Matthew 24:37-44

Amplified Bible, Classic Edition

³⁷ As were the days of Noah, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.

³⁸ For just as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, [men] marrying and [women] being given in marriage, until the [very] day when Noah went into the ark,

³⁹ And they did not know or understand until the flood came and swept them all away—so will be the coming of the Son of Man.^(A)

⁴⁰ At that time two men will be in the field; one will be taken and one will be left.

⁴¹ Two women will be grinding at the hand mill; one will be taken and one will be left.

⁴² Watch therefore [^[a]give strict attention, be cautious and active], for you do not know in what kind of a day [^[b]whether a near or remote one] your Lord is coming.

⁴³ But understand this: had the householder known in what [part of the night, whether in a ^[c]night or a morning] watch the thief was coming, he would have watched and would not have allowed his house to be ^[d]undermined and broken into.

⁴⁴ You also must be ready therefore, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour when you do not expect Him.