God’s Word Translation
Matthew 24:50
50His master will return unexpectedly.
Matthew 24:50 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The lord of that servant shall come in a day when he looketh not for him, and in an hour that he is not aware of,
- New International Version (NIV)The master of that servant will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he is not aware of.
- English Standard Version (ESV)the master of that servant will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he does not know
- New King James Version (NKJV)the master of that servant will come on a day when he is not looking for him and at an hour that he is not aware of,
Context of Matthew 24:50
48On the other hand, that servant, if he is wicked, may think that it will be a long time before his master comes. 49The servant may begin to beat the other servants and eat and drink with the drunks. His master will return unexpectedly. 51Then his master will severely punish him and assign him a place with the hypocrites. People will cry and be in extreme pain there.
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ἥξει ὁ κύριος τοῦ δούλου ἐκείνου ἐν ἡμέρᾳ ᾗ οὐ προσδοκᾷ καὶ ἐν ὥρᾳ ᾗ οὐ γινώσκει,Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- The lordὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- The lordκύριοςkurios · lord: masterG2962
- ofδοῦλοςdoulos · slaveG1401
- thatἐκεῖνοςekeinos · thatG1565
- shall comeἥκωhēkō · to come/be presentG2240
- inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
- a dayἡμέραhēmera · dayG2250
- whenὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
- he lookethπροσδοκάωprosdokaō · to look forG4328
- notοὐou · noG3756
- andκαίkai · andG2532
- an hourὥραhōra · hourG5610
- he isγινώσκωginōskō · to knowG1097
Cross-references for Matthew 24:50
- Matthew 24:42“Therefore, be alert, because you don’t know on what day your Lord will return.
- Proverbs 29:1A person who will not bend after many warnings will suddenly be broken beyond repair.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:2You know very well that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night.
- Revelation 3:3So remember what you received and heard. Obey, and change the way you think and act. If you’re not alert, I’ll come like a thief. You don’t know when I will come.
Commentaries on Matthew 24:50
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 50The lord of that servant - Here are three punishments which answer to the three characteristics of the bad minister. A sudden death, and the weight of God's judgments falling upon him, without a moment to avert it: this answers to his infidelity and forgetfulness. He shall come in a day in which he looked not for him. A separation from the communion of saints, and from all the gifts which he has abused: this answers to the abuse of his authority in the…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 45-51Verses 45-51 This passage is, in fact, “a parable,” though it is not expressly so called. The design is to show that his disciples should act as if they were each moment expecting his return. This he illustrates by the conduct of a servant who did not expect his master soon to return, who acted with great impropriety, and who was accordingly punished. Matthew 24:45 Who, then, is a faithful and wise servant - By the conduct of a faithful and wise servant…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. 45-51This parable and the next three dramatize the importance of faithfully obeying while waiting for Jesus to return (Matthew 25:1–13, 14–30, 31–46).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
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