Matthew 24:42
40 Two men will be in the field: one will be taken and the other left.
41 Two women will be grinding at the mill: one will be taken and the other left.
Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day on which your Lord will come.
43 But understand this: If the homeowner had known in which watch of the night the thief was coming, he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into.
44 For this reason, you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour you do not expect.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day on which your Lord will come.
- KJV
- Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.
- WEB
- Watch therefore, for you don’t know in what hour your Lord comes.
- ASV
- Watch therefore: for ye know not on what day your Lord cometh.
- DARBY
- Watch therefore, for ye know not in what hour your Lord comes.
- BLB
- Therefore watch, because you⁺ do not know on what day your⁺ Lord comes.
- ÅB
- «Vær derfor våkne! For dere vet ikke hvilken dag deres Herre kommer.
- OTB
- "Våk derfor, for dere vet ikke hvilken dag deres Herre kommer.
- B1930
- Våk derfor! for I vet ikke hvad dag eders Herre kommer.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Luke 21:36
So keep watch at all times, and pray that you may have the strength to escape all that is about to happen and to stand before the Son of Man.”
Read in context1 Thessalonians 5:6
So then, let us not sleep as the others do, but let us remain awake and sober.
Read in contextMatthew 25:13
Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day or the hour.
Read in contextRevelation 16:15
“Behold, I am coming like a thief. Blessed is the one who remains awake and clothed, so that he will not go naked and let his shame be exposed.”
Read in context1 Corinthians 16:13
Be on the alert. Stand firm in the faith. Be men of courage. Be strong.
Read in contextMatthew 24:36
No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.
Read in contextLuke 12:35–40
Be dressed for service and keep your lamps burning.
Read in contextMatthew 24:44
For this reason, you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour you do not expect.
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