Watch 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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Verse 35 is found in chapter 13 of Mark. The fig tree provides a lesson about discerning the times, but Jesus avoids giving an exact date. The final exhortation is watchfulness: the disciple must live prepared rather than attempting to control God’s timetable.
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So wachet nun (denn ihr wißt nicht, wann der Herr des Hauses kommt, ob er kommt am Abend oder zu Mitternacht oder um den Hahnenschrei oder des Morgens),
Velad pues, porque no sabéis cuándo el señor de la casa vendrá; si a la tarde, o a la media noche, o al canto del gallo, o a la mañana;
Por eso velen, porque no saben cuándo viene el dueño de la casa: si al anochecer, a medianoche, al canto del gallo o al amanecer;
Veillez donc, car vous ne savez quand viendra le maître de la maison, ou le soir, ou au milieu de la nuit, ou au chant du coq, ou le matin;
Vegliate adunque, perciocchè voi non sapete quando il padron di casa verrà; la sera, o alla mezza notte, o al cantar del gallo, o la mattina.
Vigiai, pois, porque não sabeis quando virá o senhor da casa; se à tarde, se à meia-noite, se ao cantar do galo, se pela manhã,
所以,你們要警醒,因為你們不知道這家的主人甚麼時候來,是晚上,或半夜,或雞叫時,或早晨,
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