Matthew 24:44
42 Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.
43 But know this, that if the goodman of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up.
Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.
45 Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season?
46 Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- 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.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Matthew 25:10
And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut.
Read in contextMatthew 24:42
Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.
Read in contextMatthew 25:13
Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh.
Read in contextLuke 12:40
Be ye therefore ready also: for the Son of man cometh at an hour when ye think not.
Read in contextPhilippians 4:5
Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand.
Read in contextMatthew 24:27
For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
Read in contextRevelation 19:7
Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready.
Read in contextJames 5:9
Grudge not one against another, brethren, lest ye be condemned: behold, the judge standeth before the door.
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