Matthew 24:44

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Therefore 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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Referenced Verses

  • Matt 25:10 : 10 But while they had gone to buy it, the bridegroom arrived, and those who were ready went inside with him to the wedding banquet. Then the door was shut.
  • Matt 25:13 : 13 Therefore stay alert, because you do not know the day or the hour.
  • Rev 19:7 : 7 Let us rejoice and exult and give him glory, because the wedding celebration of the Lamb has come, and his bride has made herself ready.
  • Matt 24:42 : 42 “Therefore stay alert, 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 when you do not expect him.”
  • Phil 4:5 : 5 Let everyone see your gentleness. The Lord is near!
  • Jas 5:9 : 9 Do not grumble against one another, brothers and sisters, so that you may not be judged. See, the judge stands before the gates!
  • Matt 24:27 : 27 For just like the lightning comes from the east and flashes to the west, so the coming of the Son of Man will be.

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  • Luke 12:35-40
    6 verses
    91%

    35Call to Faithful Stewardship“Get dressed for service and keep your lamps burning;

    36be like people waiting for their master to come back from the wedding celebration, so that when he comes and knocks they can immediately open the door for him.

    37Blessed are those slaves whom their master finds alert when he returns! I tell you the truth, he will dress himself to serve, have them take their place at the table, and will come and wait on them!

    38Even if he comes in the second or third watch of the night and finds them alert, blessed are those slaves!

    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 when you do not expect him.”

  • Matt 24:42-43
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    88%

    42“Therefore stay alert, 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 been alert and would not have let his house be broken into.

  • Matt 24:45-51
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    45The Faithful and Wise Slave“Who then is the faithful and wise slave, whom the master has put in charge of his household, to give the other slaves their food at the proper time?

    46Blessed is that slave whom the master finds at work when he comes.

    47I tell you the truth, the master will put him in charge of all his possessions.

    48But if that evil slave should say to himself,‘My master is staying away a long time,’

    49and he begins to beat his fellow slaves and to eat and drink with drunkards,

    50then the master of that slave will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he does not foresee,

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

  • Matt 25:10-13
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    10But while they had gone to buy it, the bridegroom arrived, and those who were ready went inside with him to the wedding banquet. Then the door was shut.

    11Later, the other virgins came too, saying,‘Lord, lord! Let us in!’

    12But he replied,‘I tell you the truth, I do not know you!’

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

  • Mark 13:32-37
    6 verses
    82%

    32Be Ready!“But as for that day or hour no one knows it– neither the angels in heaven, nor the Son– except the Father.

    33Watch out! Stay alert! For you do not know when the time will come.

    34It is like a man going on a journey. He left his house and put his slaves in charge, assigning to each his work, and commanded the doorkeeper to stay alert.

    35Stay alert, then, because you do not know when the owner of the house will return– whether during evening, at midnight, when the rooster crows, or at dawn–

    36or else he might find you asleep when he returns suddenly.

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

  • Luke 12:45-47
    3 verses
    81%

    45But if that slave should say to himself,‘My master is delayed in returning,’ and he begins to beat the other slaves, both men and women, and to eat, drink, and get drunk,

    46then the master of that slave will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he does not foresee, and will cut him in two, and assign him a place with the unfaithful.

    47That servant who knew his master’s will but did not get ready or do what his master asked will receive a severe beating.

  • Matt 24:39-40
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    39And they knew nothing until the flood came and took them all away. It will be the same at the coming of the Son of Man.

    40Then there will be two men in the field; one will be taken and one left.

  • Matt 24:36-37
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    36Be Ready!“But as for that day and hour no one knows it– not even the angels in heaven– except the Father alone.

    37For just like the days of Noah were, so the coming of the Son of Man will be.

  • Matt 24:26-27
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    26So then, if someone says to you,‘Look, he is in the wilderness,’ do not go out, or‘Look, he is in the inner rooms,’ do not believe him.

    27For just like the lightning comes from the east and flashes to the west, so the coming of the Son of Man will be.

  • Matt 24:33-34
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    33So also you, when you see all these things, know that he is near, right at the door.

    34I tell you the truth, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place.

  • 1 Thess 5:2
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    2For you know quite well that the day of the Lord will come in the same way as a thief in the night.

  • Matt 25:6
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    6But at midnight there was a shout,‘Look, the bridegroom is here! Come out to meet him.’

  • Mark 13:29
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    29So also you, when you see these things happening, know that he 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 tribes of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man arriving on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.

  • Rev 16:15
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    15(Look! I will come like a thief! Blessed is the one who stays alert and does not lose his clothes so that he will not have to walk around naked and his shameful condition be seen.)

  • Luke 17:24
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    24For just like the lightning flashes and lights up the sky from one side to the other, so will the Son of Man be in his day.

  • Luke 12:43
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    43Blessed is that slave whom his master finds at work when he returns.

  • Luke 17:30-31
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    30It will be the same on the day the Son of Man is revealed.

    31On that day, anyone who is on the roof, with his goods in the house, must not come down to take them away, and likewise the person in the field must not turn back.

  • Luke 13:25
    73%

    25Once the head of the house gets up and shuts the door, then you will stand outside and start to knock on the door and beg him,‘Lord, let us in!’ But he will answer you,‘I don’t know where you come from.’

  • Luke 21:35-36
    2 verses
    73%

    35For it will overtake all who live on the face of the whole earth.

    36But stay alert at all times, praying that you may have strength to escape all these things that must happen, and to stand before the Son of Man.”

  • Matt 24:17
    73%

    17The one on the roof must not come down to take anything out of his house,

  • 1 Thess 5:4
    72%

    4But you, brothers and sisters, are not in the darkness for the day to overtake you like a thief would.