But the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.
But he that shall endure to the end,.... In the profession of faith in Christ, notwithstanding the violent persecutions of wicked men; and in the pure and incorrupt doctrines of the Gospel, whilst many are deceived by the false teachers that shall arise; and in holiness of life and conversation, amidst all the impurities of the age; and shall patiently bear all afflictions, to the...
Verse 13. He that shall endure unto the end--shall be saved. The word "end" here has by some been thought to mean the destruction of Jerusalem, or the end of the Jewish economy. And the meaning has been supposed to be, he that perseveres in bearing these persecutions to the end of the wars shall be safe.
But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved. (3) The gospel will spread abroad, angering the world and the devil ever so much: and those who continually believe will be saved.