Matthew 24:50 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

⁵⁰ that slave’s master will return on a day that he least expects, and at an unknown hour.

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁵⁰ the lord of that servant shall come in a day when he looketh not for him, and in an hour that he is not aware of,

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁵⁰ The master of that servant will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour of which he is not aware,

American Standard Version (1901)

⁵⁰ the lord of that servant shall come in a day when he expecteth not, and in an hour when he knoweth not,

Common English Bible

⁵⁰ The master of those servants will come on a day when they are not expecting him, at a time they couldn’t predict.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁵⁰ then the lord of that servant will arrive on a day that he does not expect, and at an hour that he does not know.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁵⁰ The lord of that servant shall come in a day that he hopeth not, and at an hour that he knoweth not:

Matthew 24:50 Cross References

Matthew 24:49

and then becomes physically abusive to his fellow-slaves, and eats and drinks [at parties] with drunkards,

Matthew 24:51

And [that master] will whip him to shreds and will turn him over to suffer the same fate as hypocrites do. That fate will involve crying and excruciating pain.”

Luke 12:46

that slave’s master will return on a day that he least expects, and at an hour unknown [to him]. And [that master] will whip him to shreds and will turn him over to suffer the same fate as unfaithful servants receive.

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].