Matthew 24:44

Wherefore be ye also prepared, because in the hour that ye expect not shall come the Son of man.

The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge

In The King James Version

Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.

In Context

43But this know; that if the master of the house knew in what watch the thief would come, he would have been watching, and not have suffered his house to be broken through.

45WHO is the servant faithful and wise whom his lord shall appoint over the children of his house, to give every one his meat in his time?

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Cross References

Matthew 24:27As the lightning cometh forth from the east, and is seen unto the west, so shall be the advent of the Son of man.

Matthew 25:10And while they were gone to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were prepared entered with him into the house of festivity, and the gate was shut.

Luke 12:40Also you, be you therefore ready: for, in that hour that you think not, cometh the Son of man.

James 5:9Groan not one against another, my brethren, that you be not judged; for, behold, the Judge standeth before the door.

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 →

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