‘Now concerning that day and hour no one knows #– #neither the angels of heaven nor the Son #– #except the Father alone.
Matthew 24:42 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Therefore be alert, since you don’t know what day your Lord is coming. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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. |
‘Now concerning that day and hour no one knows #– #neither the angels of heaven nor the Son #– #except the Father alone.
But know this: If the homeowner had known what time the thief was coming, he would have stayed alert and not let his house be broken into.
This is why you are also to be ready, because the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.
‘When they had gone to buy some, the groom arrived, and those who were ready went in with him to the wedding banquet, and the door was shut.
‘Therefore be alert, because you don’t know either the day or the hour.
‘Be on your guard, so that your minds are not dulled from carousing, drunkenness, and worries of life, or that day will come on you unexpectedly
But be alert at all times, praying that you may have strength to escape all these things that are going to take place and to stand before the Son of Man.’
Besides this, since you know the time, it is already the hour for you to wake up from sleep, because now our salvation is nearer than when we first believed.
So then, let us not sleep, like the rest, but let us stay awake and be self-controlled.
The end of all things is near; therefore, be alert and sober-minded for prayer.
Be sober-minded, be alert. Your adversary the devil is prowling around like a roaring lion, looking for anyone he can devour.
‘Look, I am coming like a thief. Blessed is the one who is alert and remains clothed , so that he may not go around naked and people see his shame.’