Matthew 24 · Verse 36

Matthew 24:36

But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.
Matthew 24:36, King James Version

Matthew 24:36 in other translations

BSBNo one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.
WEB“But no one knows of that day and hour, not even the angels of heaven, but my Father only.
ASVBut of that day and hour knoweth no one, not even the angels of heaven, neither the Son, but the Father only.
YLT‘And concerning that day and the hour no one hath known--not even the messengers of the heavens--except my Father only;
DARBYBut of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of the heavens, but my Father alone.
BBEBut of that day and hour no one has knowledge, not even the angels in heaven, or the Son, but the Father only.
WebsterBut of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.

What does Matthew 24:36 mean?

Barnes' Notes
Verse 36. But of that day and hour. Of the precise time of the fulfillment. The general signs of its coming have been given; as the budding of the fig-tree is a certain indication that summer is near. But the precise time is not indicated by these things. One part of their inquiry was, Mt 24:3 when those things should be. He now replies to them, by saying that the precise time would not be foretold.

Knoweth no man, no, not the angels. Mk 13:32.

(k) "But of that" Zech 14:7, 1Thes 5:2

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 36 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).

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Matthew 24:29-41

Christ foretells his second coming. It is usual for prophets to speak of things as near and just at hand, to express the greatness and certainty of them. Concerning Christ's second coming, it is foretold that there shall be a great change, in order to the making all things new. Then they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds. At his first coming, he was set for a sign that should be spoken against, but at…

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Matthew 24:36 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

ΠερὶPeriConcerningG4012
δὲdehoweverG1161
τῆςtēs<the>G3588
ἡμέραςhēmerasdayG2250
ἐκείνηςekeinēsthat [very]G1565
καὶkaiandG2532
ὥραςhōrashourG5610
οὐδεὶςoudeisno [one]G3762
οἶδενoidenknows
οὐδὲoudenot evenG3761
οἱhoitheG3588
ἄγγελοιangeloiangelsG32
τῶνtōnof theG3588
οὐρανῶνouranōnheavensG3772
οὐδὲoudenorG3761
ὁhotheG3588
υἱός,huiosSon,G5207
εἰeionlyG1487
μὴmēexceptG3361
ὁhotheG3588
πατὴρpatērFatherG3962
μόνος.monosalone.G3441

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Matthew 24:36

  • Mark 13:32

    But of that day and that hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father.

  • Acts 1:7

    And he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power.

  • Matthew 24:44

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

  • 2 Peter 3:10

    But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.

  • 1 Thessalonians 5:2

    For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.

  • Matthew 24:42

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

  • Revelation 16:15

    Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.

  • Matthew 25:13

    Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh.

  • Revelation 3:3

    Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee.

  • Zechariah 14:7

    But it shall be one day which shall be known to the Lord, not day, nor night: but it shall come to pass, that at evening time it shall be light.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
42,44; 25:13; Zec 14:7; Mr 13:32; Ac 1:7; 1Th 5:2; 2Pe 3:10; Re 3:3
Re 16:15

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Matthew 24:35

    Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.

  • Matthew 24:36

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

  • Matthew 24:37

    But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.

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Matthew 24:36 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Empero del día y hora nadie sabe, ni aun los ángeles de los cielos, sino mi Padre solo.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Mais, quant à ce jour-là et à l’heure, personne n’en a connaissance, pas même les anges des cieux, si ce n’est mon Père seul.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Von jenem Tage aber und jener Stunde weiß niemand, auch nicht die Engel der Himmel, sondern mein Vater allein.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		De die autem illa et hora nemo scit, neque angeli cælorum, nisi solus Pater.