²⁰ And if the Lord had not cut short the days, no human being would be saved. But for ^(A)the sake of the elect, whom ^(B)he chose, he shortened the days.

²⁷ And then ^(A)he will send out the angels and ^(B)gather ^(C)his elect from ^(D)the four winds, from ^(E)the ends of the earth ^(F)to the ends of heaven.