44Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut.
Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.
Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh.
Be ye therefore ready also: for the Son of man cometh at an hour when ye think not.
Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 32-51)We have here the practical application of the foregoing prediction; in general, we must expect and prepare for the events here foretold. I. We must expect them; “ Now learn a parable of the fig-tree , Matt. 24:32 , 33 . Now learn what use to make of the things you have heard; so observe and understand the signs of the times, and compare them with the predictions of the word, as from thence to fore…
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