Watch therefore (γρηγωρειτε ουν). A late present imperative from the second perfect εγρηγορα from εγειρω. Keep awake, be on the wa…

Watch. Be looking for His coming. Be expecting it as near; as a great event; as coming in an unexpected manner. Watch the signs of His com…

This is the practical conclusion of the whole matter. That our Lord is coming is certain. That His coming may be at any moment is a matter of faith…

St. Jerome: Having declared that of that hour knoweth no man, but the Father only, He shows that it was not expedien…

The first parable teaches both the unexpectedness of the return of “your Lord” and the church’s willingness to call Jesus “the Lord,” a religious t…

Watch therefore. In Luke, the exhortation is more pointed, or at least more special: Take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your he…

Watch therefore Since the time of this desolation is so uncertain, and since it will come upon the Jews unawares, and som…

To watch for Christ's coming, is to maintain that disposition of mind in which we would be willing for our Lord to find us.

After the Lord affirmed the uncertainty of the hour of His coming, He advises vigilance. This advice is twofold: