KJV King James Version
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:
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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:
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
Therefore keep watch, because you do not know when the master of the house will return—whether in the evening, at midnight, when the rooster crows, or in the morning.
WEB World English Bible
Watch therefore, for you don’t know when the lord of the house is coming, whether at evening, or at midnight, or when the rooster crows, or in the morning;
ASV American Standard Version
Watch therefore: for ye know not when the lord of the house cometh, whether at even, or at midnight, or at cockcrowing, or in the morning;
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
watch ye, therefore, for ye have not known when the lord of the house doth come, at even, or at midnight, or at cock-crowing, or at the morning;
Surrounding context — 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.
33 Take ye heed, watch and pray: for ye know not when the time is.
34 [For the Son of man is] as a man taking a far journey, who left his house, and gave authority to his servants, and to every man his work, and commanded the porter to watch.
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:
36 Lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping.
37 And what I say unto you I say unto all, Watch.
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Original-language word links
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γρηγορεῖτεG1127 · grēgoreōto keep watchοὖν·G3767 · ountherefore/thenοὐκG3756 · ounoοἴδατεG6063 · oidato knowγὰρG1063 · garforπότεG4219 · potewhen?ὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoκύριοςG2962 · kurioslord: GodτῆςG3588 · hothe/this/whoοἰκίαςG3614 · oikiahomeἔρχεταιG2064 · erchomaito come/goἢG2228 · ēorὀψὲG3796 · opselateἢG2228 · ēorμεσονύκτιονG3317 · mesonuktiosmidnightἢG2228 · ēorἀλεκτοροφωνίαςG219 · alektorophōniacrowingἢG2228 · ēorπρωΐ·G4404 · prōiearly
Cross-references
Mark 13:33Take ye heed, watch and pray: for ye know not when the time is.Matthew 24:42Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.Matthew 24:44Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.Mark 14:30And Jesus saith unto him, Verily I say unto thee, That this day, [even] in this night, before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice.Mark 6:48And he saw them toiling in rowing; for the wind was contrary unto them: and about the fourth watch of the night he cometh unto them, walking upon the sea, and would have passed by them.
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