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Only the Father knows. <a href="/esv/matthew/24.htm">English Standard Version</a> “But concerning that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father only. <a href="/bsb/matthew/24.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. <a href="/blb/matthew/24.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> But concerning that day and hour, no one knows, not even the angels of the heavens, nor the Son, except the Father only. <a href="/kjv/matthew/24.htm">King James Bible</a> But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only. <a href="/nkjv/matthew/24.htm">New King James Version</a> “But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, but My Father only. <a href="/nasb_/matthew/24.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> “But about that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father alone. <a href="/nasb/matthew/24.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father alone. <a href="/nasb77/matthew/24.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father alone. <a href="/lsb/matthew/24.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> “But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father alone. <a href="/amp/matthew/24.htm">Amplified Bible</a> “But of that [exact] day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son [in His humanity], but the Father alone. <a href="/csb/matthew/24.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> “Now concerning that day and hour no one knows—neither the angels of heaven nor the Son —except the Father alone. <a href="/hcsb/matthew/24.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> &#8220Now concerning that day and hour no one knows—neither the angels in heaven, nor the Son—except the Father only. <a href="/asv/matthew/24.htm">American Standard Version</a> But of that day and hour knoweth no one, not even the angels of heaven, neither the Son, but the Father only. <a href="/cev/matthew/24.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> No one knows the day or hour. The angels in heaven don't know, and the Son himself doesn't know. Only the Father knows. <a href="/erv/matthew/24.htm">English Revised Version</a> But of that day and hour knoweth no one, not even the angels of heaven, neither the Son, but the Father only. <a href="/gwt/matthew/24.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> "No one knows when that day or hour will come. Even the angels in heaven and the Son don't know. Only the Father knows. <a href="/gnt/matthew/24.htm">Good News Translation</a> "No one knows, however, when that day and hour will come--neither the angels in heaven nor the Son; the Father alone knows. <a href="/isv/matthew/24.htm">International Standard Version</a> "No one knows when that day or hour will come —not the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father, <a href="/msb/matthew/24.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, but only My Father. <a href="/net/matthew/24.htm">NET Bible</a> "But as for that day and hour no one knows it--not even the angels in heaven--except the Father alone. <a href="/nheb/matthew/24.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> But no one knows of that day and hour, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but my Father only. <a href="/wbt/matthew/24.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only. <a href="/wey/matthew/24.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> "But as to that day and the exact time no one knows--not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father alone. <a href="/web/matthew/24.htm">World English Bible</a> “But no one knows of that day and hour, not even the angels of heaven, but my Father only. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/matthew/24.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And concerning that day and the hour no one has known—not even the messengers of the heavens—except My Father only; <a href="/blb/matthew/24.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> But concerning that day and hour, no one knows, not even the angels of the heavens, nor the Son, except the Father only. <a href="/ylt/matthew/24.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 'And concerning that day and the hour no one hath known -- not even the messengers of the heavens -- except my Father only; <a href="/slt/matthew/24.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And concerning that day and hour, none know, nor the messengers of the heavens, except my Father only.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/matthew/24.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> But of that day and hour no one knoweth, not the angels of heaven, but the Father alone. <a href="/cpdv/matthew/24.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> But concerning that day and hour, no one knows, not even the Angels of the heavens, but only the Father. <a href="/nabre/matthew/24.htm">New American Bible</a> “But of that day and hour no one knows, neither the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father alone. <a href="/nrsvce/matthew/24.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> “But about that day and hour no one knows, neither the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/matthew/24.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> But concerning that day and that hour, no man knows, not even the angels of heaven, but the Father alone. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/matthew/24.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> But about that day and about that hour no one knows, not even the Angels of Heaven, but The Father alone.<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/matthew/24.