Matthew 24:36-44

No One Knows That Day and Hour

36 "But concerning that day and hour ¹no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, ²nor the Son,^[a]3but the Father only.

37 ⁴For as were the days of Noah, ⁵so will be the coming of the Son of Man.

38 ⁶For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, ⁷marrying and giving in marriage, until ⁸the day when Noah entered the ark,

39 and they were unaware until the flood came and swept them all away, ⁹so will be the coming of the Son of Man.

40 Then two men will be in the field; one will be taken and one left.

41 ¹⁰Two women will be grinding ¹¹at the mill; one will be taken and one left.

42 Therefore, ¹²stay awake, for you do not know on what day ¹³your Lord is coming.

43 ¹⁴But know this, that if the master of the house had known in what part of the night ¹⁵the thief was coming, he would have stayed awake and would not have let his house be broken into.

44 Therefore you also must be ¹⁶ready, for ¹⁷the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.

Cross References

• 1. Matthew 25:13; 1 Thessalonians 5:1, 2
• 2. [Philippians 2:6, 7]
• 3. [Zechariah 14:7; Acts 1:7]
• 4. Luke 17:26, 27
• 5. ver. 27
• 6. [See ver. 37 above]
• 7. Matthew 22:30
• 8. Genesis 7:7-16
• 9. [See ver. 37 above]
• 10. Luke 17:35
• 11. Exodus 11:5; Isaiah 47:2
• 12. Mark 14:34-38; Luke 12:37; Luke 21:36; Acts 20:31; 1 Thessalonians 5:6
• 13. John 13:13
• 14. For ver. 43-51, [Luke 12:39-46]
• 15. [1 Thessalonians 5:2; 2 Peter 3:10; Revelation 3:3]
• 16. Matthew 25:10
• 17. ver. 27

Footnotes

• [a]. Some manuscripts omit nor the Son