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Source language
Original Greek   
καὶ εἰ μὴ ⸂ἐκολόβωσεν κύριος⸃ τὰς ἡμέρας, οὐκ ἂν ἐσώθη πᾶσα σάρξ. ἀλλὰ διὰ τοὺς ἐκλεκτοὺς οὓς ἐξελέξατο ἐκολόβωσεν τὰς ἡμέρας.
Greek - Transliteration via code library   
kai ei me [?]ekolobosen kurios[?] tas emeras, ouk an esothe pasa sarx. alla dia tous eklektous ous exelexato ekolobosen tas emeras.

Intermediate language
Vulgate (Latin)   
et nisi breviasset Dominus dies non fuisset salva omnis caro sed propter electos quos elegit breviavit dies

King James Variants
American King James Version   
And except that the Lord had shortened those days, no flesh should be saved: but for the elect's sake, whom he has chosen, he has shortened the days.
King James 2000 (out of print)   
And except the Lord had shortened those days, no flesh would be saved: but for the elect's sake, whom he has chosen, he has shortened the days.
King James Bible (Cambridge, large print)   
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.
Authorized (King James) Version   
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.
New King James Version   
And unless the Lord had shortened those days, no flesh would be saved; but for the elect’s sake, whom He chose, He shortened the days.
21st Century King James Version   
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.

Other translations
American Standard Version   
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.
Aramaic Bible in Plain English   
“And if THE LORD JEHOVAH had not shortened those days, no one would live; but for the sake of the chosen ones whom he has chosen, he has shortened those days.”
Darby Bible Translation   
and if the Lord had not cut short those days, no flesh should have been saved; but on account of the elect whom he has chosen, he has cut short those days.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)   
And unless the Lord had shortened the days, no flesh should be saved: but for the sake of the elect which he hath chosen, he hath shortened the days.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance   
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.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible   
And if the Lord had not cut short the days, no human being would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, whom he chose, he shortened the days.
God's Word   
If the Lord does not reduce that time, no one will be saved. But those days will be reduced because of those whom God has chosen.
Holman Christian Standard Bible   
Unless the Lord limited those days, no one would survive. But He limited those days because of the elect, whom He chose.
International Standard Version   
If the Lord had not shortened those days, no one would be saved. But for the sake of the elect whom he has chosen, he has shortened those days.
NET Bible   
And if the Lord had not cut short those days, no one would be saved. But because of the elect, whom he chose, he has cut them short.
New American Standard Bible   
"Unless the Lord had shortened those days, no life would have been saved; but for the sake of the elect, whom He chose, He shortened the days.
New International Version   
"If the Lord had not cut short those days, no one would survive. But for the sake of the elect, whom he has chosen, he has shortened them.
New Living Translation   
In fact, unless the Lord shortens that time of calamity, not a single person will survive. But for the sake of his chosen ones he has shortened those days.
Webster's Bible Translation   
And except the Lord had shortened those days, no flesh would be saved: but for the elect's sake, whom he hath chosen, he hath shortened the days.
Weymouth New Testament   
and but for the fact that the Lord has cut short those days, no one would escape; but for the sake of His own People whom He has chosen for Himself He has cut short the days.
The World English Bible   
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.
EasyEnglish Bible   
The Lord God will cause those days of very bad trouble to come to an end. If he did not do that, there would be nobody still alive. But God will cause those days to be not too many. He will do that to help the people that he has chosen.
Young‘s Literal Translation   
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.
New Life Version   
If the Lord had not made those days short, no life would have been saved. Because of God’s people whom He has chosen, He made the days short.
Revised Geneva Translation   
“And except that the Lord had shortened those days, no flesh should be saved. But for the Elect’s sake (which He has chosen) He has shortened those days.
The Voice Bible   
And if the Lord didn’t shorten those days for the sake of the ones He has chosen, then nobody would survive them.
Living Bible   
And unless the Lord shortens that time of calamity, not a soul in all the earth will survive. But for the sake of his chosen ones he will limit those days.
New Catholic Bible   
And if the Lord had not cut short those days, no one would be saved; but for the sake of the elect whom he chose, he did cut short those days.
Legacy Standard Bible   
And unless the Lord had shortened those days, no life would have been saved; but for the sake of the elect, whom He chose, He shortened the days.
Jubilee Bible 2000   
And except that the Lord had shortened those days, no flesh should be saved, but for the elect’s sake, whom he has chosen, he has shortened those days.
Christian Standard Bible   
If the Lord had not cut those days short, no one would be saved. But he cut those days short for the sake of the elect, whom he chose.
Amplified Bible © 1954   
And unless the Lord had shortened the days, no human being would be saved (rescued); but for the sake of the elect, His chosen ones (those whom He picked out for Himself), He has shortened the days.
New Century Version   
God has decided to make that terrible time short. Otherwise, no one would go on living. But God will make that time short to help the people he has chosen.
The Message   
“These are going to be hard days—nothing like it from the time God made the world right up to the present. And there’ll be nothing like it again. If he let the days of trouble run their course, nobody would make it. But because of God’s chosen people, those he personally chose, he has already intervened.
Evangelical Heritage Version ™   
If the Lord had not shortened those days, no one would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, whom he has chosen, he has shortened the days.
Mounce Reverse Interlinear New Testament   
And unless the Lord had cut short the number of days, no one would survive; but on account of the elect, whom he chose, he cut short the days.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
And if the Lord had not cut short those days, no one would be saved; but for the sake of the elect, whom he chose, he has cut short those days.
New Matthew Bible   
And if the Lord did not shorten those days, no one would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, whom he has chosen, he has shortened those days.
Good News Translation®   
But the Lord has reduced the number of those days; if he had not, nobody would survive. For the sake of his chosen people, however, he has reduced those days.
Wycliffe Bible   
And but the Lord had abridged those days, all flesh had not be safe; but for the chosen which he chose [whom he chose], the Lord hath made short the days.
New Testament for Everyone   
In fact, if the Lord had not shortened the days, no one would be rescued. But for the sake of his chosen ones, those whom he appointed, he shortened the days.
Contemporary English Version   
If the Lord doesn't make the time shorter, no one will be left alive. But because of his chosen and special ones, he will make the time shorter.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
And if the Lord had not shortened the days, no human being would be saved; but for the sake of the elect, whom he chose, he shortened the days.
J.B. Phillips New Testament   
“But when you see ‘the abomination of desolation’ standing where it ought not—(let the reader take note of this)—then those who are in Judea must fly to the hills! The man on his house-top must not go down nor go into his house to fetch anything out of it, and the man in the field must not turn back to fetch his coat. Alas for the women who are pregnant at that time, and alas for those with babies at their breasts! Pray God that it may not be winter when that time comes, for there will be such utter misery in those days as had never been from the creation until now—and never will be again. Indeed, if the Lord did not shorten those days, no human beings could survive. But for the sake of the people whom he has chosen he has shortened those days.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition   
And if the Lord had not cut short those days, no one would be saved, but for the sake of the elect, whom he chose, he has cut short those days.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition   
And if the Lord had not cut short those days, no one would be saved; but for the sake of the elect, whom he chose, he has cut short those days.
Common English Bible © 2011   
If the Lord hadn’t shortened that time, no one would be rescued. But for the sake of the chosen ones, the ones whom God chose, he has cut short the time.
Amplified Bible © 2015   
And if the Lord had not shortened the days, no human life would have been saved; but for the sake of the elect, whom He chose [for Himself], He shortened the days.
English Standard Version Anglicised   
And if the Lord had not cut short the days, no human being would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, whom he chose, he shortened the days.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)   
If the Lord had not shortened those days, no one would be saved; but for the sake of the elect whom he chose, he did shorten the days.
New American Standard Bible   
And if the Lord had not shortened those days, no life would have been saved; but for the sake of the elect, whom He chose, He shortened the days.
The Expanded Bible   
·God has decided to make that terrible time short [L If the Lord had not shortened those days…]. Otherwise, no one would ·go on living [survive; L be saved]. But God will make that time short ·to help [for the sake of] ·the people [the elect] he has chosen.
Tree of Life Version   
And unless Adonai had cut short those days, no one would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, whom He chose, He cut short the days.
Revised Standard Version   
And if the Lord had not shortened the days, no human being would be saved; but for the sake of the elect, whom he chose, he shortened the days.
New International Reader's Version   
“If the Lord had not cut the time short, no one would live. But because of God’s chosen people, he has shortened it.
BRG Bible   
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.
Complete Jewish Bible   
Indeed, if God had not limited the duration of the trouble, no one would survive; but for the sake of the elect, those whom he has chosen, he has limited it.
Worldwide English (New Testament)   
No person would be saved if the Lord did not make the time of trouble shorter. He will make it shorter for the sake of his chosen people.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised   
And if the Lord had not cut short those days, no one would be saved; but for the sake of the elect, whom he chose, he has cut short those days.
Orthodox Jewish Bible   
And unless Hashem makes those yamim shortened, no one would be delivered in the Yeshuat Eloheinu. But for the sake of the Bechirim, whom Hashem chose, he shortened the yamim.
Names of God Bible   
If the Lord does not reduce that time, no one will be saved. But those days will be reduced because of those whom God has chosen.
Modern English Version   
“Except the Lord shortened the days, no flesh would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, whom He chose, He shortened the days.
Easy-to-Read Version   
But the Lord has decided to make that terrible time short. If it were not made short, no one could survive. But the Lord will make that time short to help the special people he has chosen.
International Children’s Bible   
God has decided to make that terrible time short. If that time were not made short, then no one would go on living. But God will make that time short to help his special people whom he has chosen.
Lexham English Bible   
And if the Lord had not shortened the days, no human being would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, whom he chose, he has shortened the days.
New International Version - UK   
‘If the Lord had not cut short those days, no one would survive. But for the sake of the elect, whom he has chosen, he has shortened them.
Disciples Literal New Testament   
And if the Lord had not shortened the days, no flesh would have been saved. But He shortened the days for the sake of the chosen ones whom He chose.