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36 "Now concerning that day and hour no one knows-neither the angels in heaven, nor the Son -except the Father only.
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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 the days of Noah were, so the coming of the Son of Man will be.
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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 For in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day Noah boarded 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 until the flood came and swept them all away. So this is the way the coming of the Son of Man will be:
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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 Then two men will be in the field: one will be taken and one 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 one left.
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Two women will be grinding with a hand mill; one will be taken and the other left.
42 Therefore be alert, since you don't know what day your Lord is coming.
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“Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come.
43 But know this: If the homeowner had known what time the thief was coming, he would have stayed alert and not let his house be broken into.
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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 This is why you also must be ready, because the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.
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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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