Matthew 24:42

King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.

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  • Matt 25:13 : 13 Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh.
  • Luke 21:36 : 36 Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy 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 Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober.
  • Matt 24:36 : 36 But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my 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 lights burning; 36 And ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their lord, when he will return from the wedding; that when he cometh and knocketh, they may open unto him immediately. 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 to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them. 38 And if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those servants. 39 And this know, that if the goodman of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched, and not have suffered his house to be broken through. 40 Be ye therefore ready also: for the Son of man cometh at an hour when ye think not.
  • Rom 13:11 : 11 And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed.
  • Matt 24:44 : 44 Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as 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: tarry ye here, and watch with me. 39 And he went a little further, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt. 40 And he cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them asleep, 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 sober, and watch unto prayer.
  • 1 Pet 5:8 : 8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:
  • Rev 3:2-3 : 2 Be watchful, and stngthen the things which main, that a ady to die: for I have not found thy works perfect befo God. 3 member thefo how thou hast ceived and heard, and hold fast, and pent. If thefo thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee 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 For the Son of man is as a man taking a far journey, who left his house, and gave authority to his servants, and to every man his work, and commanded the porter to watch. 35 Watch ye therefore: for ye know not when the master of the house cometh, at even, or at midnight, or at the 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
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    88%

    43But 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.

    44Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.

    45Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season?

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

  • Matt 25:10-13
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    85%

    10And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: 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 neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh.

  • Mark 13:32-37
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    32But of that day and that hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father.

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

    34For the Son of man is as a man taking a far journey, who left his house, and gave authority to his servants, and to every man his work, and commanded the porter to watch.

    35Watch ye therefore: for ye know not when the master of the house cometh, at even, or at midnight, or at the 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
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    84%

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

    36And ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their lord, when he will return from the wedding; that when he cometh and knocketh, they may open unto him immediately.

    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 to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them.

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

    39And this know, that if the goodman of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched, and not have suffered his house to be broken through.

    40Be ye therefore ready also: for the Son of man cometh at an hour when ye think not.

  • Matt 24:50-51
    2 verses
    82%

    50The lord of that servant shall come in a day when he looketh not for him, and in an hour that he is not aware of,

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

  • Matt 24:39-41
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    39And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.

    40Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.

    41Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left.

  • Luke 12:45-46
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    78%

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

    46The lord of that servant will come in a day when he looketh not for him, and at an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him in sunder, and will appoint him his portion with the unbelievers.

  • 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 and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming;

  • Matt 24:36-37
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    75%

    36But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.

    37But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.

  • Matt 24:33
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    33So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors.

  • Luke 21:35-36
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    35For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth.

    36Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.

  • Luke 17:34-36
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    74%

    34I tell you, in that night there shall be two men in one bed; the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left.

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

    36Two men shall be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.

  • Rev 16:15
    74%

    15Behold, 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
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    6And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him.

  • Matt 24:26-27
    2 verses
    73%

    26Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it not.

    27For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.

  • Matt 24:17-18
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    73%

    17Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of his house:

    18Neither let him which is in the field return back to take his clothes.

  • 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, Lord, open unto us; and he shall answer and say unto you, I know you not whence ye are:

  • Luke 17:31
    72%

    31In that day, he which shall be upon the housetop, and his stuff in the house, let him not come down to take it away: and he that is in the field, let him likewise not return back.

  • Mark 13:29
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    29So ye in like manner, when ye shall see these things come to pass, know that it is nigh, even at the doors.

  • Rev 3:3
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    3member thefo how thou hast ceived and heard, and hold fast, and pent. If thefo thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee 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
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    4And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you.