Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come. New Living Translation “So you, too, must keep watch! For you don’t know what day your Lord is coming. English Standard Version Therefore, stay awake, for you do not know on what day your Lord is coming. Berean Standard Bible Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day on which your Lord will come. Berean Literal Bible Therefore keep watch, for you do not know on what day your Lord comes. King James Bible Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come. New King James Version Watch therefore, for you do not know what hour your Lord is coming. New American Standard Bible “Therefore be on the alert, for you do not know which day your Lord is coming. NASB 1995 “Therefore be on the alert, for you do not know which day your Lord is coming. NASB 1977 “Therefore be on the alert, for you do not know which day your Lord is coming. Legacy Standard Bible “Therefore stay awake, for you do not know which day your Lord is coming. Amplified Bible “So be alert [give strict attention, be cautious and active in faith], for you do not know which day [whether near or far] your Lord is coming. Christian Standard Bible Therefore be alert, since you don’t know what day your Lord is coming. Holman Christian Standard Bible Therefore be alert, since you don’t know what day your Lord is coming. American Standard Version Watch therefore: for ye know not on what day your Lord cometh. Contemporary English Version So be on your guard! You don't know when your Lord will come. English Revised Version Watch therefore: for ye know not on what day your Lord cometh. GOD'S WORD® Translation "Therefore, be alert, because you don't know on what day your Lord will return. Good News Translation Watch out, then, because you do not know what day your Lord will come. International Standard Version "So keep on watching, because you don't know on what day your Lord is coming. Majority Standard Bible Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the hour in which your Lord will come. NET Bible "Therefore stay alert, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come. New Heart English Bible Watch therefore, for you do not know on what day your Lord comes. Webster's Bible Translation Watch therefore; for ye know not what hour your Lord cometh. Weymouth New Testament Be on the alert therefore, for you do not know the day on which your Lord is coming. World English Bible Watch therefore, for you don’t know in what hour your Lord comes. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionWatch therefore, because you have not known in what hour your Lord comes; Berean Literal Bible Therefore keep watch, for you do not know on what day your Lord comes. Young's Literal Translation 'Watch ye therefore, because ye have not known in what hour your Lord doth come; Smith's Literal Translation Watch therefore; for ye know not what hour your Lord comes. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleWatch ye therefore, because ye know not what hour your Lord will come. Catholic Public Domain Version Therefore, be vigilant. For you do not know at what hour your Lord will return. New American Bible Therefore, stay awake! For you do not know on which day your Lord will come. New Revised Standard Version Keep awake therefore, for you do not know on what day your Lord is coming. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleBe alert, therefore, for you do not know at what hour your Lord will come. Aramaic Bible in Plain English Wake up therefore, for you do not know in what hour your Lord will come. NT Translations Anderson New Testament"Watch, therefore, for you know not at what hour your Lord is coming. Godbey New Testament Haweis New Testament Watch therefore: for ye know not at what hour your Master cometh. Mace New Testament watch therefore, for ye know not at what hour your Lord shall come. Weymouth New Testament Be on the alert therefore, for you do not know the day on which your Lord is coming. Worrell New Testament Worsley New Testament Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Readiness at Any Hour…41Two women will be grinding at the mill: one will be taken and the other left. 42Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day on which your Lord will come. 43But 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.… Cross References 1 Thessalonians 5:2-6 For you are fully aware that the Day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night. / While people are saying, “Peace and security,” destruction will come upon them suddenly, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape. / But you, brothers, are not in the darkness so that this day should overtake you like a thief. ... Mark 13:33-37 Be on your guard and stay alert! For you do not know when the appointed time will come. / It is like a man going on a journey who left his house, put each servant in charge of his own task, and instructed the doorkeeper to keep watch. / Therefore keep watch, because you do not know when the master of the house will return—whether in the evening, at midnight, when the rooster crows, or in the morning. ... Luke 21:34-36 But watch yourselves, or your hearts will be weighed down by dissipation, drunkenness, and the worries of life—and that day will spring upon you suddenly like a snare. / For it will come upon all who dwell on the face of all the earth. / 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.” Revelation 3:3 Remember, then, what you have received and heard. Keep it and repent. If you do not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will not know the hour when I will come upon you. 1 Peter 4:7 The end of all things is near. Therefore be clear-minded and sober, so that you can pray. Romans 13:11-12 And do this, understanding the occasion. The hour has come for you to wake up from your slumber, for our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed. / The night is nearly over; the day has drawn near. So let us lay aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light. Luke 12:35-40 Be dressed for service and keep your lamps burning. / Then you will be like servants waiting for their master to return from the wedding banquet, so that when he comes and knocks, they can open the door for him at once. / Blessed are those servants whom the master finds on watch when he returns. Truly I tell you, he will dress himself to serve and will have them recline at the table, and he himself will come and wait on them. ... 2 Peter 3:10-12 But the Day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar, the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and its works will be laid bare. / Since everything will be destroyed in this way, what kind of people ought you to be? You ought to conduct yourselves in holiness and godliness / as you anticipate and hasten the coming of the day of God, when the heavens will be destroyed by fire and the elements will melt in the heat. Matthew 25:13 Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day or the hour. Revelation 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.” Hebrews 10:25 Let us not neglect meeting together, as some have made a habit, but let us encourage one another, and all the more as you see the Day approaching. Proverbs 8:34 Blessed is the man who listens to me, watching daily at my doors, waiting at the posts of my doorway. Ezekiel 3:17 “Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel. Whenever you hear a word from My mouth, give them a warning from Me. Isaiah 21:11-12 This is the burden against Dumah: One calls to me from Seir, “Watchman, what is left of the night? Watchman, what is left of the night?” / The watchman replies, “Morning has come, but also the night. If you would inquire, then inquire. Come back yet again.” Habakkuk 2:1 I will stand at my guard post and station myself on the ramparts. I will watch to see what He will say to me, and how I should answer when corrected. Treasury of Scripture Watch therefore: for you know not what hour your Lord does come. Watch. Matthew 25:13 Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh. Matthew 26:38-41 Then saith he unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death: tarry ye here, and watch with me… Mark 13:33-37 Take ye heed, watch and pray: for ye know not when the time is… for. Matthew 24:36,44 But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only… Mark 13:33 Take ye heed, watch and pray: for ye know not when the time is. Jump to Previous Alert Hour Watch WatchingJump to Next Alert Hour Watch WatchingMatthew 24 1. Jesus foretells the destruction of the temple;3. what and how great calamities shall be before it; 29. the signs of his coming to judgment. 36. And because that day and hour are unknown, 42. we ought to watch like good servants, expecting our Master's coming. Therefore This word serves as a conclusion or a result of the preceding discourse. In the context of Matthew 24, Jesus has been discussing the signs of the end times and His second coming. The Greek word used here is "oun," which connects the previous teachings to the imperative that follows. It implies that the teachings about the end times are not just for knowledge but for action. The call to vigilance is a direct response to the uncertainty of the timing of these events. keep watch because you do not know the day on which your Lord will come Parallel Commentaries ... Greek Thereforeοὖν (oun) Conjunction Strong's 3767: Therefore, then. Apparently a primary word; certainly, or accordingly. keep watch, Γρηγορεῖτε (Grēgoreite) Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural Strong's 1127: (a) I am awake (in the night), watch, (b) I am watchful, on the alert, vigilant. From egeiro; to keep awake, i.e. Watch. because ὅτι (hoti) Conjunction Strong's 3754: Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because. you do not know οἴδατε (oidate) Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural Strong's 1492: To know, remember, appreciate. [the] day ἡμέρᾳ (hēmera) Noun - Dative Feminine Singular Strong's 2250: A day, the period from sunrise to sunset. on which ποίᾳ (poia) Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Dative Feminine Singular Strong's 4169: Of what sort. From the base of pou and hoios; individualizing interrogative what sort of, or which one. your ὑμῶν (hymōn) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. Lord κύριος (kyrios) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 2962: Lord, master, sir; the Lord. From kuros; supreme in authority, i.e. controller; by implication, Master. will come. ἔρχεται (erchetai) Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 2064: To come, go. Links Matthew 24:42 NIVMatthew 24:42 NLT Matthew 24:42 ESV Matthew 24:42 NASB Matthew 24:42 KJV Matthew 24:42 BibleApps.com Matthew 24:42 Biblia Paralela Matthew 24:42 Chinese Bible Matthew 24:42 French Bible Matthew 24:42 Catholic Bible NT Gospels: Matthew 24:42 Watch therefore for you don't know (Matt. Mat Mt) |