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Selected Verse: Matthew 24:42 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Mt 24:42 |
King James |
Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
| Watch - Be looking for his coming. Be expecting it as near; as a great event; as coming in an unexpected manner. Watch the signs of his coming, and be ready. |
| Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886] |
What hour
Later texts, however, read ἡμέρᾳ, a, day. ποίᾳ ἡμέρᾳ, in what kind of a day, whether near or a remote one. Similarly Mat 24:43 : ἐν ποίᾳ φυλακῇ, in what kind of a watch, whether a night or a morning watch. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| Ye know not what hour your Lord cometh - Either to require your soul of you, or to avenge himself of this nation. Mar 13:33; Luk 12:35; Luk 21:34. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| Watch therefore - Be always on your guard, that you may not be taken unawares, and that you may be properly prepared to meet God in the way either of judgment or mercy, whensoever he may come. This advice the followers of Christ took, and therefore they escaped; the miserable Jews rejected it, and were destroyed. Let us learn wisdom by the things which they suffered. |
43 But know this, that if the goodman of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up.
34 And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares.
35 Let your loins be girded about, and your lights burning;
33 Take ye heed, watch and pray: for ye know not when the time is.