Matthew 25:13

Matthew 25:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh.
• New International Version (NIV)“Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day or the hour.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Watch therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Watch therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour in which the Son of Man is coming.

Context of Matthew 25:13

11Later the other virgins arrived and said, ‘Lord, lord, open the door for us!’ 12But he replied, ‘Truly I tell you, I do not know you.’ Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day or the hour. 14For it is just like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted them with his possessions. 15To one he gave five talents, to another two talents, and to another one talent—each according to his own ability. And he went on his journey.

Matthew 25:13 word by word

Γρηγορεῖτε οὖν, ὅτι οὐκ οἴδατε τὴν ἡμέραν οὐδὲ τὴν ὥρανRead the interlinear

• Thereforeοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
• keep watchγρηγορέωgrēgoreuō · to keep watchG1127
• becauseὅτιhoti · that/since: sinceG3754
• you do not knowοὐou · noG3756
• you do not knowεἴδωeidō · to perceive: understandG1492
• theὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• dayἡμέραhēmera · dayG2250
• ·οὐδέoude · norG3761
• hourὥραhōra · hourG5610

Cross-references for Matthew 25:13

• Matthew 24:42Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day on which your Lord will come.
• Mark 13:33Be on your guard and stay alert! For you do not know when the appointed time will come.
• Luke 21:36So keep watch at all times, and pray that you may have the strength to escape all that is about to happen and to stand before the Son of Man.”
• Acts 20:31Therefore be alert and remember that for three years I never stopped warning each of you night and day with tears.
• 1 Corinthians 16:13Be on the alert. Stand firm in the faith. Be men of courage. Be strong.
• 1 Thessalonians 5:6So then, let us not sleep as the others do, but let us remain awake and sober.
• 2 Timothy 4:5But you, be sober in all things, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.
• 1 Peter 4:7The end of all things is near. Therefore be clear-minded and sober, so that you can pray.
• 1 Peter 5:8Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.
• Revelation 16:15“Behold, I am coming like a thief. Blessed is the one who remains awake and clothed, so that he will not go naked and let his shame be exposed.”

Commentaries on Matthew 25:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13Watch therefore - If to watch be to employ ourselves chiefly about the business of our salvation, alas! how few of those who are called Christians are there who do watch! How many who slumber! How many who are asleep! How many seized with a lethargy! How many quite dead! Wherein the Son of man cometh - These words are omitted by many excellent MSS., most of the versions, and several of the fathers. Griesbach has left them out of the text: Grotius…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13Watch, therefore … - This is the scope or design of the whole parable. This is the great truth that Christ wished to inculcate, and all parts of the parable are to be interpreted in reference to this admonition. Like the virgins, many are professedly going to meet the Bridegroom - the Lord Jesus Christ. Like the coming of the bridegroom, his advent will be sudden. It will be to many at an unexpected time. Many, even professing Christians, will be engaged…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-13This parable confirms the need to be alert and ready for Christ's return (Matthew 25:13; see also Luke 12:35–36).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. Watch therefore; for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh--This, the moral or practical lesson of the whole parable, needs no comment. This parable, while closely resembling it, is yet a different one from that of The Pounds, in Lu 19:11-27; though Calvin, Olshausen, Meyer, and others identify them--but not De Wette and Neander. For the difference between the two parables, see the opening remarks on that of The Pounds…Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 25:13

• Bridegroom
• Fool
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Judgment
• Kingdom of Heaven
• Opportunity
• Probation
• Procrastination
• Reprobacy
• Resurrection
• Temptation
• Unfaithfulness
• Virgin
• Watchfulness
• Wisdom
• Women

In the dictionaries

• Son of man
• Bride
• Cry
• Depart
• Hard
• Hour
• Judgment, The final
• Ought
• Parable
• Reckon

Commentaries on Matthew 25

• 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