Matthew 24 · Verse 44

Matthew 24:44

Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.
Matthew 24:44, King James Version

Matthew 24:44 in other translations

BSBFor this reason, you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour you do not expect.
WEBTherefore also be ready, for in an hour that you don’t expect, the Son of Man will come.
ASVTherefore be ye also ready; for in an hour that ye think not the Son of man cometh.
YLTbecause of this also ye, become ye ready, because in what hour ye do not think, the Son of Man doth come.
DARBYWherefore ye also, be ye ready, for in that hour that ye think not the Son of man comes.
BBEBe ready then; for at a time which you have no thought of the Son of man will come.
WebsterTherefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not, the Son of man cometh.

What does Matthew 24:44 mean?

Barnes' Notes
Verse 44. Be ye also ready. Lk 21:36 says, that he charged them to pray always, that they might be accounted worthy to escape those things--the judgments coming upon the wicked--and to stand before the Son of man--i. e. to stand there approved by him, or admitted to his favour. He also charged them Lk 21:34 to take heed, and not to suffer their hearts to be overcharged with surfeiting, or too much eating, or drunkenness, or the cares of this life, lest that day should come upon them unawares; things improper if there were no judgment-- peculiarly mad and wicked when the judgment is near.

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Matthew 24:42-51

To watch for Christ's coming, is to maintain that temper of mind which we would be willing that our Lord should find us in. We know we have but a little time to live, we cannot know that we have a long time to live; much less do we know the time fixed for the judgment. Our Lord's coming will be happy to those that shall be found ready, but very dreadful to those that are not. If a man, professing to be the servant…

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Matthew 24:44 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.

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

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

Cross references for Matthew 24:44

  • Matthew 25:10

    And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut.

  • Matthew 24:42

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

  • Matthew 25:13

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

  • Luke 12:40

    Be ye therefore ready also: for the Son of man cometh at an hour when ye think not.

  • Philippians 4:5

    Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand.

  • Matthew 24:27

    For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.

  • Revelation 19:7

    Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready.

  • James 5:9

    Grudge not one against another, brethren, lest ye be condemned: behold, the judge standeth before the door.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
25:10,13; Lu 12:40; Php 4:5; Jas 5:9; Re 19:7

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

Context

  • Matthew 24:43

    But know this, that if the goodman of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up.

  • Matthew 24:44

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

  • Matthew 24:45

    Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season?

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Matthew 24:44 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Por tanto, también vosotros estad apercibidos; porque el Hijo del hombre ha de venir á la hora que no pensáis.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		C’est pourquoi, vous aussi, soyez prêts; car, à l’heure que vous ne pensez pas, le fils de l’homme vient.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Deshalb auch ihr, seid bereit; denn in der Stunde, in welcher ihr nicht meinet, kommt der Sohn des Menschen. -
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Ideo et vos estote parati: quia qua nescitis hora Filius hominis venturus est.