Matthew 24:36

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 King James Version (NKJV)“But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, but My Father only.

Context of Matthew 24:36

34I tell you the truth, this generation will not pass from the scene until all these things take place. 35Heaven and earth will disappear, but my words will never disappear. “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. 37“When the Son of Man returns, it will be like it was in Noah’s day. 38In those days before the flood, the people were enjoying banquets and parties and weddings right up to the time Noah entered his boat.

Matthew 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 24:42“So you, too, must keep watch! For you don’t know what day your Lord is coming.
• Matthew 25:13“So you, too, must keep watch! For you do not know the day or hour of my return.
• Zechariah 14:7yet there will be continuous day! Only the Lord knows how this could happen. There will be no normal day and night, for at evening time it will still be light.
• Mark 13:32“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.
• Acts 1:7He replied, “The Father alone has the authority to set those dates and times, and they are not for you to know.
• 1 Thessalonians 5:2For you know quite well that the day of the Lord’s return will come unexpectedly, like a thief in the night.
• 2 Peter 3:10But the day of the Lord will come as unexpectedly as a thief. Then the heavens will pass away with a terrible noise, and the very elements themselves will disappear in fire, and the earth and everything on it will be found to deserve judgment.
• Revelation 3:3Go back to what you heard and believed at first; hold to it firmly. Repent and turn to me again. If you don’t wake up, I will come to you suddenly, as unexpected as a thief.
• Revelation 16:15“Look, I will come as unexpectedly as a thief! Blessed are all who are watching for me, who keep their clothing ready so they will not have to walk around naked and ashamed.”

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