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"Truly I say to you, 1thisgeneration will not passawayuntilallthesethingstakeplace.
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"2Heaven and earth will passaway, but My words will not passaway.
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"But 3of that day and hournooneknows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Fatheralone.
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"For the 4coming of the Son of Man will be 5justlike the days of Noah.
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"For as in thosedaysbefore the flood they were eating and drinking, 6marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that 7Noahentered the ark,
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and they did not understanduntil the floodcame and took them allaway; so will the 8coming of the Son of Man be.
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"Then there will be twomen in the field; one will be taken and one will be left.
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"9Two women will be grinding at the 10mill; one will be taken and one will be left.
Be Ready for His Coming
42"Therefore11be on the alert, for you do not knowwhichday your Lord is coming.
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"But be sure of this, that 12if the head of the house had known13at whattime of the night the thief was coming, he would have been on the alert and would not have allowed his house to be broken into.
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"For thisreason14you also must be ready; for 15the Son of Man is coming at an hourwhen you do not think He will.