Matthew 24:22 And if those days had not been as short as they were no one would have been saved i.e., from the devastating destruction. But for the sake of the elect i.e., God’s people, those days will be short.

AUV⁽ⁱ⁾ ²² And if those days had not been as short as they were no one would have been saved [i.e., from the devastating destruction]. But for the sake of the elect [i.e., God’s people], those days will be short.