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> But of that day and hour no one knows, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only. <a href="/godbey/matthew/24.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> <FR>Concerning that day or hour no one knows, neither the angels of the heavens, except my Father only.<Fr> <a href="/haweis/matthew/24.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> But of that day and hour no man knoweth, not even the angels of heaven, but my Father alone. <a href="/mace/matthew/24.htm">Mace New Testament</a> As to the day and hour, that no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, but the father only. <a href="/wey/matthew/24.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> "But as to that day and the exact time no one knows--not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father alone. <a href="/worrell/matthew/24.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> <FR>But concerning that day and hour, no one knows, not even the angels of Heaven, neither the Son, but the Father only.<Fr> <a href="/worsley/matthew/24.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> <FR>But of THAT day and hour knoweth no one, not even the angels of heaven, but my Father only:<Fr> <a href="/parallel/matthew/24-36.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hriiyJYqzvc?start=7342" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/matthew/24.htm">Readiness at Any Hour</a> 35Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away. 36<a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc."></a> <a href="/greek/3762.htm" title="3762: oudeis (Adj-NMS) -- No one, none, nothing. ">No one</a> <a href="/greek/1492.htm" title="1492: oiden (V-RIA-3S) -- To know, remember, appreciate. ">knows</a> <a href="/greek/4012.htm" title="4012: Peri (Prep) -- From the base of peran; properly, through, i.e. Around; figuratively with respect to; used in various applications, of place, cause or time.">about</a> <a href="/greek/1565.htm" title="1565: ekeinēs (DPro-GFS) -- That, that one there, yonder. From ekei; that one (neuter) thing); often intensified by the article prefixed.">that</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēs (Art-GFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2250.htm" title="2250: hēmeras (N-GFS) -- A day, the period from sunrise to sunset. ">day</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">or</a> <a href="/greek/5610.htm" title="5610: hōras (N-GFS) -- Apparently a primary word; an hour.">hour,</a> <a href="/greek/3761.htm" title="3761: oude (Adv) -- Neither, nor, not even, and not. From ou and de; not however, i.e. Neither, nor, not even.">not even</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: hoi (Art-NMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/32.htm" title="32: angeloi (N-NMP) -- From aggello; a messenger; especially an angel; by implication, a pastor.">angels</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tōn (Art-GMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/3772.htm" title="3772: ouranōn (N-GMP) -- Perhaps from the same as oros; the sky; by extension, heaven; by implication, happiness, power, eternity; specially, the Gospel.">in heaven,</a> <a href="/greek/3761.htm" title="3761: oude (Conj) -- Neither, nor, not even, and not. From ou and de; not however, i.e. Neither, nor, not even.">nor</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/5207.htm" title="5207: Huios (N-NMS) -- A son, descendent. Apparently a primary word; a son, used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship.">Son,</a> <a href="/greek/1487.htm" title="1487: ei (Conj) -- If. A primary particle of conditionality; if, whether, that, etc.">but</a> <a href="/greek/3361.htm" title="3361: mē (Adv) -- Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether."></a> <a href="/greek/3441.htm" title="3441: monos (Adj-NMS) -- Only, solitary, desolate. Probably from meno; remaining, i.e. Sole or single; by implication, mere.">only</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/3962.htm" title="3962: Patēr (N-NMS) -- Father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior. Apparently a primary word; a father.">Father.</a> 37As it was in the days of Noah, so will it be at the coming of the Son of Man.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/mark/13-32.htm">Mark 13:32</a> No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. <a href="/acts/1-7.htm">Acts 1:7</a> Jesus replied, “It is not for you to know times or seasons that the Father has fixed by His own authority. <a href="/1_thessalonians/5-1.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:1-2</a> Now about the times and seasons, brothers, we do not need to write to you. / For you are fully aware that the Day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night. <a href="/2_peter/3-10.htm">2 Peter 3:10</a> But the Day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar, the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and its works will be laid bare. <a href="/revelation/3-3.htm">Revelation 3:3</a> Remember, then, what you have received and heard. Keep it and repent. If you do not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will not know the hour when I will come upon you. <a href="/revelation/16-15.htm">Revelation 16:15</a> “Behold, I am coming like a thief. Blessed is the one who remains awake and clothed, so that he will not go naked and let his shame be exposed.” <a href="/luke/12-40.htm">Luke 12:40</a> You also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour you do not expect.” <a href="/luke/17-26.htm">Luke 17:26-30</a> Just as it was in the days of Noah, so also will it be in the days of the Son of Man: / People were eating and drinking, marrying and being given in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark. Then