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Matthew 24:42
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40 aThen two men will be in the field: one will be taken and the other left.  
41 Two women will be grinding at the mill: one will be taken and the other left.
42 aWatch therefore, for you do not know what1 hour your Lord is coming.  
43 aBut know this, that if the master of the house had known what1 hour the thief would come, he would have watched and not allowed his house to be broken into.  
44 aTherefore you also be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.  

The Faithful Servant and the Evil Servant

45 a“Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his master made ruler over his household, to give them food1 in due season?  
46 aBlessed is that servant whom his master, when he comes, will find so doing.  
47 Assuredly, I say to you that ahe will make him ruler over all his goods.  
48 But if that evil servant says in his heart, ‘My master ais delaying his coming,’  
49 and begins to beat his fellow servants, and to eat and drink with the drunkards,
Verse Comparison: Matthew 24:42

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American Standard Version
Watch therefore: for ye know not on what day your Lord cometh.

Amplified® Bible
Watch therefore [give strict attention, be cautious and active], for you do not know in what kind of a day [whether a near or remote one] your Lord is coming.

Contemporary English Version
So be on your guard! You don't know when your Lord will come.

Darby English Version
Watch therefore, for ye know not in what hour your Lord comes.

Good News Bible
Watch out, then, because you do not know what day your Lord will come.

International Standard Version
"So keep on watching, because you don't know on what day your Lord is coming.

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

New American Standard Bible
"Therefore be on the alert, for you do not know which day your Lord is coming.

New International Version
"Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come.

New King James Version
Watch therefore, for you do not know what hour your Lord is coming.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"Therefore stay alert, for you do not know which day your Lord comes.

Young's Literal Translation
`Watch ye therefore, because ye have not known in what hour your Lord doth come;


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