that slave’s master will return on a day that he least expects, and at an unknown hour.
Matthew 25:13 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition) Therefore, you should be watchful, for you do not know the day or hour [i.e., when the Son of man will return]. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Watch therefore [give strict attention and be cautious and active], for you know neither the day nor the hour when the Son of Man will come. American Standard Version (1901) Watch therefore, for ye know not the day nor the hour. Common English Bible “Therefore, keep alert, because you don’t know the day or the hour. Catholic Public Domain Version And so you must be vigilant, because you do not know the day or the hour. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Watch ye therefore, because you know not the day nor the hour. |
that slave’s master will return on a day that he least expects, and at an unknown hour.
But you should be alert at all times, offering earnest prayers, so that you will be strong enough to escape all these things that will happen, and to appear [acceptable] in front of the Son of man [on that day].”
So, be very watchful, and remember that for three years I never stopped warning every one of you [about such matters] both night and day with tears [in my eyes].
You people should be alert; stand firm in the faith; act like [godly] men; be [spiritually] strong.
So then, we should not be [spiritually] asleep, like the rest [i.e., the unsaved world], but we should be alert and sober [i.e., in control of our senses].
But you should be sober-minded about everything, [willing to] endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.
But the end of everything [as far as your lives are concerned] is near, so be sensible, and sober [so as to be] prayerful.
Be sensible and alert; your enemy the devil is prowling around like a roaring [i.e., hungry] lion looking for someone to [kill and] eat.
[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”).