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In the same way, when you see all these things, you will know that the time is near, ready to begin.
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Remember that all these things will happen before the people now living have all died.
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Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.
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"No one knows, however, when that day and hour will come - neither the angels in heaven nor the Son; the Father alone knows.
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The coming of the Son of Man will be like what happened in the time of Noah.
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In the days before the flood people ate and drank, men and women married, up to the very day Noah went into the boat;
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yet they did not realize what was happening until the flood came and swept them all away. That is how it will be when the Son of Man comes.
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At that time two men will be working in a field: one will be taken away, the other will be left behind.
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Two women will be at a mill grinding meal: one will be taken away, the other will be left behind.
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Watch out, then, because you do not know what day your Lord will come.
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If the owner of a house knew the time when the thief would come, you can be sure that he would stay awake and not let the thief break into his house.
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