even if the number of the children of Israel is as the sand of the sea, only a small part will get salvation:
Romans 9:28
For the Lord will give effect to his word on the earth, putting an end to it and cutting it short.
Romans 9:29
And, as Isaiah had said before, If the Lord of armies had not given us a seed, we would have been like Sodom and Gomorrah.
Romans 11:7
What then? That which Israel was searching for he did not get, but those of the selection got it and the rest were made hard.
Jeremiah 30:11
For I am with you, says the Lord, to be your saviour: for I will put an end to all the nations where I have sent you wandering, but I will not put an end to you completely: though with wise purpose I will put right your errors, and will not let you go quite without punishment.
Amos 9:8
See, the eyes of the Lord are on the evil kingdom, and I will put an end to it in all the earth; but I will not send complete destruction on Jacob, says the Lord.
Amos 9:9
For see, I will give orders, and I will have Israel moved about among all the nations, as grain is moved about by the shaking of the tray, but not the smallest seed will be dropped on the earth.
Zechariah 13:8
And it will come about that in all the land, says the Lord, two parts of it will be cut off and come to an end; but the third will be still living there.
Zechariah 13:9
And I will make the third part go through the fire, cleaning them as silver is made clean, and testing them as gold is tested: and they will make their prayer to me and I will give them an answer: I will say, It is my people; and they will say, The Lord is my God.
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Mark 13:24
But in those days, after that time of trouble, the sun will be made dark and the moon will not give her light,
Mark 13:25
And the stars will be falling from heaven, and the powers which are in the heavens will be moved.
Mark 13:26
And then they will see the Son of man coming in clouds with great power and glory.
Mark 13:27
And then he will send out the angels, and will get together his saints from the four winds, from the farthest part of the earth to the farthest part of heaven.
Mark 13:30
Truly, I say to you, This generation will not come to an end till all these things are complete.
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Mark 13:19
For in those days there will be sorrow, such as there has not been from the time when God made the world till now, and will not ever be again.
Mark 13:20
And if the Lord had not made the time short, no flesh would have been kept from destruction; but because of the saints he has made the time short.
Mark 13:21
And then if any man says to you, See, here is Christ; or, See, there; have no faith in it:
Mark 13:22
Because there will be false Christs and false prophets, and they will give signs and wonders in the hope of turning even the saints from the true way.
Matthew 24:31
And he will send out his angels with a great sound of a horn, and they will get his saints together from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
Matthew 24:24
For there will come up false Christs, and false prophets, who will do great signs and wonders; so that if possible even the saints might be tricked.
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Romans 11:6
But if it is of grace, then it is no longer of works: or grace would not be grace.
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Luke 18:7
And will not God do right in the cause of his saints, whose cries come day and night to his ears, though he is long in doing it?
1 Peter 1:2
Who, through the purpose of God, have been made holy by the Spirit, disciples of Jesus, made clean by his blood: May you have grace and peace in full measure.
Matthew 22:14
For out of all to whom the good news has come, only a small number will get salvation.
Romans 8:33
Who will say anything against the saints of God? It is God who makes us clear from evil;
Ephesians 1:4
Even as he made selection of us in him from the first, so that we might be holy and free from all evil before him in love:
Colossians 3:12
As saints of God, then, holy and dearly loved, let your behaviour be marked by pity and mercy, kind feeling, a low opinion of yourselves, gentle ways, and a power of undergoing all things;
Matthew 20:16
So the last will be first, and the first last.
Romans 8:28
And we are conscious that all things are working together for good to those who have love for God, and have been marked out by his purpose.
2 Thessalonians 2:13
But it is right for us to give praise to God at all times for you, brothers, loved by the Lord, because it was the purpose of God from the first that you might have salvation, being made holy by the Spirit and by faith in what is true:
1 Peter 2:4
To whom you come, as to a living stone, not honoured by men, but of great and special value to God;
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Romans 11:23
And they, if they do not go on without faith, will be united to the tree again, because God is able to put them in again.
Romans 11:24
For if you were cut out of a field olive-tree, and against the natural use were united to a good olive-tree, how much more will these, the natural branches, be united again with the olive-tree which was theirs?
Romans 11:25
For it is my desire, brothers, that this secret may be clear to you, so that you may not have pride in your knowledge, that Israel has been made hard in part, till all the Gentiles have come in;
Romans 11:26
And so all Israel will get salvation: as it is said in the holy Writings, There will come out of Zion the One who makes free; by him wrongdoing will be taken away from Jacob:
Romans 11:28
As far as the good news is in question, they are cut off from God on account of you, but as far as the selection is in question, they are loved on account of the fathers.
Romans 11:29
Because God's selection and his mercies may not be changed.
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Exodus 19:5
If now you will truly give ear to my voice and keep my agreement, you will be my special property out of all the peoples: for all the earth is mine:
Exodus 19:6
And you will be a kingdom of priests to me, and a holy nation. These are the words which you are to say to the children of Israel.
Psalms 33:12
Happy is the nation whose God is the Lord; and the people whom he has taken for his heritage.
1 Peter 2:9
But you are a special people, a holy nation, priests and kings, a people given up completely to God, so that you may make clear the virtues of him who took you out of the dark into the light of heaven.
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Isaiah 41:8
But as for you, Israel, my servant, and you, Jacob, whom I have taken for myself, the seed of Abraham my friend:
Isaiah 41:9
You whom I have taken from the ends of the earth, and sent for from its farthest parts, saying to you, You are my servant, whom I have taken for myself, and whom I have not given up:
Isaiah 44:1
And now, give ear, O Jacob my servant, and Israel whom I have taken for myself:
Isaiah 45:4
Because of Jacob my servant, and Israel whom I have taken for myself, I have sent for you by name, giving you a name of honour, though you had no knowledge of me.
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Isaiah 43:3
For I am the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, your saviour; I have given Egypt as a price for you, Ethiopia and Seba for you.
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Isaiah 43:4
Because of your value in my eyes, you have been honoured, and loved by me; so I will give men for you, and peoples for your life.
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1 Corinthians 1:27
But God made selection of the foolish things of this world so that he might put the wise to shame; and the feeble things that he might put to shame the strong;
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1 Corinthians 1:28
And the low things of the world, and the things without honour, did God make selection of, yes, even the things which are not, so that he might make as nothing the things which are:
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