Matthew 24:44

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So you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.

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  • Matt 25:10 : 10 While they were on their way to buy the oil, the bridegroom came. Those who were ready went with him to the wedding banquet, and the door was shut.
  • Matt 25:13 : 13 Therefore, watch, because you do not know the day or the hour.
  • Rev 19:7 : 7 Let us rejoice and be glad, and give Him glory, because the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His bride has prepared herself.
  • Matt 24:42 : 42 Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come.
  • Luke 12:40 : 40 You also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour you do not expect.
  • Phil 4:5 : 5 Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near.
  • Jas 5:9 : 9 Do not grumble against one another, brothers and sisters, so that you may not be judged. Look, the Judge is standing at the door.
  • Matt 24:27 : 27 For as lightning that comes from the east is visible 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 dressed ready for service and keep your lamps burning.

    36Be like people waiting for their master to return from a wedding banquet, so that when he comes and knocks, they can immediately open the door for him.

    37Blessed are those servants whom the master finds watching when he comes. Truly I tell you, he will dress himself to serve, have them recline at the table, and will come to wait on them.

    38Even if he comes in the second or third watch of the night and finds them prepared, those servants will be blessed.

    39But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into.

    40You also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour you do not expect.

  • Matt 24:42-43
    2 verses
    88%

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

    43But 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.

  • Matt 24:45-51
    7 verses
    85%

    45Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom the master has put in charge of the servants in his household to give them their food at the proper time?

    46Blessed is that servant whom the master finds doing so when he returns.

    47Truly I tell you, he will put him in charge of all his possessions.

    48But suppose that servant is wicked and says to himself, 'My master is staying away a long time,'

    49and he then begins to beat his fellow servants and to eat and drink with drunkards.

    50The master of that servant will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he is not aware of.

    51He will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the hypocrites, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

  • Matt 25:10-13
    4 verses
    85%

    10While they were on their way to buy the oil, the bridegroom came. Those who were ready went with him to the wedding banquet, and the door was shut.

    11Later, the other virgins also came and said, ‘Lord, lord, open the door for us.’

    12But he replied, ‘Truly I tell you, I do not know you.’

    13Therefore, watch, because you do not know the day or the hour.

  • Mark 13:32-37
    6 verses
    82%

    32But about that day or hour no one knows—not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.

    33Be on guard! Stay alert and pray, because you do not know when the time will come.

    34It is like a man going on a journey, who leaves his house and puts his servants in charge, each with their task, and tells the doorkeeper to stay alert.

    35Therefore, stay alert, because you do not know when the master of the house will come—whether in the evening, at midnight, when the rooster crows, or at dawn.

    36Otherwise, when he comes suddenly, he may find you sleeping.

    37What I say to you, I say to everyone: Stay alert!

  • Luke 12:45-47
    3 verses
    81%

    45But if that servant says in his heart, ‘My master is delayed in coming,’ and begins to beat the male and female servants, and to eat and drink and get drunk,

    46the master of that servant will come on a day he does not expect and at an hour he does not know. He will cut him in pieces and assign him a place with the unfaithful.

    47That servant who knew his master’s will and did not prepare or act according to his will, will be beaten with many blows.

  • Matt 24:39-40
    2 verses
    80%

    39and they knew nothing about what would happen until the flood came and took them all away. That is how it will be at the coming of the Son of Man.

    40Two men will be in the field; one will be taken and the other left.

  • Matt 24:36-37
    2 verses
    79%

    36But about that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.

    37As it was in the days of Noah, so it will be at the coming of the Son of Man.

  • Matt 24:26-27
    2 verses
    78%

    26So if anyone tells you, 'He is in the wilderness,' do not go out; or 'He is in the inner rooms,' do not believe it.

    27For as lightning that comes from the east is visible even in the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.

  • Matt 24:33-34
    2 verses
    78%

    33In the same way, when you see all these things, you know that it is near, right at the door.

    34Truly I tell you, this generation will not pass away until all these things have taken place.

  • 1 Thess 5:2
    75%

    2For you yourselves know very well that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night.

  • Matt 25:6
    75%

    6At midnight, there was a cry: ‘Look, the bridegroom is coming! Go out to meet him!’

  • Mark 13:29
    75%

    29In the same way, when you see these things happening, know that it is near—right at the door.

  • Matt 24:30
    74%

    30Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and all the peoples of the earth will mourn as they see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.

  • Rev 16:15
    74%

    15Look, I am coming like a thief! Blessed is the one who stays awake and keeps their clothes with them, so they will not walk around naked and be shamefully exposed.

  • Luke 17:24
    74%

    24For as the lightning flashes and lights up the sky from one end to the other, so will the Son of Man be in his day.

  • Luke 12:43
    74%

    43Blessed is that servant whom his master finds doing so when he returns.

  • Luke 17:30-31
    2 verses
    73%

    30It will be just like this on the day the Son of Man is revealed.

    31On that day, no one who is on the housetop with possessions inside should go down to get them. Likewise, no one in the field should turn back for anything.

  • Luke 13:25
    73%

    25Once the owner of the house gets up and closes the door, you will stand outside knocking and pleading, 'Lord, open the door for us.’ But he will answer, 'I don’t know you or where you come from.'

  • Luke 21:35-36
    2 verses
    73%

    35For it will come upon all who live on the face of the earth as a snare.

    36Be vigilant and pray at all times, so that you may have the strength to escape all that is about to happen, and to stand before the Son of Man.

  • Matt 24:17
    73%

    17'Let no one on the housetop come down to take anything out of their house.'

  • 1 Thess 5:4
    72%

    4But you, brothers, are not in darkness, so that this day should surprise you like a thief.