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Matthew 24:36
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“Now concerning that day and hour no one knows—neither the angels of heaven nor the Son
But of that day and houre knoweth no man, no, not the Angels of heauen, but my Father onely.
But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.
"But concerning that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father only.
"But about that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father alone.
"No one knows when that day or time will be, not the angels in heaven, not even the Son. Only the Father knows.
"But of that [exact] day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son [in His humanity], but the Father alone.
"But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father alone.
"But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father alone.
No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.
No one knows the day or hour. The angels in heaven don't know, and the Son himself doesn't know. Only the Father knows.
"But when that day and hour will come, no one knows — not the angels in heaven, not the Son, only the Father.
But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of the heavens, but [my] Father alone.
"No one knows when that day or time will be. The Son and the angels in heaven don't know when it will be. Only the Father knows.
But of yt day and houre knoweth no man, no not the Angels of heauen, but my father only.
But concerning that day and that hour, no man knows, not even the angels of heaven, but the Father alone.
"No one knows, however, when that day and hour will come—neither the angels in heaven nor the Son; the Father alone knows.
"But concerning that day and hour no one knows—not even the angels of heaven nor the Son—except the Father alone.
But as to that day and that hour, no one knows, neither the angels of Heaven, except My Father only.
But of that day and hour knoweth no one, not even the angels of heaven, neither the Son, but the Father only.
But of that day and hour no one has knowledge, not even the angels in heaven, or the Son, but the Father only.
But no one knows of that day and hour, not even the angels of heaven, but my Father only.
"No one knows when that day or hour will comeabout that day and hour">[fn] - not the angels in heaven, nor the Son,nor the Son">[fn] but only the Father.Zechariah 14:7; Mark 13:32; Acts 1:7; 1 Thessalonians 5:2; 2 Peter 3:10;">[xr]
BUT concerning that day and concerning that hour, no man knoweth; neither the angels of heaven, but the Father only.
But of that day and of that hour, knoweth no man, nor even the angels of heaven, but the Father only.
But of that day and houre knoweth no man, no not the Angels of heauen, but my father only.
But of that day and hour knoweth no one, not even the angels of heaven, neither the Son, but the Father only.
But no one knows of that day and hour, not even the angels of heaven, but my Father only.
But of that day and hour knoweth no man, neither the angels of heaven, but my Father only.
"But as to that day and the exact time no one knows--not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father alone.
But of thilke dai and our no man wote, nethir aungels of heuenes, but the fadir aloone.
But of that day and hour knows no one, not even the angels of heaven nor even the Son, but the Father only.
But of that day and hour knoweth no [man], no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.
"But as for that day and hour no one knows it—not even the angels in heaven—except the Father alone.
"But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, [fn] but My Father only.
"However, no one knows the day or hour when these things will happen, not even the angels in heaven or the Son himself. Only the Father knows.
But no one knows the day or the hour. No! Not even the angels in heaven know. The Son does not know. Only the Father knows.
"But about that day and hour no one knows, neither the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.
But, concerning that day and hour, no one, knoweth, neither the messengers of the heavens, nor the Son, - save the Father only.
But of that day and hour no one knoweth: no, not the angels of heaven, but the Father alone.
But of that daye and houre knowith no man no not ye angels of heve but my father only.
`And concerning that day and the hour no one hath known -- not even the messengers of the heavens -- except my Father only;
Neuertheles of that daye & houre knoweth no man, no not the angels of heauen, but my father onely.
As to the day and hour, that no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, but the father only.
"But the exact day and hour? No one knows that, not even heaven's angels, not even the Son. Only the Father knows.
"Nobody but the Boss knows the day or the hour all of this will happen. The winged riders don't know. Your know-it-all neighbor don't know. Not even the Boss's Son knows. Only the Boss knows.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Matthew 24:42, Matthew 24:44, Matthew 25:13, Zechariah 14:7, Mark 13:32, Acts 1:7, 1 Thessalonians 5:2, 2 Peter 3:10, Revelation 3:3, Revelation 16:15
Reciprocal: Matthew 7:22 - to me 1 Thessalonians 5:1 - the times 2 Thessalonians 1:10 - in that 2 Timothy 1:12 - against 2 Timothy 4:8 - at that
Cross-References
So she said to Abraham, "Cast out this slave woman with her son; for the son of this slave woman shall not be heir with my son Isaac."
Now Abraham was old, well advanced in years; and the LORD had blessed Abraham in all things.
The LORD, the God of heaven, who took me from my father's house and from the land of my birth, and who spoke to me and swore to me, 'To your descendants I will give this land,' he will send his angel before you, and you shall take a wife for my son from there.
Then the servant took ten of his master's camels and departed, taking all sorts of choice gifts from his master; and he arose, and went to Mesopota'mia, to the city of Nahor.
Let the maiden to whom I shall say, 'Pray let down your jar that I may drink,' and who shall say, 'Drink, and I will water your camels' --let her be the one whom thou hast appointed for thy servant Isaac. By this I shall know that thou hast shown steadfast love to my master."
Before he had done speaking, behold, Rebekah, who was born to Bethu'el the son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother, came out with her water jar upon her shoulder.
