Matthew 24:44
Matthew 24:44 Meaning and Explanation
“Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.”
King James Version (KJV)
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What Does Matthew 24:44 Mean?
Jesus states the lesson plainly: be ready, for the Son of man comes at an hour you do not expect. Readiness, not prediction, is what he asks of his disciples.
This gathers up the whole call of the chapter. Since the day cannot be calculated, the only safe course is to be always prepared. Such readiness is not anxious dread but settled faithfulness -- a life kept in order before God, so that any hour would be a welcome hour. The disciple who lives this way meets the unexpected coming of his Lord not with alarm but with joy.
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What does Matthew 24:44 mean?
Be ready, because the Son of man will come at an hour you do not expect.