Matthew 24:42
Matthew · New Testament · Chapter 24
“Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.”Matthew 24:42
What Does Matthew 24:42 Mean?
Matthew 24:42 is found in the book of Matthew, chapter 24, verse 42 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Second Coming.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Matthew 24:42 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
1 Corinthians 16:13“Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong.”Romans 13:11“And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed.”Luke 21:36“Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.”1 Peter 5:8“Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:”Matthew 25:1“Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom.”Matthew 25:13“Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh.”Matthew 24:36“But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.”1 Thessalonians 5:6“Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober.”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 24:44“Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.”1 Thessalonians 5:2“For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.”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.”Matthew 26:41“Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.”Mark 14:38“Watch ye and pray, lest ye enter into temptation. The spirit truly is ready, but the flesh is weak.”Luke 12:40“Be ye therefore ready also: for the Son of man cometh at an hour when ye think not.”Luke 12:35“Let your loins be girded about, and your lights burning;”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.”Matthew 26:38“Then saith he unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death: tarry ye here, and watch with me.”Mark 13:35“Watch ye therefore: for ye know not when the master of the house cometh, at even, or at midnight, or at the cockcrowing, or in the morning:”Luke 12:37“Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them.”
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