Mark 13:30-37

30 Remember that all these things will happen before the people now living have all died.
31 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.
32 "No one knows, however, when that day or hour will come - neither the angels in heaven, nor the Son; only the Father knows. 1
33 Be on watch, be alert, for you do not know when the time will come.
34 It will be like a man who goes away from home on a trip and leaves his servants in charge, after giving to each one his own work to do and after telling the doorkeeper to keep watch. 2
35 Watch, then, because you do not know when the master of the house is coming - it might be in the evening or at midnight or before dawn or at sunrise.
36 If he comes suddenly, he must not find you asleep.
37 What I say to you, then, I say to all: Watch!"

Cross References 2

  • 1. 13.32Matthew 24.36.
  • 2. 13.34Luke 12.36-38.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.