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

11Yet later, the other virgins also came, saying, ‘Lord, lord, open up for us.’ 12But he answered, ‘Truly I say to you, I do not know you.’ Be on the alert then, because you do not know the day nor the hour. 14“For it is just like a man about to go on a journey, who called his own slaves and entrusted his possessions to them. 15To one he gave five talents, to another, two, and to another, one, 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

• Be on the alertγρηγορέωgrēgoreuō · to keep watchG1127
• thenοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
• becauseὅτιhoti · that/since: sinceG3754
• the dayἡμέραhēmera · dayG2250
• norοὐδέoude · norG3761
• the hourὥραhōra · hourG5610

Cross-references for Matthew 25:13

• Matthew 24:42“Therefore be on the alert, for you do not know which day your Lord is coming.
• Mark 13:33“Watch out, stay alert; for you do not know when the appointed time is.
• Luke 21:36But stay alert at all times, praying that you will have strength to escape all these things that are going to take place, and to stand before the Son of Man.”
• Acts 20:31Therefore, be on the alert, remembering that night and day for a period of three years I did not cease to admonish each one with tears.
• 1 Corinthians 16:13Be on the alert, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong.
• 1 Thessalonians 5:6so then, let’s not sleep as others do, but let’s be alert and sober.
• 2 Timothy 4:5But as for you, use self-restraint 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 of sound judgment and sober spirit for the purpose of prayer.
• 1 Peter 5:8Be of sober spirit, be on the 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 stays awake and keeps his clothes, so that he will not walk about naked and people will not see his shame.”)

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