Matthew 24:36-44

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The Day and Hour Unknown^(A)^(B)

³⁶“But about that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son,^[a] but only the Father.^(C) ³⁷As it was in the days of Noah,^(D) so it will be at the coming of the Son of Man. ³⁸For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage,^(E) up to the day Noah entered the ark; ³⁹and they knew nothing about what would happen until the flood came and took them all away. That is how it will be at the coming of the Son of Man.^(F) ⁴⁰Two men will be in the field; one will be taken and the other left.^(G) ⁴¹Two women will be grinding with a hand mill; one will be taken and the other left.^(H)

⁴²“Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come.^(I) ⁴³But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what time of night the thief was coming,^(J) he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into. ⁴⁴So you also must be ready,^(K) because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.

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Matthew 24:36 Some manuscripts do not have nor the Son.

Mark 13:32-37

New International Version

The Day and Hour Unknown

³²“But about that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.^(A) ³³Be on guard! Be alert^[a]!^(B) You do not know when that time will come. ³⁴It’s like a man going away: He leaves his house and puts his servants^(C) in charge, each with their assigned task, and tells the one at the door to keep watch.

³⁵“Therefore keep watch because you do not know when the owner of the house will come back—whether in the evening, or at midnight, or when the rooster crows, or at dawn. ³⁶If he comes suddenly, do not let him find you sleeping. ³⁷What I say to you, I say to everyone: ‘Watch!’”^(D)

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