Matthew 24:42

Bishops' Bible (1568)

Watch therfore, for ye knowe not what houre your Lorde doth come.

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  • Matt 25:13 : 13 Watch therfore, for ye knowe neither the day, nor yet the houre, wherin the sonne of man shall come.
  • Luke 21:36 : 36 Watche ye therfore, and pray continually, that ye may be accompted worthy to escape all these thinges yt shall come, & that ye may stand before ye sonne of man.
  • 1 Cor 16:13 : 13 Watche ye, stande fast in the fayth, quyte you lyke men, be strong.
  • 1 Thess 5:6 : 6 Therefore let vs not sleepe, as do other: but let vs watche and be sober.
  • Matt 24:36 : 36 But of that day and houre knoweth no man, no not the Angels of heauen, but my father only.
  • Rev 16:15 : 15 Beholde, I come as a theefe. Happie is he that watcheth and kepeth his garmentes, lest he walke naked, and men see his fylthynesse.
  • Luke 12:35-40 : 35 Let your loynes be girde about, and your lyghtes brennyng, 36 And ye your selues like vnto men, that wayte for their Lorde, when he wyll returne from the weddyng, that when he commeth, and knocketh, they maye open vnto hym immediatly. 37 Happy are those seruauntes, who the Lorde, when he commeth, shall fynde wakyng. Ueryly I say vnto you, that he shall girde him selfe, and make them to syt downe to meate, and wyll come foorth, and minister vnto them. 38 And yf he come in the seconde watche, yea if he come in the thirde watche, and fynde them so, happye are those seruauntes. 39 This vnderstande, that yf the good man of the house knew what houre the thiefe woulde come, he woulde surely watche, and not suffer his house to be dygged through. 40 Be ye therfore redy also, for ye sonne of man wyll come at an houre when ye thynke not.
  • Rom 13:11 : 11 And chiefely consideryng the season, howe that it is tyme that we shoulde nowe awake out of slepe: For nowe is our saluation nearer, then when we beleued.
  • Matt 24:44 : 44 Therfore, be ye also redy: for in such an houre as ye thynke not, the sonne of man commeth.
  • Matt 26:38-41 : 38 Then sayde Iesus vnto them: My soule is heauy, euen vnto the death, tary ye here, and watche with me. 39 And he went a litle farther, and fell flat on his face, and prayed, saying: O my father, if it be possible, let this cuppe passe from me: Neuerthelesse, not as I wyll, but as thou wylt. 40 And he came vnto the disciples, and founde them a slepe, and sayth vnto Peter: What, coulde ye not watche with me one houre? 41 Watche, and praye, that ye enter not into temptation: The spirite in deede is wyllyng, but the fleshe is weake.
  • 1 Pet 4:7 : 7 The ende of all thynges is at hande. Be ye therefore sober, and watche vnto prayer.
  • 1 Pet 5:8 : 8 Be sober, & watche, for your aduersarie the deuyll, as a roaryng Lion walketh about seking who he may deuour:
  • Rev 3:2-3 : 2 Be awake, and strength the thynges which remayne, that are redie to dye: For I haue not founde thy workes perfect before God. 3 Remember therfore howe thou hast receaued and heard, and holde fast, and repent. If thou shalt not watche, I wyll come on thee as a thiefe, and thou shalt not knowe what houre I wyll come vpon thee.
  • Mark 13:33-37 : 33 Take heede, watche and pray: for ye knowe not when the tyme is. 34 As a man which is gone into a straunge countrey, and hath left his house, and geuen auctoritie to his seruauntes, and to euery man his worke, and commaunded the porter to watche: 35 Watche ye therfore, (for ye knowe not whe the maister of the house wyl come, at euen, or at mydnyght, whether at the cocke crowyng, or in the dawnyng.) 36 Lest yf he come sodenly, he fynde you slepyng. 37 And that I say vnto you, I say vnto all, watche.

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  • Matt 24:43-46
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    43Of this yet be sure, that yf the good man of the house, knewe what watche the thiefe woulde come, he woulde surely watche, and not suffer his house to be broken vp.

    44Therfore, be ye also redy: for in such an houre as ye thynke not, the sonne of man commeth.

    45Who is a faythfull and wise seruaunt, whom his Lorde hath made ruler ouer his householde, to geue them meate in season.

    46Blessed is that seruaunt, whom his Lorde when he commeth, shall fynde so doyng.

  • Matt 25:10-13
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    10And whyle they went to bye, the brydegome came: and they that were redy, went in with hym, to ye maryage, and the gate was shut vp.

    11Afterwarde came also the other virgins, saying: Lorde, Lorde, open to vs.

    12But he aunswered and sayde: veryly I say vnto you, I knowe you not.

    13Watch therfore, for ye knowe neither the day, nor yet the houre, wherin the sonne of man shall come.

  • Mark 13:32-37
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    32But of that day and tyme knoweth no man: no not the Angels which are in heauen, neither the sonne him selfe, saue the father only.

    33Take heede, watche and pray: for ye knowe not when the tyme is.

    34As a man which is gone into a straunge countrey, and hath left his house, and geuen auctoritie to his seruauntes, and to euery man his worke, and commaunded the porter to watche:

    35Watche ye therfore, (for ye knowe not whe the maister of the house wyl come, at euen, or at mydnyght, whether at the cocke crowyng, or in the dawnyng.)

    36Lest yf he come sodenly, he fynde you slepyng.

    37And that I say vnto you, I say vnto all, watche.

  • Luke 12:35-40
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    84%

    35Let your loynes be girde about, and your lyghtes brennyng,

    36And ye your selues like vnto men, that wayte for their Lorde, when he wyll returne from the weddyng, that when he commeth, and knocketh, they maye open vnto hym immediatly.

    37Happy are those seruauntes, who the Lorde, when he commeth, shall fynde wakyng. Ueryly I say vnto you, that he shall girde him selfe, and make them to syt downe to meate, and wyll come foorth, and minister vnto them.

    38And yf he come in the seconde watche, yea if he come in the thirde watche, and fynde them so, happye are those seruauntes.

    39This vnderstande, that yf the good man of the house knew what houre the thiefe woulde come, he woulde surely watche, and not suffer his house to be dygged through.

    40Be ye therfore redy also, for ye sonne of man wyll come at an houre when ye thynke not.

  • Matt 24:50-51
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    50The same seruauntes Lorde shall come in a day, when he loketh not for hym, and in an houre that he is not ware of:

    51And shall hewe hym in peeces, & geue hym his portion with hypocrites: there shalbe wepyng and gnasshyng of teeth.

  • Matt 24:39-41
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    39And knewe not, tyll the fludde came, and toke them all away: So shall also the commyng of the sonne of man be.

    40Then shall two be in the fielde, the one receaued, and the other refused.

    41Two women shalbe gryndyng at the myll, the one receaued, and the other refused.

  • Luke 12:45-46
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    45But & yf that seruaut say in his heart, my lorde wyll deferre his commyng, and shall begyn to smyte the seruauntes and maydens, and to eate and drynke, and to be dronken,

    46The Lord of that seruaunt wyll come in a day when he thynketh not, and at an houre when he is not ware, and wyll hewe hym in peeces, and geue hym his portion with the vnbeleuers.

  • 1 Thess 5:2
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    2For ye your selues knowe perfectlye that the day of the Lord shall so come euen as a theefe in the nyght.

  • Matt 24:48
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    48But and yf that euyll seruaunt say in his heart, my Lorde wyll be long a commyng:

  • Matt 24:36-37
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    36But of that day and houre knoweth no man, no not the Angels of heauen, but my father only.

    37But as the dayes of Noe were, so shall also the commyng of the sonne of man be.

  • Matt 24:33
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    33So lykewyse ye, when ye see all these thynges, be ye sure that it is neare, euen at the doores.

  • Luke 21:35-36
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    74%

    35For as a snare shall it come on al them that dwell on the face of ye whole earth.

    36Watche ye therfore, and pray continually, that ye may be accompted worthy to escape all these thinges yt shall come, & that ye may stand before ye sonne of man.

  • Luke 17:34-36
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    34I tell you, in that nyght there shalbe two in one bed, the one shalbe receaued, the other shalbe forsaken.

    35Two women shalbe gryndyng together: the one shalbe receaued, and the other forsaken.

    36Two men shalbe in the fielde: the one shalbe receaued, & the other forsake.

  • Rev 16:15
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    15Beholde, I come as a theefe. Happie is he that watcheth and kepeth his garmentes, lest he walke naked, and men see his fylthynesse.

  • Matt 25:6
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    6And euen at mydnyght, there was a crye made: beholde, the brydegrome commeth, go out to meete hym.

  • Matt 24:26-27
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    26Wherfore, yf they say vnto you, beholde, he is in the desert: go not foorth. Beholde, he is in the secrete places: beleue it not.

    27For as the lyghtnyng commeth out of the east, and shineth into the west: so shall the commyng of the sonne of man be.

  • Matt 24:17-18
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    17And let hym which is on the house toppe, not come downe to fet any thyng out of his house:

    18Neither let hym which is in the fielde, returne backe to fetche his clothes.

  • Luke 13:25
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    25When the good man of the house is risen vp, and hath shut to the doore, and ye begyn to stande without, & to knocke at the doore, saying, Lorde, Lorde, open vnto vs: and he shall aunswere, and say vnto you, I knowe you not whence ye are.

  • Luke 17:31
    72%

    31At that day, he which is on the house top, and his stuffe in the house, let him not come downe to take it out: And let not him that is in the fielde, turne backe agayne lykewyse, to the thynges that he left behynde.

  • Mark 13:29
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    29So ye in lyke maner, when ye see these thynges come to passe, vnderstand, that he is nye, euen at the doores.

  • Rev 3:3
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    3Remember therfore howe thou hast receaued and heard, and holde fast, and repent. If thou shalt not watche, I wyll come on thee as a thiefe, and thou shalt not knowe what houre I wyll come vpon thee.

  • Luke 12:43
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    43Happye is that seruaunt, whom his lorde when he commeth, shall fynde so doyng.

  • 1 Thess 5:4
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    4But ye brethren are not in darknesse, that that day shoulde ouertake you as a theefe.

  • Matt 24:4
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    4And Iesus aunswered, and sayde vnto them: take heede, that no man deceaue you.