Matthew 24:42

American Standard Version (1901)

Watch therefore: for ye know not on what day your Lord cometh.

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  • Matt 25:13 : 13 Watch therefore, for ye know not the day nor the hour.
  • Luke 21:36 : 36 But watch ye at every season, making supplication, that ye may prevail to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.
  • 1 Cor 16:13 : 13 Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong.
  • 1 Thess 5:6 : 6 so then let us not sleep, as do the rest, but let us watch and be sober.
  • Matt 24:36 : 36 But of that day and hour knoweth no one, not even the angels of heaven, neither the Son, but the Father only.
  • Rev 16:15 : 15 (Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.)
  • Luke 12:35-40 : 35 Let your loins be girded about, and your lamps burning; 36 and be ye yourselves like unto men looking for their lord, when he shall return from the marriage feast; that, when he cometh and knocketh, they may straightway open unto him. 37 Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them sit down to meat, and shall come and serve them. [ 38 And if he shall come in the second watch, and if in the third, and find [them] so, blessed are those [servants] . 39 But know this, that if the master of the house had known in what hour the thief was coming, he would have watched, and not have left his house to be broken through. [ 40 Be ye also ready: for in an hour that ye think not the Son of man cometh.
  • Rom 13:11 : 11 And this, knowing the season, that already it is time for you to awake out of sleep: for now is salvation nearer to us than when we [first] believed.
  • Matt 24:44 : 44 Therefore be ye also ready; for in an hour that ye think not the Son of man cometh.
  • Matt 26:38-41 : 38 Then saith he unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death: abide ye here, and watch with me. 39 And he went forward a little, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, My Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass away from me: nevertheless, not as I will, but as thou wilt. 40 And he cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them sleeping, and saith unto Peter, What, could ye not watch with me one hour? 41 Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.
  • 1 Pet 4:7 : 7 But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore of sound mind, and be sober unto prayer:
  • 1 Pet 5:8 : 8 Be sober, be watchful: your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour,
  • Rev 3:2-3 : 2 Be thou watchful, and establish the things that remain, which were ready to die: for I have found no works of thine perfected before my God. 3 Remember therefore how thou hast received and didst hear; and keep [it], and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee.
  • Mark 13:33-37 : 33 Take ye heed, watch and pray: for ye know not when the time is. 34 [ It is] as [when] a man, sojourning in another country, having left his house, and given authority to his servants, to each one his work, commanded also the porter to watch. 35 Watch therefore: for ye know not when the lord of the house cometh, whether at even, or at midnight, or at cockcrowing, or in the morning; 36 lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping. 37 And what I say unto you I say unto all, Watch.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Matt 24:43-46
    4 verses
    88%

    43But know this, that if the master of the house had known in what watch the thief was coming, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken through.

    44Therefore be ye also ready; for in an hour that ye think not the Son of man cometh.

    45Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath set over his household, to give them their food in due season?

    46Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.

  • Matt 25:10-13
    4 verses
    85%

    10And while they went away to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage feast: and the door was shut.

    11Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us.

    12But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not.

    13Watch therefore, for ye know not the day nor the hour.

  • Mark 13:32-37
    6 verses
    85%

    32But of that day or that hour knoweth no one, not even the angels in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father.

    33Take ye heed, watch and pray: for ye know not when the time is.

    34[ It is] as [when] a man, sojourning in another country, having left his house, and given authority to his servants, to each one his work, commanded also the porter to watch.

    35Watch therefore: for ye know not when the lord of the house cometh, whether at even, or at midnight, or at cockcrowing, or in the morning;

    36lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping.

    37And what I say unto you I say unto all, Watch.

  • Luke 12:35-40
    6 verses
    84%

    35Let your loins be girded about, and your lamps burning;

    36and be ye yourselves like unto men looking for their lord, when he shall return from the marriage feast; that, when he cometh and knocketh, they may straightway open unto him.

    37Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them sit down to meat, and shall come and serve them. [

    38And if he shall come in the second watch, and if in the third, and find [them] so, blessed are those [servants] .

    39But know this, that if the master of the house had known in what hour the thief was coming, he would have watched, and not have left his house to be broken through. [

    40Be ye also ready: for in an hour that ye think not the Son of man cometh.

  • Matt 24:50-51
    2 verses
    82%

    50the lord of that servant shall come in a day when he expecteth not, and in an hour when he knoweth not,

    51and shall cut him asunder, and appoint his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.

  • Matt 24:39-41
    3 verses
    79%

    39and they knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall be the coming of the Son of man.

    40Then shall two men be in the field; one is taken, and one is left:

    41two women [shall be] grinding at the mill; one is taken, and one is left.

  • Luke 12:45-46
    2 verses
    78%

    45But if that servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; and shall begin to beat the menservants and the maidservants, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken;

    46the lord of that servant shall come in a day when he expecteth not, and in an hour when he knoweth not, and shall cut him asunder, and appoint his portion with the unfaithful.

  • 1 Thess 5:2
    77%

    2For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.

  • Matt 24:48
    77%

    48But if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord tarrieth;

  • Matt 24:36-37
    2 verses
    75%

    36But of that day and hour knoweth no one, not even the angels of heaven, neither the Son, but the Father only.

    37And as [were] the days of Noah, so shall be the coming of the Son of man.

  • Matt 24:33
    75%

    33even so ye also, when ye see all these things, know ye that he is nigh, [even] at the doors.

  • Luke 21:35-36
    2 verses
    74%

    35for [so] shall it come upon all them that dwell on the face of all the earth.

    36But watch ye at every season, making supplication, that ye may prevail to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.

  • Luke 17:34-36
    3 verses
    74%

    34I say unto you, In that night there shall be two men on one bed; the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left.

    35There shall be two women grinding together; the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left.

    36(Ommitted)

  • Rev 16:15
    74%

    15(Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.)

  • Matt 25:6
    73%

    6But at midnight there is a cry, Behold, the bridegroom! Come ye forth to meet him.

  • Matt 24:26-27
    2 verses
    73%

    26If therefore they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the wilderness; go not forth: Behold, he is in the inner chambers; believe [it] not.

    27For as the lightning cometh forth from the east, and is seen even unto the west; so shall be the coming of the Son of man.

  • Matt 24:17-18
    2 verses
    73%

    17let him that is on the housetop not go down to take out things that are in his house:

    18and let him that is in the field not return back to take his cloak.

  • Luke 13:25
    72%

    25When once the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, open to us; and he shall answer and say to you, I know you not whence ye are;

  • Luke 17:31
    72%

    31In that day, he that shall be on the housetop, and his goods in the house, let him not go down to take them away: and let him that is in the field likewise not return back.

  • Mark 13:29
    72%

    29even so ye also, when ye see these things coming to pass, know ye that he is nigh, [even] at the doors.

  • Rev 3:3
    72%

    3Remember therefore how thou hast received and didst hear; and keep [it], and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee.

  • Luke 12:43
    72%

    43Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.

  • 1 Thess 5:4
    71%

    4But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief:

  • Matt 24:4
    71%

    4And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man lead you astray.