{Watch therefore} (gr(8867)(9372)eite oun). A late present
imperative from the second perfect egr(8867)ora from egeir(935c). Keep
awake, be on the watch "therefore" because of the uncertainty of
the time of the second coming. Jesus gives a half dozen parables
to enforce the point of this exhortation (the Porter, the Master
of the House, the Faithful Servant and the Evil Servants, the Ten
Virgins, the Talents, the Sheep and the Goats). Matthew does not
give the Parable of the Porter ( Mr 13:35-37 ).