“But concerning that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father only.
Matthew 24:42 - English Standard Version 2016 Therefore, stay awake, for you do not know on 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. |
“But concerning that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father only.
But know this, that if the master 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 were going to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the marriage feast, and the door was shut.
“But watch yourselves lest your hearts be weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and cares of this life, and that day come upon you suddenly like a trap.
But stay awake 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 you know the time, that the hour has come for you to wake from sleep. For salvation is nearer to us now than when we first believed.
So then let us not sleep, as others do, but let us keep awake and be sober.
The end of all things is at hand; therefore be self-controlled and sober-minded for the sake of your prayers.
Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.
(“Behold, I am coming like a thief! Blessed is the one who stays awake, keeping his garments on, that he may not go about naked and be seen exposed!”)