Matthew 24:36 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

“But no one knows when that day or hour will come. Not even the angels in heaven or the Son [of God] know [when it will happen], but only the Father [does].

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

But of that [exact] day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.

American Standard Version (1901)

But of that day and hour knoweth no one, not even the angels of heaven, neither the Son, but the Father only.

Common English Bible

“But nobody knows when that day or hour will come, not the heavenly angels and not the Son. Only the Father knows.

Catholic Public Domain Version

But concerning that day and hour, no one knows, not even the Angels of the heavens, but only the Father.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

But of that day and hour no one knoweth, not the angels of heaven, but the Father alone.

Matthew 24:36 Cross References

Matthew 24:42

Therefore be alert, for you do not know on what day the Lord will come.

Matthew 24:44

Therefore, you also should be ready, for the Son of man will come at a time when you least expect Him.

Matthew 25:13

Therefore, you should be watchful, for you do not know the day or hour [i.e., when the Son of man will return].

Mark 13:32

But no one knows when that day or that hour will come; not even the angels in heaven or the Son of God know, but only the Father does.

Acts 1:7

Jesus replied, “You are not permitted to know the [specific] time or date [when this will happen]. For the Father has appointed it [to happen] when He determines [the right time].

1 Thessalonians 5:2

for you know perfectly well that the day of the Lord [i.e., when He returns, See II Thess. 2:1-2] will arrive like a thief coming in the night.

2 Peter 3:10

But the day of the Lord will come as a thief [i.e., unexpectedly]. At that time the heavens will pass away with a loud noise and the elements [Note: This refers either to the heavenly bodies or to the material components of the universe], will be dissolved with intense heat. And the earth and its works [i.e., its activities] will be burned up. [Note: Some translations render this phrase as it is in some ancient manuscripts, “will be disclosed,” or “will be laid bare”].

Revelation 16:15

[Note: At this point the Lord’s voice breaks into John’s vision]. (“Look, I am coming like a thief. That person is happy who stays alert and is dressed [properly], so he does not appear naked and have to be shamefully exposed”).

Revelation 3:3

So, remember how you have received and heard the message [i.e., they had eagerly accepted the Gospel]; [now] obey it and repent. For if you do not become [spiritually] alert, I will come as a thief [i.e. unexpectedly] and you will not know the [exact] time that I will come upon you [in judgment. See 2:16, 25].