“But about that day and hour no one knows, neither the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.
Matthew 24:42 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 Keep awake, therefore, for you do not know on what day your Lord is coming. Plus de versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition 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) Watch therefore: for ye know not on what day your Lord cometh. Common English Bible Therefore, stay alert! You don’t know what day the Lord is coming. Catholic Public Domain Version Therefore, be vigilant. For you do not know at what hour your Lord will return. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Watch ye therefore, because ye know not what hour your Lord will come. |
“But about that day and hour no one knows, neither the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.
But understand this: if the owner of the house had known in what part of the night the thief was coming, he would have stayed awake and would not have let his house be broken into.
Therefore you also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.
And while they went to buy it, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went with him into the wedding banquet, and the door was shut.
“Be on guard so that your hearts are not weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and the worries of this life and that day does not catch you unexpectedly,
Be alert at all times, praying that you may have the strength to escape all these things that will take place and to stand before the Son of Man.”
Besides this, you know what time it is, how it is already the moment for you to wake from sleep. For salvation is nearer to us now than when we became believers;
So, then, let us not fall asleep as others do, but let us keep awake and be sober,
The end of all things is near; therefore be serious and discipline yourselves for the sake of your prayers.
Discipline yourselves; keep alert. Like a roaring lion your adversary the devil prowls around, looking for someone to devour.
(“See, I am coming like a thief! Blessed is the one who stays awake and is clothed, not going about naked and exposed to shame.”)