The Parable of the Ten Virgins
Matthew 25:13
In 9 translations
- BSB
- Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day or the hour.BYZ and TR include when the Son of Man comes.
- KJV
- Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh.
- WEB
- Watch therefore, for you don’t know the day nor the hour in which the Son of Man is coming.
- ASV
- Watch therefore, for ye know not the day nor the hour.
- LSV
- Watch therefore, for you have not known the day nor the hour in which the Son of Man comes.
- YLT
- 'Watch therefore, for ye have not known the day nor the hour in which the Son of Man doth come.
- DBY
- Watch therefore, for ye know not the day nor the hour.
- DRC
- Watch ye therefore, because you know not the day nor the hour.
- GNV
- Watch therfore: for ye know neither the day, nor the houre, when the sonne of man will come.
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- In STEPBible’s comparison, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include ἐν ᾗ ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ἔρχεται.¶ (“in who the son the of man comes”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles do not include this wording.
SBLGNT apparatus (1)
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- SBLGNT: ὥραν. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ὥραν; Robinson–Pierpont add ἐν ᾗ ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ἔρχεται.
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Original-language editions
- SBLGNT
- γρηγορεῖτε οὖν, ὅτι οὐκ οἴδατε τὴν ἡμέραν οὐδὲ τὴν ὥραν.
- RP2018
- Γρηγορεῖτε οὖν, ὅτι οὐκ οἴδατε τὴν ἡμέραν οὐδὲ τὴν ὥραν, ἐν ᾗ ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ἔρχεται.
- TR-Boyd
- Γρηγορεῖτε οὖν, ὅτι οὐκ οἴδατε τὴν ἡμέραν οὐδὲ τὴν ὥραν, ἐν ᾗ ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ἔρχεται.
- SCR1894
- γρηγορειτε ουν οτι ουκ οιδατε την ημεραν ουδε την ωραν εν η ο υιος του ανθρωπου ερχεται
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Cross-references most cited first
- 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…
- 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.”
- 1 Thessalonians 5:6So then, let us not sleep as the others do, but let us remain awake and sober.
- Luke 21:36So keep watch at all times, and pray that you may have the strength to escape all that is about to happen and to stand before the Son of Man.”
- 1 Corinthians 16:13Be on the alert. Stand firm in the faith. Be men of courage. Be strong.
- 1 Peter 5:8Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.
- Mark 13:33–37Be on your guard and stay alert! For you do not know when the appointed time will come. It is like a man going on a journey who left his house, put each servant in charge of his own task, and instructed the doorkeeper…
- Matthew 24:50The master of that servant will come on a day he does not expect and at an hour he does not anticipate.
- 2 Timothy 4:5But you, be sober in all things, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.
- Acts 20:31Therefore be alert and remember that for three years I never stopped warning each of you night and day with tears.
- 1 Peter 4:7The end of all things is near. Therefore be clear-minded and sober, so that you can pray.
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