Matthew 25:13
11 Later the other virgins arrived and said, ‘Lord, lord, open the door for us!’
12 But he replied, ‘Truly I tell you, I do not know you.’
Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day or the hour.
14 For it is just like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted them with his possessions.
15 To one he gave five talents, to another two talents, and to another one talent—each according to his own ability. And he went on his journey.
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 or the hour.
- KJV
- Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh.
- WEB
- Watch therefore, for you don’t know the day nor the hour in which the Son of Man is coming.
- ASV
- Watch therefore, for ye know not the day nor the hour.
- DARBY
- Watch therefore, for ye know not the day nor the hour.
- BLB
- Therefore watch, for you⁺ do not know the day nor the hour.
- ÅB
- Vær derfor våkne! For dere vet ikke dagen eller timen.
- OTB
- Vær derfor våkne, for dere kjenner ikke dagen eller timen.
- B1930
- Våk derfor! for I vet ikke dagen eller timen.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Matthew 24:42–44
Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day on which your Lord will come.
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 Thessalonians 5:6
So then, let us not sleep as the others do, but let us remain awake and sober.
Read in contextLuke 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 Corinthians 16:13
Be on the alert. Stand firm in the faith. Be men of courage. Be strong.
Read in contextMark 13:33–37
Be on your guard and stay alert! For you do not know when the appointed time will come.
Read in context1 Peter 5:8
Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.
Read in contextMatthew 24:50
The master of that servant will come on a day he does not expect and at an hour he does not anticipate.
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