the flood came and destroyed them all. / It was the same in the days of Lot: People were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building. ... <a href="/1_corinthians/15-51.htm">1 Corinthians 15:51-52</a> Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed— / in an instant, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed. <a href="/1_john/3-2.htm">1 John 3:2</a> Beloved, we are now children of God, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. We know that when Christ appears, we will be like Him, for we will see Him as He is. <a href="/zechariah/14-7.htm">Zechariah 14:7</a> It will be a unique day known only to the LORD, without day or night; but when evening comes, there will be light. <a href="/daniel/12-9.htm">Daniel 12:9</a> “Go on your way, Daniel,” he replied, “for the words are closed up and sealed until the time of the end. <a href="/amos/3-7.htm">Amos 3:7</a> Surely the Lord GOD does nothing without revealing His plan to His servants the prophets. <a href="/isaiah/55-8.htm">Isaiah 55:8-9</a> “For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways,” declares the LORD. / “For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so My ways are higher than your ways and My thoughts than your thoughts. <a href="/ecclesiastes/3-11.htm">Ecclesiastes 3:11</a> He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men, yet they cannot fathom the work that God has done from beginning to end.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>But of that day and hour knows no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.<a href="/matthew/24-42.htm">Matthew 24:42,44</a> Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come… <a href="/matthew/25-13.htm">Matthew 25:13</a> Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh.<a href="/zechariah/14-7.htm">Zechariah 14:7</a> But it shall be one day which shall be known to the LORD, not day, nor night: but it shall come to pass, that at evening time it shall be light.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/matthew/23-10.htm">Alone</a> <a href="/matthew/24-31.htm">Angels</a> <a href="/matthew/2-16.htm">Exact</a> <a href="/matthew/24-22.htm">Except</a> <a href="/matthew/24-35.htm">Heaven</a> <a href="/matthew/24-29.htm">Heavens</a> <a href="/matthew/20-12.htm">Hour</a> <a href="/matthew/22-30.htm">Messengers</a> <a href="/matthew/24-30.htm">Time</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/matthew/27-49.htm">Alone</a> <a href="/matthew/25-31.htm">Angels</a> <a href="/mark/13-32.htm">Exact</a> <a href="/matthew/26-42.htm">Except</a> <a href="/matthew/25-1.htm">Heaven</a> <a href="/matthew/25-1.htm">Heavens</a> <a href="/matthew/24-42.htm">Hour</a> <a href="/matthew/25-31.htm">Messengers</a> <a href="/matthew/24-37.htm">Time</a><div class="vheading2">Matthew 24</div>1. <a href="/matthew/24-1.htm">Jesus foretells the destruction of the temple;</a> 3. <a href="/matthew/24-3.htm">what and how great calamities shall be before it;</a> 29. <a href="/matthew/24-29.htm">the signs of his coming to judgment.</a> 36. <a href="/matthew/24-36.htm">And because that day and hour are unknown,</a> 42. <a href="/matthew/24-42.htm">we ought to watch like good servants, expecting our Master's coming.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/matthew/24.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/matthew/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/matthew/24.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>No one knows about that day or hour This phrase emphasizes the unpredictability of the timing of the end times. In the biblical context, Jesus is speaking about His second coming and the final judgment. This statement underscores the importance of being prepared at all times, as the exact moment is unknown. The concept of an unknown day and hour is consistent with other biblical teachings, such as in <a href="/1_thessalonians/5-2.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:2</a>, where the day of the Lord is described as coming like a thief in the night. This unpredictability serves as a call to vigilance and readiness for believers.not even the angels in heaven Angels are often depicted in the Bible as messengers and servants of God, possessing great knowledge and power. However, this phrase indicates that even these celestial beings do not have access to the knowledge of the timing of the end. This highlights the exclusive authority and omniscience of God the Father. The mention of angels not knowing also serves to emphasize the mystery and divine secrecy surrounding the end times, reinforcing the idea that it is beyond human and angelic comprehension.nor the Son This phrase has been the subject of theological discussion, particularly regarding the nature of Christ's divinity and humanity. In His earthly ministry, Jesus voluntarily limited His divine attributes, including omniscience, to fully experience human life. This self-limitation is consistent with <a href="/philippians/2-7.htm">Philippians 2:7</a>, where it is said that Jesus "emptied Himself" by taking the form of a servant. The statement underscores the mystery of the Incarnation, where Jesus is fully God and fully man, yet in His human experience, He did not access all divine knowledge.but only the Father This final phrase asserts the unique authority and knowledge of God the Father. It emphasizes the distinct roles within the Trinity, where the Father holds certain knowledge and authority. This aligns with the biblical portrayal of God as the ultimate sovereign, who alone determines the times and seasons (<a href="/acts/1-7.htm">Acts 1:7</a>). The exclusivity of the Father's knowledge serves to remind believers of the need for trust and faith in God's perfect plan and timing, encouraging them to live in a state of readiness and anticipation for the fulfillment of His promises.