35Watch 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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Take ye heed, watch and pray: for ye know not when the time is.
Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.
Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.
And 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.
And 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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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 28-37)We have here the application of this prophetical sermon; now learn to look forward in a right manner. I. “As to the destruction of Jerusalem, expect it to come very shortly ; as when the branch of the fig-tree becomes soft , and the leaves sprout forth , ye expect that summer will come shortly, Mark 13:28. When second causes begin to work, ye expect their effects in their proper order and time. So…
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