Matthew 24:42 - New International Version (Anglicised)

⁴² ‘Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come.

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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 Tagairtí Cros

Matthew 24:36

‘But about that day or hour no-one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.

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 kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into.

Matthew 24:44

So 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 were on their way to buy the oil, the bridegroom arrived. The virgins who were ready went in with him to the wedding banquet. And the door was shut.

Matthew 25:13

‘Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day or the hour.

Luke 21:34

‘Be careful, or your hearts will be weighed down with carousing, drunkenness and the anxieties of life, and that day will close on you suddenly like a trap.

Luke 21:36

Be always on the watch, and pray that you may be able to escape all that is about to happen, and that you may be able to stand before the Son of Man.’

Romans 13:11

And do this, understanding the present time: the hour has already come for you to wake up from your slumber, because our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed.

1 Corinthians 16:13

Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be courageous; be strong.

1 Thessalonians 5:6

So then, let us not be like others, who are asleep, but let us be awake and sober.

1 Peter 4:7

The end of all things is near. Therefore be alert and of sober mind so that you may pray.

1 Peter 5:8

Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.

Revelation 16:15

‘Look, I come like a thief! Blessed is the one who stays awake and remains clothed, so as not to go naked and be shamefully exposed.’