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36 “But nobody knows when that day or hour will come, not the heavenly angels and not the Son. Only the Father knows.
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“But about that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son,but only the Father.
37 As it was in the time of Noah, so it will be at the coming of the Human One.
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As it was in the days of Noah, so it will be at the coming of the Son of Man.
38 In those days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day Noah entered the ark.
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For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark;
39 They didn't know what was happening until the flood came and swept them all away. The coming of the Human One will be like that.
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and 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.
40 At that time there will be two men in the field. One will be taken and the other left.
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Two men will be in the field; one will be taken and the other left.
41 Two women will be grinding at the mill. One will be taken and the other left.
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Two women will be grinding with a hand mill; one will be taken and the other left.
42 Therefore, stay alert! You don't know what day the Lord is coming.
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“Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come.
43 But you understand that if the head of the house knew at what time the thief would come, he would keep alert and wouldn't allow the thief to break into his house.
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But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what time of night the thief was coming, he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into.
44 Therefore, you also should be prepared, because the Human One will come at a time you don't know.
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So you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.
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