Matthew 24:22

24:22 And if those days had not been cut short, no one would be saved. But for the sake of the elect those days will be cut short.

Mark 13:20

13:20 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 ¹  short.

Luke 13:23-24

13:23 Someone ²  asked ³  him, “Lord, will only a few ⁴  be saved?” So ⁵  he said to them, 13:24 “Exert every effort ⁶  to enter through the narrow door, because many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able to.

Romans 10:13

10:13 For everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved. ⁷ 

Romans 11:5-7

11:5 So in the same way at the present time there is a remnant chosen by grace. 11:6 And if it is by grace, it is no longer by works, otherwise grace would no longer be grace. 11:7 What then? Israel failed to obtain what it was diligently seeking, but the elect obtained it. The ⁸  rest were hardened,

¹ tn Grk “the days.”

² tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

³ tn Grk “said to.”

⁴ sn The warnings earlier in Jesus’ teaching have led to the question whether only a few will be saved.

⁵ tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “so” to indicate that Jesus’ reply was triggered by the preceding question.

⁶ tn Or “Make every effort” (L&N 68.74; cf. NIV); “Do your best” (TEV); “Work hard” (NLT); Grk “Struggle.” The idea is to exert one’s maximum effort (cf. BDAG 17 s.v. ἀγωνίζομαι 2.b, “strain every nerve to enter”) because of the supreme importance of attaining entry into the kingdom of God.

⁷ sn A quotation from Joel 2:32.

⁸ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.