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Readiness at Any Hour

Matthew 24:50

In 9 translations

BSB
The master of that servant will come on a day he does not expect and at an hour he does not anticipate.
KJV
The lord of that servant shall come in a day when he looketh not for him, and in an hour that he is not aware of,
WEB
the lord of that servant will come in a day when he doesn’t expect it and in an hour when he doesn’t know it,
ASV
the lord of that servant shall come in a day when he expecteth not, and in an hour when he knoweth not,
LSV
the lord of that servant will arrive in a day when he does not expect, and in an hour of which he does not know,
YLT
the lord of that servant will arrive in a day when he doth not expect, and in an hour of which he doth not know,
DBY
the lord of that bondman shall come in a day when he does not expect it, and in an hour he knows not of,
DRC
The lord of that servant shall come in a day that he hopeth not, and at an hour that he knoweth not:
GNV
That seruaunts master will come in a day, when he looketh not for him, and in an houre that he is not ware of,

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT
ἥξει ὁ κύριος τοῦ δούλου ἐκείνου ἐν ἡμέρᾳ ᾗ οὐ προσδοκᾷ καὶ ἐν ὥρᾳ ᾗ οὐ γινώσκει,
RP2018
ἥξει ὁ κύριος τοῦ δούλου ἐκείνου ἐν ἡμέρᾳ ᾗ οὐ προσδοκᾷ, καὶ ἐν ὥρᾳ ᾗ οὐ γινώσκει,
TR-Boyd
ἥξει ὁ κύριος τοῦ δούλου ἐκείνου ἐν ἡμέρᾳ ᾗ οὐ προσδοκᾷ, καὶ ἐν ὥρᾳ ᾗ οὐ γινώσκει,
SCR1894
ηξει ο κυριος του δουλου εκεινου εν ημερα η ου προσδοκα και εν ωρα η ου γινωσκει

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Cross-references most cited first

  • 1 Thessalonians 5:2–3For you are fully aware that the Day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night. While people are saying, “Peace and security,” destruction will come upon them suddenly, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and…
  • Revelation 3:3Remember, 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 come upon you.
  • Matthew 24:42–44Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day on which your Lord will come. But understand this: If the homeowner had known in which watch of the night the thief was coming, he would have kept watch and would…
  • Proverbs 29:1A man who remains stiff-necked after much reproof will suddenly be shattered beyond recovery.

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