Matthew 24:42 - The Scriptures 2009

⁴² “Watch therefore, for you do not know what hour your Master is coming.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁴² Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁴² Watch therefore [give strict attention, be cautious and active], for you do not know in what kind of a day [whether a near or remote one] your Lord is coming.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁴² Watch therefore: for ye know not on what day your Lord cometh.

Common English Bible

⁴² Therefore, stay alert! You don’t know what day the Lord is coming.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁴² Therefore, be vigilant. For you do not know at what hour your Lord will return.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁴² Watch ye therefore, because ye know not what hour your Lord will come.

Matthew 24:42 Cross References

Matthew 24:36

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

Matthew 24:43

“And know this, that if the master of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched and not allowed his house to be broken into.

Matthew 24:44

“Because of this, be ready too, for the Son of Aḏam is coming at an hour when you do not expect Him.

Matthew 25:10

“And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the wedding feast, and the door was shut.

Matthew 25:13

“Watch therefore, because you do not know the day nor the hour in which the Son of Aḏam is coming,

Luke 21:34

“And take heed to yourselves, lest your hearts be weighed down by gluttony, and drunkenness, and worries of this life, and that day come on you suddenly.

Luke 21:36

Watch then at all times, and pray that you be counted worthy to escape all this about to take place, and to stand before the Son of Aḏam.”

Romans 13:11

And do this, knowing the time, that it is already the hour for us to wake up from sleep, for now our deliverance is nearer than when we did believe.

1 Corinthians 16:13

Watch, stand fast in the belief, be men, be strong.

1 Thessalonians 5:6

So, then, we should not sleep, as others do, but we should watch and be sober.

1 Peter 4:7

But the end of all has drawn near. Therefore be sober-minded, and be attentive in the prayers.

1 Peter 5:8

Be sober, watch, because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.

Revelation 16:15

“See, I am coming as a thief. Blessed is he who is staying awake and guarding his garments, lest he walk naked and they see his shame.”