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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 and hour no one knows, neither the angels of 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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For as the days of Noah were, so will be 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 as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until 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 until the flood came and swept them all away, so too will be 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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Then two will be in the field; one will be taken and one will be 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 meal together; one will be taken and one will be left.
42 Therefore, stay alert! You don't know what day the Lord is coming.
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Keep awake therefore, for you do not know on what day your Lord is coming.
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 in what part of the night the thief was coming, he would have stayed awake 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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Therefore you also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an unexpected hour.
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