Matthew 24:44

Matthew 24:44 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.
• New International Version (NIV)So you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Therefore you also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Therefore you also be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.

Context of Matthew 24:44

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. 43But understand this: If the head of the house had known what time of the night the thief was coming, he would have been on the alert and would not have allowed his house to be broken into. Therefore, you [who follow Me] must also be ready; because the Son of Man is coming at an hour when you do not expect Him. 45“Who then is the faithful and wise servant whom his master has put in charge of his household to give the others [in the house] their food and supplies at the proper time? 46Blessed is that [faithful] servant when his master returns and finds him doing so.

Matthew 24:44 word by word

διὰ τοῦτο καὶ ὑμεῖς γίνεσθε ἕτοιμοι· ὅτι ᾗ οὐ δοκεῖτε ὥρᾳ, ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ἔρχεται.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• Thereforeδιάdia · through/because ofG1223
• ·οὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• beγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
• yeσύsu · youG4771
• alsoκαίkai · andG2532
• readyἕτοιμοςhetoimos · readyG2092
• forὅτιhoti · that/since: sinceG3754
• inὥραhōra · hourG5610
• suchδοκέωdokeō · to thinkG1380
• notοὐou · noG3756
• the Sonὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the Sonυἱόςuihos · sonG5207
• of manἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
• comethἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064

Cross-references for Matthew 24:44

• Matthew 25:10But while they were going away to buy oil, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the wedding feast; and the door was shut and locked.
• Luke 12:40You too, be continually ready; because the Son of Man is coming at an hour that you do not expect.”
• Philippians 4:5Let your gentle spirit [your graciousness, unselfishness, mercy, tolerance, and patience] be known to all people. The Lord is near.
• James 5:9Do not complain against one another, believers, so that you will not be judged [for it]. Look! The Judge is standing right at the door.
• Revelation 19:7Let us rejoice and shout for joy! Let us give Him glory and honor, for the marriage of the Lamb has come [at last] and His bride (the redeemed) has prepared herself.”

Commentaries on Matthew 24:44

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 44Be ye also ready - Luke Luke 21:36 says that he charged them to pray always, that they might be accounted worthy to escape those things - the judgments coming upon the wicked - and to stand before the Son of man - that is, to stand there approved by him, or to be admitted to his favor. He also charged them Luke 21:34 to take heed and not to suffer their hearts to be overcharged with surfeiting, or too much eating, or drunkenness, or the cares of this…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 42-51Verses 42-51 To watch for Christ's coming, is to maintain that temper of mind which we would be willing that our Lord should find us in. We know we have but a little time to live, we cannot know that we have a long time to live; much less do we know the time fixed for the judgment. Our Lord's coming will be happy to those that shall be found ready, but very dreadful to those that are not. If a man, professing to be the servant of Christ, be an unbeliever…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 37-51Jesus now applied his prophecies (Matthew 24:1–36) to his disciples so they would stay faithful and be ready for his second coming.Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 24:44

• Commandments
• Jesus Continued
• Temptation
• Watchfulness

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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