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Matthew 24:36 — King James Version← Study notes

But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.


Matthew 24:36Greek Interlinear

Greek · Matthew 24:3622 words
GreekMeaning
ΠερὶPeri
ConcerningprepositionG4012
δὲde
howeverwordG1161
τῆςtēs
thearticleG3588
ἡμέραςhēmeras
daynounG2250
ἐκείνηςekeinēs
that verydemonstrativeG1565
καὶkai
andwordG2532
ὥραςhōras
hournounG5610
οὐδεὶςoudeis
no oneadjectiveG3762
οἶδενoiden
knowsverbG6063
οὐδὲoude
not evenadverbG3761
οἱhoi
thearticleG3588
ἄγγελοιangeloi
angelsnounG32
τῶνtōn
of thearticleG3588
οὐρανῶνouranōn
heavensnounG3772
οὐδὲoude
norwordG3761
ho
thearticleG3588
υἱόςhyios
SonnounG5207
εἰei
onlywordG1487
μὴ
exceptadverbG3361
ho
thearticleG3588
πατὴρpatēr
FathernounG3962
μόνοςmonos
aloneadjectiveG3441
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Matthew 24:36

The Lord having described all the tokens that shall precede His coming, and brought His discourse to the very doors, yet would not name the day; 'Of that day and hour knoweth no man, no not the Angels Of heaven, but my Father only.'

Chrysostom · 4th century

In some Latin copies is added here, 'neither the Son:' but in the Greek copies, and particularly those of Adamantius and Pierius, it is not found. [ed. note: The addition is found in a very few Greek MSS., and ancient versions, in Chrys . and Theophylact. It is in the Old Italic version, and is acknowledged by Hilary , Ambrose , and Pseudo-Chrys .; but the preponderance of evidence is greatly against it, and it is not admitted into the text of the G. T. by any editors. It…

Jerome · 4th century

And has indeed God the Father denied the knowledge of that day to the Son, when He has declared, 'All things are committed to me of my Father?' [Luke 10:22] but if any thing has been denied, all things are not committed to Him.

Hilary of Poitiers · 4th century
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