Matthew 24:36 BSB — MannaFest

Matthew 24:36

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

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

But of that day and hour knoweth no one, not even the angels of heaven, neither the Son, but the Father only.

KJV

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

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Commentary

1 voice

Jerome

Commentary on Matthew (420)

(Ver. 36.) But about that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, except the Father alone. In some Latin manuscripts, it is added, not even the Son: since in Greek and especially in the exemplars of Adamantius and Pierius, this is not found written, but because it is read in some, it seems worthy of discussion. Arius and Eunomius rejoice, as if the ignorance of the teacher is the glory of the disciples, and they say: One who knows and one who is ignorant cannot be equal.

The record, by era

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

But of that day and hour - Ωρα, here, is translated season by many eminent critics, and is used in this sense by both sacred and profane authors. As the day was not known, in which Jerusalem should be invested by the Romans, therefore our Lord advised his disciples to pray that it might not be on a Sabbath; and as the season was not known, therefore they were to pray that it might not be in the winter; Mat 24:20. See on Mar 13:32 (note).

J.C. Ryle

1816–1900

Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: Matthew (1856)

There are verses in this passage which are often much misapplied. “The coming of the Son of Man” is frequently spoken of as being the same thing as death; the texts which describe the uncertainty of his coming are used in epitaphs, and thought suitable to the tomb. But there is no solid ground for such an application of this passage. Death is one thing, and the coming of the Son of Man is quite another. The subject of these verses is not death, but the second advent of Jesus Christ. Let us remember this.

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Original language & word study

22 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
Περὶ	Peri	Concerning	G4012 →
δὲ	de	however	G1161 →
τῆς	tēs	<the>	G3588 →
ἡμέρας	hēmeras	day	G2250 →
ἐκείνης	ekeinēs	that [very]	G1565 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
ὥρας	hōras	hour	G5610 →
οὐδεὶς	oudeis	no [one]	G3762 →
οἶδεν	oiden	knows
οὐδὲ	oude	not even	G3761 →
οἱ	hoi	the	G3588 →
ἄγγελοι	angeloi	angels	G32 →
τῶν	tōn	of the	G3588 →
οὐρανῶν	ouranōn	heavens	G3772 →
οὐδὲ	oude	nor	G3761 →
ὁ	ho	the	G3588 →
υἱός,	huios	Son,	G5207 →
εἰ	ei	only	G1487 →
μὴ	mē	except	G3361 →
ὁ	ho	the	G3588 →
πατὴρ	patēr	Father	G3962 →
μόνος.	monos	alone.	G3441 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Acts 1:7
Jesus replied, “It is not for you to know times or seasons that the Father has fixed by His own authority.
leads to
- 1 Thessalonians 5:1–2
  Now about the times and seasons, brothers, we do not need to write to you.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
Mark 13:32
No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.
leads to
- Matthew 25:13
  Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day or the hour.
  Reached by 3 independent paths from here.
- Matthew 24:36–42
  No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.
Through
1 Thessalonians 5:2
For you are fully aware that the Day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night.
leads to
- Revelation 16:15
  “Behold, I am coming like a thief. Blessed is the one who remains awake and clothed, so that he will not go naked and let his shame be exposed.”
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Revelation 3:3
  Remember, then, what you have received and heard. Keep it and repent. If you do not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will not know the hour when I will…
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
2 Peter 3:10
But the Day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar, the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and its works will be laid…
leads to
- Revelation 21:1
  Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and earth had passed away, and the sea was no more.
- Matthew 24:35
  Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.
- 2 Peter 3:7
  And by that same word, the present heavens and earth are reserved for fire, being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men.

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Where the connections lead

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The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Matthew