Then between three and six o’clock in the morning Jesus came walking to them on the [surface of the] lake.
Mark 13:35 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition) So, be alert, because you do not know when the owner of the house will return, whether [some] evening, at midnight, at dawn, or at [mid-] morning. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Watch ye therefore: for ye know not when the master of the house cometh, at even, or at midnight, or at the cockcrowing, or in the morning: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Therefore watch (give strict attention, be cautious and alert), for you do not know when the Master of the house is coming–in the evening, or at midnight, or at cockcrowing, or in the morning– American Standard Version (1901) Watch therefore: for ye know not when the lord of the house cometh, whether at even, or at midnight, or at cockcrowing, or in the morning; Common English Bible Therefore, stay alert! You don’t know when the head of the household will come, whether in the evening or at midnight, or when the rooster crows in the early morning or at daybreak. Catholic Public Domain Version Therefore, be vigilant, for you do not know when the lord of the house may arrive: in the evening, or in the middle of the night, or at first light, or in the morning. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Watch ye therefore, (for you know not when the lord of the house cometh: at even, or at midnight, or at the cockcrowing, or in the morning,) |
Then between three and six o’clock in the morning Jesus came walking to them on the [surface of the] lake.
But you should know this: if the owner of a house had known when a thief was coming, he would have been watching so as not to allow his house to be broken into.
Therefore, you also should be ready, for the Son of man will come at a time when you least expect Him.
“You should pay attention; be alert and pray, for you do not know when the time will come [i.e., for the Lord to return].
And Jesus said to him, “Truly I tell you, today, in fact this very night, before the rooster crows twice, you will deny [knowing] me three times.”
When He saw how distressed His disciples were, rowing against an opposing wind, Jesus came to them between three and six o’clock in the morning, walking on the water, and almost walked past them.