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 # Unless the Lord had shortened the days
-The writer uses past tense to describe a future event. Alternate translation: "If the Lord had not decided that he would shorten those days" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-pastforfuture]])
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+"If the Lord had not decided that he would shorten those days" 
 
 # had shortened the days
 
-"had shortened the time." It may be helpful to specify which "days" are referred to. Alternate translation: "had reduced the days of suffering" or "had shortened the time of suffering" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-explicit]])
+"had reduced the days of suffering" or "had shortened the time of suffering" 
 
 # no flesh would be saved
 
-The word "flesh" refers to people, and "saved" refers to physical salvation. Alternate translation: "no one would be saved" or "everyone would die" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-synecdoche]])
+"no one would be saved" or "everyone would die" 
 
 # for the sake of the elect
 
-"in order to help the elect"
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-# the elect, those whom he chose
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-The phrase "those whom he chose" means the same thing as "the elect." Together, they emphasize that God chose these people. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-doublet]])
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+"in order to help the the elect, those whom he chose"
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