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jesus_christ.htm">Jesus Christ</a> The speaker of this verse, Jesus is addressing His disciples about the end times and His second coming. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_father.htm">The Father</a> Refers to God the Father, who alone knows the timing of the end. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_son.htm">The Son</a> Refers to Jesus Himself, highlighting His submission to the Father’s authority. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_angels.htm">The Angels</a> Heavenly beings who serve God and are often messengers, yet they do not know the timing of the end. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_disciples.htm">The Disciples</a> The immediate audience of Jesus' teaching, representing all believers who seek understanding of the end times.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/d/divine_sovereignty.htm">Divine Sovereignty</a> Recognize that God alone holds the knowledge of the future, and His plans are perfect and beyond human understanding. <a href="/topical/h/humility_and_submission.htm">Humility and Submission</a> Emulate Jesus’ example of submission to the Father’s will, acknowledging our limitations in understanding God’s timing. <a href="/topical/v/vigilance_and_preparedness.htm">Vigilance and Preparedness</a> Live in a state of readiness for Christ’s return, focusing on spiritual growth and obedience to God’s commands. <a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_timing.htm">Trust in God’s Timing</a> Cultivate trust in God’s perfect timing, knowing that His plans are for our ultimate good and His glory. <a href="/topical/a/avoid_speculation.htm">Avoid Speculation</a> Resist the temptation to predict or speculate about the end times, focusing instead on living faithfully in the present.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_matthew_24.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Matthew 24</a> <a href="/q/meaning_of_'no_one_knows_the_day_or_hour'.htm">What does "No One Knows the Day or Hour" mean?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_st._malachy_predict.htm">What does St. Malachy's prophecy predict about future popes?</a> <a href="/q/when_is_the_resurrection.htm">When is the Resurrection scheduled to occur?</a> <a href="/q/when_will_the_signs_of_the_end_appear.htm">When will the signs of the end appear?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/matthew/24.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(36) No, not the angels of heaven.--St. Mark's addition (<a href="/mark/13-32.htm" title="But of that day and that hour knows no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father.">Mark 13:32</a>), "neither the Son"--or better, not even the Son--is every way remarkable. Assuming, what is well-nigh certain (see Introduction to St. Mark), the close connection of that Gospel with St. Peter, it is as if the Apostle who heard the discourse desired, for some special reason, to place on record the ipsissima verba of his Master. And that reason may be found in his own teaching. The over-eager expectations of some, and the inevitable reaction of doubt and scorn in others, both rested on their assumption that the Son of Man had definitely fixed the time of His appearing, and on their consequent forgetfulness of the "long-suffering" which might extend a day into a thousand years (<a href="/context/2_peter/3-3.htm" title="Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts,">2Peter 3:3-8</a>). It is obviously doing violence to the plain meaning of the words to dilute them into the statement that the Son of Man did, not communicate the knowledge which He possessed as the Son of God. If we are perplexed at the mystery of this confession in One in whom we recosniise the presence of "the fulness of the Godhead bodily" (<a href="/colossians/1-19.htm" title=" For it pleased the Father that in him should all fullness dwell;">Colossians 1:19</a>; <a href="/colossians/2-9.htm" title=" For in him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily.">Colossians 2:9</a>), we may find that which may help us at least to wait patiently for the full understanding of the mystery in St. Paul's teaching, that the eternal Word in becoming flesh, "emptied Himself" (see Note on <a href="/philippians/2-7.htm" title="But made himself of no reputation, and took on him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:">Philippians 2:7</a>) of the infinity which belongs to the divine attributes, and took upon Him the limitations necessarily incidental to man's nature, even when untainted by evil and in fullest fellowship, through the Eternal Spirit, with the Father.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/matthew/24.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 36. - The apostles had asked (ver. 3), "When shall these things be?" Christ does not now expressly answer this question; he puts forth strongly the uncertainty in the knowledge of these great events, and how this ignorance is disciplinary. Of that day (de die illa, Vulgate) and hour, viz. when Christ shall appear in judgment, The expression plainly, implies that a definite day and moment are fixed for this great appearing, but known only to God. Knoweth no man, no, not (οὐδὲ, not even) the angels of heaven. A kind of climax. Man is naturally excluded from the knowledge; but even to the angels it has not been revealed. A further climax is added in St. Mark, and from that Gospel has been introduced by some very good manuscripts into this place, neither the Son (the Revised Version admits the clause). The words have given occasion to some erroneous statements. It is said by Arians and semi-Arians, and modern disputants who have