Matthew 24:36

Matthew 24:36 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.
• New International Version (NIV)“But about that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"But concerning that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father only.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, but My Father only.

Context of Matthew 24:36

34I assure you and most solemnly say to you, this generation [the people living when these signs and events begin] will not pass away until all these things take place. 35Heaven and earth [as now known] will pass away, but My words will not pass away. “But of that [exact] day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son [in His humanity], but the Father alone. 37For the coming of the Son of Man (the Messiah) will be just like the days of Noah. 38For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the [very] day when Noah entered the ark,

Matthew 24:36 word by word

Περὶ δὲ τῆς ἡμέρας ἐκείνης καὶ ὥρας οὐδεὶς οἶδεν οὐδὲ οἱ ἄγγελοι τῶν οὐρανῶν οὐδὲ ὁ υἱός, εἰ μὴ ὁ πατὴρ μόνος.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Butδέde · thenG1161
• ofπερίperi · aboutG4012
• thatἐκεῖνοςekeinos · thatG1565
• dayὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• dayἡμέραhēmera · dayG2250
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• hourὥραhōra · hourG5610
• knowethεἴδωeidō · to perceive: understandG1492
• noοὐδείςoudeis · noneG3762
• notοὐδέoude · norG3761
• the angelsἄγγελοςaggelos · angelG32
• of heavenοὐρανόςouranos · heavenG3772
• butεἰei · if: notG1487
• ·μήmē · notG3361
• myἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• Fatherπατήρpatēr · fatherG3962
• onlyμόνοςmonos · aloneG3441

Cross-references for Matthew 24:36

• Matthew 24:42“So be alert [give strict attention, be cautious and active in faith], for you do not know which day [whether near or far] your Lord is coming.
• Matthew 25:13Therefore, be on the alert [be prepared and ready], for you do not know the day nor the hour [when the Son of Man will come].
• Zechariah 14:7But it will be a unique day which is known to the Lord—not day and not night, but at evening time there will be light.
• Mark 13:32But of that [exact] day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son [in His humanity], but the Father alone.
• Acts 1:7He said to them, “It is not for you to know the times or epochs which the Father has fixed by His own authority.
• 1 Thessalonians 5:2For you yourselves know perfectly well that the day of the [return of the] Lord is coming just as a thief [comes unexpectedly and suddenly] in the night.
• 2 Peter 3:10But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, and then the heavens will vanish with a [mighty and thunderous] roar, and the [material] elements will be destroyed with intense heat, and the earth and the works that are on it will be burned up.
• Revelation 3:3So remember and take to heart the lessons you have received and heard. Keep and obey them, and repent [change your sinful way of thinking, and demonstrate your repentance with new behavior that proves a conscious decision to turn away from sin]. So then, if you do not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will not know at what hour I will come to you.
• Revelation 16:15(“Behold, I am coming like a thief. Blessed is he who stays awake and who keeps his clothes [that is, stays spiritually ready for the Lord’s return], so that he will not be naked—spiritually unprepared—and men will not see his shame.”)

Commentaries on Matthew 24:36

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 36But of that day and hour - , here, is translated season by many eminent critics, and is used in this sense by both sacred and profane authors. As the day was not known, in which Jerusalem should be invested by the Romans, therefore our Lord advised his disciples to pray that it might not be on a Sabbath; and as the season was not known, therefore they were to pray that it might not be in the winter; Matthew 24:20. See on Mark 13:32; (note).Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 36But of that day and hour - Of the precise time of the fulfillment. The “general signs” of its approach have been given, as the budding of the fig-tree is a certain indication that summer is near; but “the precise time” is not indicated by these things. One part of their inquiry was Matthew 24:3 when those things should be. He now replies to them by saying that the precise time would not be foretold. Compare the notes at Acts 1:7. Knoweth no man, no, not…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 29-41Verses 29-41 Christ foretells his second coming. It is usual for prophets to speak of things as near and just at hand, to express the greatness and certainty of them. Concerning Christ's second coming, it is foretold that there shall be a great change, in order to the making all things new. Then they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds. At his first coming, he was set for a sign that should be spoken against, but at his second coming, a sign…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 36That day is the day of judgment. nor the Son: This phrase shows that Jesus did not know the exact time. Acts 1:7 suggests the same idea. Because no one knows the day, Jesus told his followers to stay watchful and faithful (see Matthew 24:37–25:46). This statement should discourage anyone from trying to calculate the exact date when our Lord will return.Read the comment

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Commentaries on Matthew 24

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings