Matthew 25:13
Watch, therefore; because ye know not the day, nor the hour!
The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)
In The King James Version
Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh.
In Context
12But he answering said: Verily I say to you, I know you not.
14For as a man going abroad called his own servants, and delivered to them his goods;
Cross References
Matthew 24:42Watch therefore; for ye know not in what day[24:42] your Lord comes.
Mark 13:33Take heed, watch; for ye know not when the time is.
Acts 20:31Therefore watch, remembering that for the space of three years, night and day, I ceased not to warn every one with tears.
1 Thessalonians 5:6So then let us not sleep, as others; but let us watch and be sober.
1 Peter 4:7But the end of all things is at hand. Be therefore sober, and watch unto prayer;
Revelation 16:15Behold, I come as a thief. Happy is he that watches, and keeps his garments, that he may not walk naked and they see his shame.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 25:2-14
The Parable of the Ten Virgins. 1 Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom. 2 And five of them were wise, and five were foolish. 3 They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them: 4 But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps. 5 While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept. 6 And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him. 7 Then all those… Read the whole commentary →