²⁴ For false christs and ^(A)false prophets will arise and will provide great ^[a](B)signs and wonders, so as to mislead, if possible, even ^(C)the ^[b]elect.

²⁰ And if the Lord had not shortened those days, no ^[a]life would have been saved; but for the sake of the ^[b]elect, whom He chose, He shortened the days.

⁹ who ^(A)saved us and ^(B)called us with a holy ^(C)calling, ^(D)not according to our works, but according to His own ^(E)purpose and grace, which was granted to us in ^(F)Christ Jesus from ^(G)all eternity,