February 13, 2022

No One Knows That Day and Hour

³⁶ “But concerning that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son,^[a] but the Father only. ³⁷ For as were the days of Noah, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. ³⁸ For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day when Noah entered the ark, ³⁹ and they were unaware until the flood came and swept them all away, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. ⁴⁰ Then two men will be in the field; one will be taken and one left. ⁴¹ Two women will be grinding at the mill; one will be taken and one left. ⁴² Therefore, stay awake, for you do not know on what day your Lord is coming. ⁴³ But know this, that if the master of the house had known in what part of the night the thief was coming, he would have stayed awake and would not have let his house be broken into. ⁴⁴ Therefore you also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.

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Footnotes

Matthew 24:36 Some manuscripts omit nor the Son

Cross references

Matthew 24:36 : ch. 25:13; 1 Thess. 5:1, 2 Matthew 24:36 : [Phil. 2:6, 7] Matthew 24:36 : [Zech. 14:7; Acts 1:7] Matthew 24:37 : Luke 17:26, 27 Matthew 24:37 : ver. 27 Matthew 24:38 : [See ver. 37 above]; Luke 17:26, 27 Matthew 24:38 : ch. 22:30 Matthew 24:38 : Gen. 7:7-16 Matthew 24:39 : [See ver. 37 above]; ver. 27 Matthew 24:41 : Luke 17:35 Matthew 24:41 : Ex. 11:5; Isa. 47:2 Matthew 24:42 : Mark 14:34-38; Luke 12:37; 21:36; Acts 20:31; 1 Thess. 5:6 Matthew 24:42 : John 13:13 Matthew 24:43 : For ver. 43-51, [Luke 12:39-46] Matthew 24:43 : [1 Thess. 5:2; 2 Pet. 3:10; Rev. 3:3] Matthew 24:44 : ch. 25:10 Matthew 24:44 : ver. 27

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