Matthew 24:42

Watch therefore, for ye know not at what hour your Lord cometh:

1770 John Worsley NT

In The King James Version

Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.

In Context

41and two women grinding at the mill, one taken and one left.

43but this ye know, that if the master of the house had known at what hour the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broke open: therefore be ye also ready;

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Cross References

Matthew 24:36But of THAT day and hour knoweth no one, not even the angels of heaven, but my Father only:

Matthew 25:13Watch therefore, for ye know not the day, nor the season in which the Son of man cometh.

Mark 13:33Take heed therefore, watch and pray; for ye know not when the time is:

Luke 21:36Watch therefore and be constant in prayer, that ye may be counted worthy to escape all these things, which shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.

1 Corinthians 16:13Be watchful, stand fast in the faith, behave like men, be strong:

1 Peter 4:7But the end of all things draws nigh: be ye therefore 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 →

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