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Matthew 24:44

For this reason, you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour you do not expect.

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ASV

Therefore be ye also ready; for in an hour that ye think not the Son of man cometh.

KJV

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

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διὰdiaBecause ofG1223 →
τοῦτοtoutothisG3778 →
καὶkaialsoG2532 →
ὑμεῖςhumeisyou yourselvesG4771 →
γίνεσθεginesthedo beG1096 →
ἕτοιμοι·hetoimoiready;G2092 →
ὅτιhotiforG3754 →
ᾗhēin thatG3739 →
οὐounotG3756 →
δοκεῖτεdokeiteyou expectG1380 →
ὥρᾳ,hōrahour,G5610 →
ὁhotheG3588 →
υἱὸςhuiosSonG5207 →
τοῦtou<the>G3588 →
ἀνθρώπουanthrōpouof ManG444 →
ἔρχεται.¶erchetaicomes.G2064 →

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Matthew 24:36No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.Matthew 25:10But while they were on their way to buy it, the bridegroom arrived. Those who were ready went in with him to the wedding banquet, and the door was shut.Matthew 24:42Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day on which your Lord will come.Matthew 25:13Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day or the hour.Luke 12:40You also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour you do not expect.”Philippians 4:5Let your gentleness be apparent to all. The Lord is near.Revelation 19:7Let us rejoice and be glad and give Him the glory. For the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His bride has made herself ready.Matthew 24:27For just as the lightning comes from the east and flashes as far as the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.James 5:9Do not complain about one another, brothers, so that you will not be judged. Look, the Judge is standing at the door!James 5:7Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer awaits the precious fruit of the soil—how patient he is for the fall and spring rains.Mark 13:35Therefore keep watch, because you do not know when the master of the house will return—whether in the evening, at midnight, when the rooster crows, or in the morning.Matthew 24:43But understand this: If the homeowner had known in which watch of the night the thief was coming, he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into.Matthew 25:6At midnight the cry rang out: ‘Here is the bridegroom! Come out to meet him!’Amos 4:12“Therefore, that is what I will do to you, O Israel, and since I will do this to you, prepare to meet your God, O Israel!Ecclesiastes 8:7Since no one knows what will happen, who can tell him what is to come?Exodus 19:15“Be prepared for the third day,” he said to the people. “Do not draw near to a woman.”Judges 20:34Then 10,000 select men from all Israel made a frontal assault against Gibeah, and the battle was fierce. But the Benjamites did not realize that disaster was upon them.John 21:22Jesus answered, “If I want him to remain until I return, what is that to you? You follow Me!”

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