Matthew 24:42

Matthew 24:42 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.
• New International Version (NIV)“Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Therefore, stay awake, for you do not know on what day your Lord is coming.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Watch therefore, for you do not know what hour your Lord is coming.

Context of Matthew 24:42

40Then there will be two men in the field; one will be taken and one left. 41There will be two women grinding grain with a mill; one will be taken and one left. “Therefore stay alert, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come. 43But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what time of night the thief was coming, he would have been alert and would not have let his house be broken into. 44Therefore you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.

Matthew 24:42 word by word

Γρηγορεῖτε οὖν, ὅτι οὐκ οἴδατε ποίᾳ ἡμέρᾳ ὁ κύριος ὑμῶν ἔρχεται.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Watchγρηγορέωgrēgoreuō · to keep watchG1127
• thereforeοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
• forὅτιhoti · that/since: sinceG3754
• ·εἴδωeidō · to perceive: understandG1492
• notοὐou · noG3756
• whatποῖοςpoios · what?G4169
• hourὥραhōra · hourG5610
• yourσύsu · youG4771
• Lordὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• doth comeἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064

Cross-references for Matthew 24:42

• Matthew 25:13Therefore stay alert, because you do not know the day or the hour.
• Matthew 26:38Then he said to them, “My soul is deeply grieved, even to the point of death. Remain here and stay awake with me.”
• Mark 13:33Watch out! Stay alert! For you do not know when the time will come.
• Luke 12:35“Get dressed for service and keep your lamps burning;
• Luke 21:36But stay alert at all times, praying that you may have strength to escape all these things that must happen, and to stand before the Son of Man.”
• Romans 13:11And do this because we know the time, that it is already the hour for us to awake from sleep, for our salvation is now nearer than when we became believers.
• 1 Corinthians 16:13Stay alert, stand firm in the faith, show courage, be strong.
• 1 Thessalonians 5:6So then we must not sleep as the rest, but must stay alert and sober.
• 1 Peter 4:7For the culmination of all things is near. So be self-controlled and sober-minded for the sake of prayer.
• 1 Peter 5:8Be sober and alert. Your enemy the devil, like a roaring lion, is on the prowl looking for someone to devour.
• Revelation 3:2Wake up then, and strengthen what remains that was about to die, because I have not found your deeds complete in the sight of my God.
• Revelation 16:15(Look! I will come like a thief! Blessed is the one who stays alert and does not lose his clothes so that he will not have to walk around naked and his shameful condition be seen.)
• Matthew 24:36“But as for that day and hour no one knows it – not even the angels in heaven – except the Father alone.

Commentaries on Matthew 24:42

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 42Watch therefore - Be always on your guard, that you may not be taken unawares, and that you may be properly prepared to meet God in the way either of judgment or mercy, whensoever he may come. This advice the followers of Christ took, and therefore they escaped; the miserable Jews rejected it, and were destroyed. Let us learn wisdom by the things which they suffered.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 42Watch - Be looking for his coming. Be expecting it as near; as a great event; as coming in an unexpected manner. Watch the signs of his coming, and be ready.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. 42keep watch: This means to actively and energetically obey the Lord with a single focus (see Matthew 25:13; 26:38–41).Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 24:42

• Commandments
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• 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