followed in their steps, that the Son cannot be equal to the Father, if he knows not what the Father knows. Alford says boldly, "This matter was hidden from him." But when we consider such passages as "I and my Father are one;" "I am in the Father, and the Father in me" (<a href="/john/10-30.htm">John 10:30</a>; <a href="/john/14-11.htm">John 14:11</a>, etc.), we cannot believe that the time of the great consummation was unknown to him. What is meant, then, by this assertion? How is it true? Doubtless it is to be explained (if capable of explanation) by the hypostatic union of two natures in the Person of Christ, whereby the properties of the two natures are interchangeably predicated. From danger of error on this mysterious subject we are preserved by the precise terms of the Athanasian Creed, according to which we affirm that Christ is "equal to the Father, as touching his Godhead; and inferior to the Father, as touching his manhood ... one altogether; not by confusion of substance, but by unity of Person," etc. If, then, Christ asserts that he is ignorant of anything, it must be that in his human nature he hath, willed not to know that which in his Divine nature he was cognizant cf. This is a part of that voluntary self-surrender and self-limitation of which the apostle speaks when he says that Christ "emptied himself" (<a href="/philippians/2-7.htm">Philippians 2:7</a>). He condescended to assume all the conditions of humanity, even willing to share the imperfection of our knowledge in some particulars. How the two natures thus interworked we know not, and need not conjecture; nor can we always divine why prominence at one time is given to the Divine, at another to the human. It is enough for us to know that, for reasons which seemed good unto him, he imposed restriction on his omniscience in this matter, and, to enhance the mysteriousness and awfulness of the great day, announced to his disciples his ignorance of the precise moment of its occurrence. This is a safer exposition than to say, with some, that Christ knew not the day so as to reveal it to us, that it was no part of his mission from the Father to divulge it to men, and therefore that he could truly say he knew it not. This seems rather an evasion than an explanation of the difficulty. But my Father only. The best manuscripts have "the Father." "But" is εἰ μὴ, except. So Christ said to his inquiring apostles, "It is not for you to know the times or seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power" (<a href="/acts/1-7.htm">Acts 1:7</a>). These words do not exclude the Son's participation in the knowledge, though he willed that it should not extend to his human nature. With this and such-like texts in view, how futile, presumptuous, and indeed profane, it is to attempt to settle the exact date and hour when the present age shall end!" <a href="/commentaries/matthew/24-36.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>No one οὐδεὶς (oudeis) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3762.htm">Strong's 3762: </a> No one, none, nothing. knows οἶδεν (oiden) Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1492.htm">Strong's 1492: </a> To know, remember, appreciate. about Περὶ (Peri) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_4012.htm">Strong's 4012: </a> From the base of peran; properly, through, i.e. Around; figuratively with respect to; used in various applications, of place, cause or time. that ἐκείνης (ekeinēs) Demonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1565.htm">Strong's 1565: </a> That, that one there, yonder. From ekei; that one (neuter) thing); often intensified by the article prefixed. day ἡμέρας (hēmeras) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2250.htm">Strong's 2250: </a> A day, the period from sunrise to sunset. [or] καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. hour, ὥρας (hōras) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5610.htm">Strong's 5610: </a> Apparently a primary word; an 'hour'. not even οὐδὲ (oude) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_3761.htm">Strong's 3761: </a> Neither, nor, not even, and not. From ou and de; not however, i.e. Neither, nor, not even. the οἱ (hoi) Article - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. angels ἄγγελοι (angeloi) Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_32.htm">Strong's 32: </a> From aggello; a messenger; especially an 'angel'; by implication, a pastor. in heaven, οὐρανῶν (ouranōn) Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3772.htm">Strong's 3772: </a> Perhaps from the same as oros; the sky; by extension, heaven; by implication, happiness, power, eternity; specially, the Gospel. nor οὐδὲ (oude) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_3761.htm">Strong's 3761: </a> Neither, nor, not even, and not. From ou and de; not however, i.e. Neither, nor, not even. the ὁ (ho) Article - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. Son, Υἱός (Huios) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5207.htm">Strong's 5207: </a> A son, descendent. Apparently a primary word; a 'son', used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship. but εἰ (ei) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_1487.htm">Strong's 1487: </a> If. A primary particle of conditionality; if, whether, that, etc. only μόνος (monos) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3441.htm">Strong's 3441: </a> Only, solitary, desolate. Probably from meno; remaining, i.e. Sole or single; by implication, mere. the ὁ (ho) Article - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. Father. Πατὴρ (Patēr) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3962.htm">Strong's 3962: </a> Father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior. 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