Matthew 24:42

New English Translation

“Therefore stay alert, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come.

Cross References

Matthew 24:36

“But as for that day and hour no one knows it – not even the angels in heaven – except the Father alone.

Matthew 24:43

But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what time of night the thief was coming, he would have been alert and would not have let his house be broken into.

Matthew 24:44

Therefore you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.

Matthew 25:10

But while they had gone to buy it, the bridegroom arrived, and those who were ready went inside with him to the wedding banquet. Then the door was shut.

Matthew 25:13

Therefore stay alert, because you do not know the day or the hour.

Luke 21:34

“But be on your guard so that your hearts are not weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and the worries of this life, and that day close down upon you suddenly like a trap.

Luke 21:36

But stay alert at all times, praying that you may have strength to escape all these things that must happen, and to stand before the Son of Man.”

Romans 13:11

And do this because we know the time, that it is already the hour for us to awake from sleep, for our salvation is now nearer than when we became believers.

1 Corinthians 16:13

Stay alert, stand firm in the faith, show courage, be strong.

1 Thessalonians 5:6

So then we must not sleep as the rest, but must stay alert and sober.

1 Peter 4:7

For the culmination of all things is near. So be self-controlled and sober-minded for the sake of prayer.

1 Peter 5:8

Be sober and alert. Your enemy the devil, like a roaring lion, is on the prowl looking for someone to devour.

Revelation 16:15

(Look! I will come like a thief! Blessed is the one who stays alert and does not lose his clothes so that he will not have to walk around naked and his shameful condition be seen.)