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Earth and sky will pass away, but it is certain that my words will not pass away.
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"But as to that day or the exact time no one knows--not even the angels in Heaven, nor the Son, but the Father alone.
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Take care, be on the alert, and pray; for you do not know when it will happen.
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It is like a man living abroad who has left his house, and given the management to his servants--to each one his special duty--and has ordered the porter to keep awake.
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Be wakeful therefore, for you know not when the master of the house is coming--in the evening, at midnight, at cock-crow, or at dawn.
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Beware lest He should arrive unexpectedly and find you asleep.
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Moreover, what I say to you I say to all--Be wakeful!"