Matthew

Matthew 24:42–43

⁴²Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day on which your Lord will come. ⁴³But understand this: If the homeowner had known in which watch of the night the thief was coming, he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into.

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Matthew 24:42

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Therefore	οὖν	oun	Conjunction	G3767 therefore, then
keep watch	Γρηγορεῖτε	Grēgoreite	Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural	G1127 I am awake, am vigilant, watch
because	ὅτι	hoti	Conjunction	G3754 that, since, because
you do not know	οἴδατε	oidate	Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural	G1492 I know, remember
day	ἡμέρᾳ	hēmera	Noun - Dative Feminine Singular	G2250 a day
on which	ποίᾳ	poia	Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Dative Feminine Singular	G4169 of what sort
your	ὑμῶν	hymōn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you
Lord	κύριος	kyrios	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2962 lord, Lord, master, sir
will come	ἔρχεται	erchetai	Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular	G2064 I come, go

Matthew 24:43

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
understand	γινώσκετε	ginōskete	Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural	G1097 I come to know, learn, realize
this	ἐκεῖνο	ekeino	Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular	G1565 that, that one there, yonder
If	εἰ	ei	Conjunction	G1487 if
the	ὁ	ho	Article - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
homeowner	οἰκοδεσπότης	oikodespotēs	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3617 a head of a household
had known	ᾔδει	ēdei	Verb - Pluperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1492 I know, remember
in which	ποίᾳ	poia	Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Dative Feminine Singular	G4169 of what sort
watch of the night	φυλακῇ	phylakē	Noun - Dative Feminine Singular	G5438 a watching, guard, prison, imprisonment
the	ὁ	ho	Article - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
thief	κλέπτης	kleptēs	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2812 a thief
was coming	ἔρχεται	erchetai	Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular	G2064 I come, go
he would have kept watch	ἐγρηγόρησεν	egrēgorēsen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1127 I am awake, am vigilant, watch
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
not	οὐκ	ouk	Adverb	G3756 no, not
have let	εἴασεν	eiasen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1439 I allow, permit, leave
his	αὐτοῦ	autou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
house	οἰκίαν	oikian	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G3614 a house, household
be broken into	διορυχθῆναι	diorychthēnai	Verb - Aorist Infinitive Passive	G1358 I dig through, break through

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Matthew 24:42 Luke 21:36 · 1 Thessalonians 5:6 · Matthew 25:13 · Revelation 16:15 · Matthew 24:36 · 1 Corinthians 16:13 · Luke 12:35–40 · Matthew 24:44 · Matthew 26:38–41 · Romans 13:11 · 1 Peter 5:8 · Revelation 3:2–3

Matthew 24:43 Luke 12:39 · Matthew 24:44 · 1 Thessalonians 5:2–6 · 2 Peter 3:10–11

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.