Mark 13:32-37

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.

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

34 It’s like a man going away: He leaves his house and puts his servants 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.

36 If he comes suddenly, do not let him find you sleeping.

37 What I say to you, I say to everyone: ‘Watch!’ ”

Cross References

• 1. Acts 1:7; 1 Thessalonians 5:1,2
• 2. 1 Thessalonians 5:6
• 3. Matthew 25:14
• 4. Luke 12:35-40

Footnotes

• [a] Some manuscripts "alert and pray"