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Matthew 24:41-43
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Matthew 24:41-43
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41 There will be two women grinding grain with a mill;[a] one will be taken and one left.
42 “Therefore stay alert, because you do not know on what day[b] your Lord will come. 43 But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what time of night the thief[c] was coming, he would have been alert and would not have let his house be broken into.
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- Matthew 24:41 tn According to L&N 46.16, this refers to a hand mill normally operated by two women.
- Matthew 24:42 tc Most later mss (L 0281 565 579 700 1241 M lat) have here ὥρᾳ (hōra, “hour”) instead of ἡμέρα (hēmera, “day”). Although the merits of this reading could be argued either way, in light of the overwhelming and diverse early support for ἡμέρᾳ (א B C D W Δ Θ ƒ13 33 892 1424, as well as several versions and fathers), the more general term is surely correct.
- Matthew 24:43 sn On Jesus’ return pictured as a thief, see 1 Thess 5:2, 4; 2 Pet 3:10; Rev 3:3; 16:15.
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