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Matthew 24:44

Jesus
The return of ChristFaithfulness and loyalty

42 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.

For this reason, you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour you do not expect.

45 Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom the master has put in charge of his household, to give the others their food at the proper time?

46 Blessed is that servant whose master finds him doing so when he returns.

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BSB
For this reason, you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour you do not expect.
KJV
Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.
WEB
Therefore also be ready, for in an hour that you don’t expect, the Son of Man will come.
ASV
Therefore be ye also ready; for in an hour that ye think not the Son of man cometh.
DARBY
Wherefore *ye* also, be ye ready, for in that hour that ye think not the Son of man comes.
BLB
Because of this also, you⁺ be ready, because in the hour that you⁺ do not think, the Son of Man comes.
ÅB
Vær derfor klare dere også! For Menneskesønnen kommer i den timen dere ikke venter ham.
OTB
Derfor må også dere være rede, for Menneskesønnen kommer i en time dere ikke venter det.
B1930
Derfor vær også I rede! for Menneskesønnen kommer i den time I ikke tenker.

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