Matthew 24:50
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,
Matthew 24:50 in other translations
| BSB | The master of that servant will come on a day he does not expect and at an hour he does not anticipate. |
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| 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, |
| 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, |
| DARBY | the lord of that bondman shall come in a day when he does not expect it, and in an hour he knows not of, |
| BBE | The lord of that servant will come in a day when he is not looking for him, and in an hour of which he has no knowledge, |
| Webster | The Lord of that servant will come in a day when he looketh not for him, and in an hour that he is not aware of, |
What does Matthew 24:50 mean?
Barnes' Notes
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · 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…
Matthew 24:50 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Matthew 24:50
- 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.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:2-3
For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night. For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.
- Matthew 24:42-44
Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come. 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. Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.
- Proverbs 29:1
He, that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.
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Context
- Matthew 24:49
And shall begin to smite his fellowservants, and to eat and drink with the drunken;
- Matthew 24:50
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,
- Matthew 24:51
And shall cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Matthew 24:50 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Vendrá el señor de aquel siervo en el día que no espera, y á la hora que no sabe, |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | le maître de cet esclave-là viendra en un jour qu’il n’attend pas, et à une heure qu’il ne sait pas, |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | so wird der Herr jenes Knechtes kommen an einem Tage, an welchem er es nicht erwartet, und in einer Stunde, die er nicht weiß, |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | veniet dominus servi illius in die qua non sperat, et hora qua ignorat: |