And had not the Lord cut short those days, not a single person would escape; but for the elect's sake whom he has chosen, he has cut them short.

And if these days had not been shortened, no flesh would have been saved; but for the elect's sake these days will be cut short.

for the Lord will execute his word upon the earth, finishing it and cutting it short.

Let us be on our guard, then, though there is a promise still standing of being admitted to his rest, lest any one of you should be found to have come short of it.

For the man who lacks these virtues is blind, short-sighted, forgetful of his cleansing from his old sins.

and they are seven kings; the five have fallen, one is, the other is not yet come (and when he does come, he must remain a short time).

Then he went forward a short distance, and fell on his face and prayed. "O, my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as thou wilt."

And he kept trying to see what sort of a man Jesus was; but he could not see because he was short.

And when the wine ran short, Jesus' mother said to him, "They have no wine."

A short time after this King Agrippa and Bernice came to Caesarea to pay their respects to Festus.

Agrippa answered, "In short, you are doing your best to persuade me to become a Christian."

"Long or short," answered Paul, "my prayer to God is that not only you but all who are my hearers this day might become such as I am, save for these chains."

Five times at the hands of the Jews, I have received one short of forty lashes.

But I, my brothers, although torn from you for a short season (in presence, not in heart), made eager efforts to behold you face to face with strong longing.

If a woman does not wear a veil, let her also cut off her hair; now if it is a disgrace for a woman to have her hair cut off or her head shaved, let her be veiled.

"Every tree which does not bear good fruit is cut down and cast into the fire.

And already the axe is lying at the roots of the trees. Any tree, therefore, that does not bear good fruit is cut down and cast into the fire.

And if your right hand entices you into sin, cut it off and cast it from you; for it is better for you to lose one of your bodily organs, than to have your whole body go down into the pit.

"If your hand or your foot causes you to stumble, cut it off and cast it from you. It is better for you to enter into life maimed or crippled, than to keep both hands or both feet and be cast into the everlasting burning.

So Joseph took the body, and wrapped it in a clean linen cloth, and laid it in his own new tomb, which he had cut in the rock; and after rolling a great stone against the opening of the tomb, he went away.

And, behold, one of these who were with Jesus stretched out his hand and drew his sword, and smote the slave of the high priest, and cut off his ear.

"If your hand cause you to stumble, cut it off! It is better to be maimed and to enter into life than to have two hands and go away into hell, into the fire that cannot be put out.

If your foot cause you to stumble, cut it off! It is better to enter into the life a cripple, than to have two feet and be cast into hell.

Then many spread their cloaks on the road, and others, soft leafy branches, which they had cut from the fields;

But one of the bystanders drew his sword, and struck the slave of the high priest, and cut off his ear.

And now truly the axe is already laid at the root of the trees. So every tree which is not bearing good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire."