Matthew 24:42
Be wakeful therefore, because ye know not in what hour cometh your Lord.
The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge
In The King James Version
Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.
In Context
41Two shall be grinding in the mill; one is taken, and one is left.
Cross References
Matthew 24:36BUT concerning that day and concerning that hour, no man knoweth; neither the angels of heaven, but the Father only.
Matthew 25:13Be wakeful therefore, for you know not that day nor the hour.
Mark 13:33Look: be watchful and pray; for you know not when the time is.
Luke 21:36Be therefore wakeful at all time, and pray that you may be worthy to escape from those things that are about to be, and that you may stand before the Son of man.
1 Corinthians 16:13WATCH, and stand in the faith; be manful and be strong.
1 Peter 4:7BUT the end of all cometh; therefore be sober, and watch unto prayer.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 24:33-51
Parable of the Fig-Tree; Awful Predictions; The Duty of Watchfulness; The Good and Evil Steward. 32 Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh: 33 So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors. 34 Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled. 35 Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away. 36 But of that day and hour knoweth… Read the whole commentary →