When she had finished giving him a drink, she said, "I will draw for your camels also, until they have done drinking."
Rebekah had a brother whose name was Laban; and Laban ran out to the man, to the spring.
When he saw the ring, and the bracelets on his sister's arms, and when he heard the words of Rebekah his sister, "Thus the man spoke to me," he went to the man; and behold, he was standing by the camels at the spring.
Abraham gave all he had to Isaac.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
But of that day and hour knoweth no man,.... Which is to be understood, not of the second coming of Christ, the end of the world, and the last judgment; but of the coming of the son of man, to take vengeance on the Jews, and of their destruction; for the words manifestly regard the date of the several things going before, which only can be applied to that catastrophe, and dreadful desolation: now, though the destruction itself was spoken of by Moses and the prophets, was foretold by Christ, and the believing Jews had some discerning of its near approach; see Hebrews 10:25 yet the exact and precise time was not known: it might have been: calculated to a year by Daniel's weeks, but not to the day and hour; and therefore our Lord does not say of the year, but of the day and hour no man knows; though the one week, or seven years, being separated from the rest, throws that account into some perplexity; and which perhaps is on purpose done, to conceal the precise time of Jerusalem's destruction: nor need it be wondered at, notwithstanding all the hints given, that the fatal day should not be exactly known beforehand; when those who have lived since, and were eyewitnesses of it, are not agreed on what day of the month it was; for, as Dr. Lightfoot i observes, Josephus k says,
"that the temple perished the "tenth" day of "Lous", a day fatal to the temple, as having been on that day consumed in flames, by the king of Babylon.''
And yet Rabbi Jochanan ben Zaccai, who was also at the destruction of it, as well as Josephus, with all the Jewish writers, say it was on the "ninth of Ab"; for of this day they l say, five things happened upon it:
"On the "ninth of Ab" it was decreed concerning our fathers, that they should not enter into the land (of Canaan), the first and second temple were destroyed, Bither was taken, and the city ploughed up.''
Though the words of R. Jochanan, cited by the doctor, refer to the first, and not to the second temple, and should have been rendered thus:
"If I had been in the generation (which fixed the fast for the destruction of the first temple), I would not have fixed it but on the tenth (of Ab); for, adds he, the greatest part of the temple was burnt on that day; but the Rabbins rather regarded the beginning of the punishment m.''
And so the fasting of Rabbi, and R. Joshua ben Levi, on the "ninth" and "tenth" days, were on account of the first temple; for they were under the same difficulty about the one, as the other:
no, not the angels of heaven; who dwell there, always behold the face of God, stand in his presence ready to do his will, and are made acquainted with many of his designs, and are employed in the executing of them, and yet know not the time of God's vengeance on the Jews; to this agrees the sense that is given of the day of vengeance in Isaiah 63:4 it is asked n,
"what is the meaning of these words, "the day of vengeance is in my heart?" Says R. Jochanan, to my heart I have revealed it, to the members I have not revealed it: says R. Simeon ben Lakish, to my heart I have revealed it,
×××××× ×שרת ×× ×××ת×, "to the ministering angels I have not revealed it".''
The Ethiopic version adds here, "nor the son", and so the Cambridge copy of Beza's; which seems to be transcribed from Mark 13:32 where that phrase stands; and must be understood of Christ as the son of man, and not as the Son of God; for as such, he lay in the bosom of the Father, and knew all his purposes and designs; for these were purposed in him: he knew from the beginning who would betray him, and who would believe in him; he knew what would befall the rejecters of him, and when that would come to pass; as he must know also the day of the last judgment, since it is appointed by God, and he is ordained to execute it: but the sense is, that as he, as man and mediator, came not to destroy, but to save; so it was not any part of his work, as such, to know, nor had he it in commission to make known the time of Jerusalem's ruin:
but my Father only; to the exclusion of all creatures, angels and men; but not to the exclusion of Christ as God, who, as such, is omniscient; nor of the Holy Spirit, who is acquainted with the deep things of God, the secrets of his heart, and this among others.
i In Mark xiii. 32. k De Bello Jud. l. 6. c. 26. l Misu. Taanith, c. 4. sect. 7. T. Hieros. Taanioth, fol. 68. 3. & Maimon. Hilch. Taanioth, c. 5. sect. 2. m T. Bab, Taanith, fol. 29. 1. n T. Bab. Sanhedrin, fol. 99. 1.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
But of that day and hour - Of the precise time of the fulfillment. The âgeneral signsâ of its approach have been given, as the budding of the fig-tree is a certain indication that summer is near; but âthe precise timeâ is not indicated by these things. One part of their inquiry was Matthew 24:3 when those things should be. He now replies to them by saying that the precise time would not be foretold. Compare the notes at Acts 1:7.
Knoweth no man, no, not the angels - See the notes at Mark 13:32.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 36. But of that day and hour — ÏÏα, here, is translated season by many eminent critics, and is used in this sense by both sacred and profane authors. As the day was not known, in which Jerusalem should be invested by the Romans, therefore our Lord advised his disciples to pray that it might not be on a Sabbath; and as the season was not known, therefore they were to pray that it might not be in the winter; Matthew 24:20. Mark 13:32; Mark 13:32.
