Matthew 24:44

And therefore be ye ready, for in what hour ye guess not, man’s Son shall come.

Wycliffe Modern Spelling

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 know ye this, that if the husbandman knew in what hour the thief were to come, certainly he would wake, and suffer not his house to be undermined (or and would not allow his house to be robbed).

45Who guessest thou is a true [or is a faithful] servant and prudent, whom his lord ordained on his household, to give them meat in (its) time? (Then who thinkest thou, is a faithful and a wise servant, whom his lord hath ordained upon, or over, his household, to give them their food at the proper time?)

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Cross References

Matthew 24:27For as lightning goeth out from the east, and appeareth into the west, so shall be also the coming of man’s Son.

Matthew 25:10And while they went to buy (some), the spouse came; and those that were ready, entered [in] with him to the weddings; and the gate was shut.

Luke 12:40And be ye ready, for in what hour ye guess not, man’s Son shall come.

James 5:9Brethren, do not ye be sorrowful [or do not ye be scornful] each to (the) other, that ye be not deemed (or so that ye be not judged). Lo! the judge standeth nigh before the gate.

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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