36 No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, [a] but only the Father. 1
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As it was in the days of Noah, so will it be at the coming of the Son of Man.
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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.
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And they were oblivious until the flood came and swept them all away. So will it be at the coming of the Son of Man.
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Two men will be in the field: one will be taken and the other left.
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Two women will be grinding at the mill: one will be taken and the other left.
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Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day on which your Lord will come.
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But understand this: If the homeowner had known in which watch of the night the thief was coming, he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into.
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For this reason, you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour you do not expect.