Matthew 24:44

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Be ready then; for at a time which you have no thought of the Son of man will come.

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Referenced Verses

  • Matt 25:10 : 10 And while they went to get oil, the master came; and those who were ready went in with him to the feast: and the door was shut.
  • Matt 25:13 : 13 Keep watch, then, because you are not certain of the day or of the hour.
  • Rev 19:7 : 7 Let us be glad with delight, and let us give glory to him: because the time is come for the Lamb to be married, and his wife has made herself ready.
  • Matt 24:42 : 42 Be watching, then! for you have no knowledge on what day your Lord will come.
  • Luke 12:40 : 40 So be ready: for the Son of man is coming at a time when you are not looking for him.
  • Phil 4:5 : 5 Let your gentle behaviour be clear to all men. The Lord is near.
  • Jas 5:9 : 9 Say no hard things against one another, brothers, so that you will not be judged; see, the judge is waiting at the doors.
  • Matt 24:27 : 27 Because as in a thunderstorm the bright light coming from the east is seen even in the west; so will be the coming of the Son of man.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Luke 12:35-40
    6 verses
    91%

    35Be ready, dressed as for a journey, with your lights burning.

    36And be like men who are looking for their lord, when he comes back from the bride-feast; so that when he comes to the door, it will be open to him quickly.

    37Happy are those servants who are watching when the lord comes; truly I say to you, he will make himself their servant and, placing them at the table, he will come out and give them food.

    38And if he comes in the second division of the night or in the third, and they are watching for him, happy are those servants.

    39But be certain of this, that if the master of the house had had knowledge of the time when the thief was coming, he would have been watching, and would not have let his house be broken into.

    40So be ready: for the Son of man is coming at a time when you are not looking for him.

  • Matt 24:42-43
    2 verses
    88%

    42Be watching, then! for you have no knowledge on what day your Lord will come.

    43But be certain of this, that if the master of the house had had knowledge of the time when the thief was coming, he would have been watching, and would not have let his house be broken into.

  • Matt 24:45-51
    7 verses
    85%

    45Who is the true and wise servant, whom his lord has put over those in his house, to give them their food at the right time?

    46A blessing on that servant, who will be doing so when his lord comes.

    47Truly, I say to you, he will put him over all he has.

    48But if that evil servant says in his heart, My lord is a long time in coming;

    49And is cruel to the other servants, taking his pleasure with those who are overcome with wine;

    50The lord of that servant will come in a day when he is not looking for him, and in an hour of which he has no knowledge,

    51And will have him cut in two, and will give him a part in the fate of the false ones: there will be weeping and cries of sorrow.

  • Matt 25:10-13
    4 verses
    85%

    10And while they went to get oil, the master came; and those who were ready went in with him to the feast: and the door was shut.

    11After that the other virgins came, saying, Lord, Lord, let us in.

    12But he made answer and said, Truly I say to you, I have no knowledge of you.

    13Keep watch, then, because you are not certain of the day or of the hour.

  • Mark 13:32-37
    6 verses
    82%

    32But of that day or that hour no one has knowledge, not even the angels in heaven, or the Son, but the Father.

    33Take care, keep watch with prayer: for you are not certain when the time will be.

    34It is as when a man who is in another country for a time, having gone away from his house, and given authority to his servants and to everyone his work, gives the porter an order to keep watch.

    35So you are to keep watch: because you are not certain when the master of the house is coming, in the evening, or in the middle of the night, or at the cock's cry, or in the morning;

    36For fear that, coming suddenly, he sees you sleeping.

    37And what I say to you, I say to all, Keep watch.

  • Luke 12:45-47
    3 verses
    81%

    45But if that servant says to himself, My lord is a long time coming; and goes about giving blows to the men-servants and the women-servants, feasting and taking overmuch wine;

    46The lord of that servant will come at a time when he is not looking for him, and at an hour when he is not ready for him, and he will have him cut in two and will give him his part in the fate of those who have no faith;

    47And the servant who had knowledge of his lord's desires and was not ready for him and did not do as he was ordered, will be given a great number of blows;

  • Matt 24:39-40
    2 verses
    80%

    39And they had no care till the waters came and took them all away; so will be the coming of the Son of man.

    40Then two men will be in the field; one is taken, and one let go;

  • Matt 24:36-37
    2 verses
    79%

    36But of that day and hour no one has knowledge, not even the angels in heaven, or the Son, but the Father only.

    37And as were the days of Noah, so will be the coming of the Son of man.

  • Matt 24:26-27
    2 verses
    78%

    26If, then, they say to you, See, he is in the waste land; go not out: See, he is in the inner rooms; put no faith in it.

    27Because as in a thunderstorm the bright light coming from the east is seen even in the west; so will be the coming of the Son of man.

  • Matt 24:33-34
    2 verses
    78%

    33Even so, when you see all these things, you may be certain that he is near, even at the doors.

    34Truly I say to you, This generation will not come to an end till all these things are complete.

  • 1 Thess 5:2
    75%

    2For you yourselves have the knowledge that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night.

  • Matt 25:6
    75%

    6But in the middle of the night there is a cry, The husband comes! Go out to him.

  • Mark 13:29
    75%

    29Even so, when you see these things taking place, you may be certain that he is near, even at the doors.

  • Matt 24:30
    74%

    30And then the sign of the Son of man will be seen in heaven: and then all the nations of the earth will have sorrow, and they will see the Son of man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.

  • Rev 16:15
    74%

    15(See, I come as a thief. Happy is he who is watching and keeps his robes, so that he may not go unclothed, and his shame be seen.)

  • Luke 17:24
    74%

    24For as in a thunderstorm the bright light is seen from one end of the sky to the other, so will the Son of man be when his time comes.

  • Luke 12:43
    74%

    43Happy is that servant who, when his lord comes, is doing so.

  • Luke 17:30-31
    2 verses
    73%

    30So will it be in the day of the revelation of the Son of man.

    31On that day, if anyone is on the roof of the house, and his goods are in the house, let him not go down to take them away; and let him who is in the field not go back to his house.

  • Luke 13:25
    73%

    25When the master of the house has got up, and the door has been shut, and you, still outside, give blows on the door, saying, Lord, let us in; he will make answer and say, I have no knowledge of where you come from.

  • Luke 21:35-36
    2 verses
    73%

    35For so it will come on all those who are living on the face of all the earth.

    36But keep watch at all times with prayer, that you may be strong enough to come through all these things and take your place before the Son of man.

  • Matt 24:17
    73%

    17Let not him who is on the house-top go down to take anything out of his house:

  • 1 Thess 5:4
    72%

    4But you, my brothers, are not in the dark, for that day to overtake you like a thief: