# Matthew 24.43-44

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**Book:** [Matthew](/codex/matthew-the-apostle/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 41. <span class="rl-speech">two women shall be grinding at the mill; one is taken, and one is left.</span> 42. <span class="rl-speech">Watch therefore: for ye know not on what day your Lord cometh.</span>
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> **43. <span class="rl-speech">But know this, that if the master of the house had known in what watch the thief was coming, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken through.</span> 44. <span class="rl-speech">Therefore be ye also ready; for in an hour that ye think not the Son of man cometh.</span>**
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> 45. <span class="rl-speech">Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath set over his household, to give them their food in due season?</span> 46. <span class="rl-speech">Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.</span> (Matthew 24:41-46, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 41. <span class="rl-speech">two women grinding at the mill, one will be taken and one will be left.</span> 42. <span class="rl-speech">Watch therefore, for you don’t know in what hour your Lord comes.</span>
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> **43. <span class="rl-speech">But know this, that if the master of the house had known in what watch of the night the thief was coming, he would have watched, and would not have allowed his house to be broken into.</span> 44. <span class="rl-speech">Therefore also be ready, for in an hour that you don’t expect, the Son of Man will come.</span>**
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> 45. <span class="rl-speech">“Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom his lord has set over his household, to give them their food in due season?</span> 46. <span class="rl-speech">Blessed is that servant whom his lord finds doing so when he comes.</span> (Matthew 24:41-46, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 41. <span class="rl-speech">Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left.</span> 42. <span class="rl-speech">Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.</span>
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> **43. <span class="rl-speech">But know this, that if the goodman of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up.</span> 44. <span class="rl-speech">Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.</span>**
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> 45. <span class="rl-speech">Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season?</span> 46. <span class="rl-speech">Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.</span> (Matthew 24:41-46, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 41. <span class="rl-speech">two women shall be grinding in the mill, one is received, and one is left.</span> 42. <span class="rl-speech">'Watch ye therefore, because ye have not known in what hour your Lord doth come;</span>
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> **43. <span class="rl-speech">and this know, that if the master of the house had known in what watch the thief doth come, he had watched, and not suffered his house to be broken through;</span> 44. <span class="rl-speech">because of this also ye, become ye ready, because in what hour ye do not think, the Son of Man doth come.</span>**
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> 45. <span class="rl-speech">'Who, then, is the servant, faithful and wise, whom his lord did set over his household, to give them the nourishment in season?</span> 46. <span class="rl-speech">Happy that servant, whom his lord, having come, shall find doing so;</span> (Matthew 24:41-46, YLT)

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## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap._

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## Quoted in

**Concepts:**

- [Jesus Said](/codex/jesus-said/), via [Matthew 24](/codex/matthew-24/)

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## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.