⁴⁴ So you also must be ready,^(A) because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.

¹³ “Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day or the hour.^(A)

³³ Be on guard! Be alert^[a]!^(A) You do not know when that time will come.

³⁴ “Be careful, or your hearts will be weighed down with carousing, drunkenness and the anxieties of life,^(A) and that day will close on you suddenly^(B) like a trap.

³⁶ Be always on the watch, and pray^(A) that you may be able to escape all that is about to happen, and that you may be able to stand before the Son of Man.”

⁶ So then, let us not be like others, who are asleep,^(A) but let us be awake^(B) and sober.^(C)

¹² as you look forward^(A) to the day of God and speed its coming.^[a](B) That day will bring about the destruction of the heavens by fire, and the elements will melt in the heat.^(C)