Matthew 25:13
11 Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us.
12 But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not.
Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh.
14 For the kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods.
15 And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to every man according to his several ability; and straightway took his journey.
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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
Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.
Read in contextRevelation 16:15
Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.
Read in context1 Thessalonians 5:6
Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober.
Read in contextLuke 21:36
Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.
Read in context1 Corinthians 16:13
Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong.
Read in contextMark 13:33–37
Take ye heed, watch and pray: for ye know not when the time is.
Read in context1 Peter 5:8
Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:
Read in contextMatthew 24:50
The lord of that servant shall come in a day when he looketh not for him, and in an hour that he is not aware of,
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