New King James Version
Matthew 24:36
36“But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, but My Father only.
Matthew 24:36 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.
- New International Version (NIV)“But about that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.
- English Standard Version (ESV)"But concerning that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father only.
- New Living Translation (NLT)“However, no one knows the day or hour when these things will happen, not even the angels in heaven or the Son himself. Only the Father knows.
Context of Matthew 24:36
34Assuredly, I say to you, this generation will by no means pass away till all these things take place. 35Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will by no means pass away. “But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, but My Father only. 37But as the days of Noah were, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be. 38For as in the days before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark,
Read all of Matthew 24Matthew 24:36 word by word
Περὶ δὲ τῆς ἡμέρας ἐκείνης καὶ ὥρας οὐδεὶς οἶδεν οὐδὲ οἱ ἄγγελοι τῶν οὐρανῶν οὐδὲ ὁ υἱός, εἰ μὴ ὁ πατὴρ μόνος.Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Butδέde · thenG1161
- ofπερίperi · aboutG4012
- thatἐκεῖνοςekeinos · thatG1565
- dayὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- dayἡμέραhēmera · dayG2250
- andκαίkai · andG2532
- hourὥραhōra · hourG5610
- knowethεἴδωeidō · to perceive: understandG1492
- noοὐδείςoudeis · noneG3762
- notοὐδέoude · norG3761
- the angelsἄγγελοςaggelos · angelG32
- of heavenοὐρανόςouranos · heavenG3772
- butεἰei · if: notG1487
- ·μήmē · notG3361
- myἐγώegō · I/weG1473
- Fatherπατήρpatēr · fatherG3962
- onlyμόνοςmonos · aloneG3441
Cross-references for Matthew 24:36
- Matthew 24:42Watch therefore, for you do not know what hour your Lord is coming.
- Matthew 25:13“Watch therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour in which the Son of Man is coming.
- Zechariah 14:7It shall be one day Which is known to the Lord— Neither day nor night. But at evening time it shall happen That it will be light.
- Mark 13:32“But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.
- Acts 1:7And He said to them, “It is not for you to know times or seasons which the Father has put in His own authority.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:2For you yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so comes as a thief in the night.
- 2 Peter 3:10But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night, in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will melt with fervent heat; both the earth and the works that are in it will be burned up.
- Revelation 3:3Remember therefore how you have received and heard; hold fast and repent. Therefore if you will not watch, I will come upon you as a thief, and you will not know what hour I will come upon you.
- Revelation 16:15“Behold, I am coming as a thief. Blessed is he who watches, and keeps his garments, lest he walk naked and they see his shame.”
Commentaries on Matthew 24:36
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 36But of that day and hour - , here, is translated season by many eminent critics, and is used in this sense by both sacred and profane authors. As the day was not known, in which Jerusalem should be invested by the Romans, therefore our Lord advised his disciples to pray that it might not be on a Sabbath; and as the season was not known, therefore they were to pray that it might not be in the winter; Matthew 24:20. See on Mark 13:32; (note).Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 36But of that day and hour - Of the precise time of the fulfillment. The “general signs” of its approach have been given, as the budding of the fig-tree is a certain indication that summer is near; but “the precise time” is not indicated by these things. One part of their inquiry was Matthew 24:3 when those things should be. He now replies to them by saying that the precise time would not be foretold. Compare the notes at Acts 1:7. Knoweth no man, no, not…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 29-41Verses 29-41 Christ foretells his second coming. It is usual for prophets to speak of things as near and just at hand, to express the greatness and certainty of them. Concerning Christ's second coming, it is foretold that there shall be a great change, in order to the making all things new. Then they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds. At his first coming, he was set for a sign that should be spoken against, but at his second coming, a sign…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 36That day is the day of judgment. nor the Son: This phrase shows that Jesus did not know the exact time. Acts 1:7 suggests the same idea. Because no one knows the day, Jesus told his followers to stay watchful and faithful (see Matthew 24:37–25:46). This statement should discourage anyone from trying to calculate the exact date when our Lord will return.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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