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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 and the exact time no one knows--not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father alone.
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`For as it was in the time of Noah, so it will be at the Coming of the Son of Man.
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At that time, before the Deluge, men were busy eating and drinking, taking wives or giving them, up to the very day when Noah entered the Ark,
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nor did they realise any danger till the Deluge came and swept them all away; so will it be at the Coming of the Son of Man.
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Then will two men be in the open country: one will be taken away, and one left behind.
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Two women will be grinding at the mill: one will be taken away, and one left behind.
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Be on the alert therefore, for you do not know the day on which your Lord is coming.
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But of this be assured, that if the master of the house had known the hour at which the robber was coming, he would have kept awake, and not have allowed his house to be broken into.
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Therefore you also must be ready; for it is at a time when you do not expect Him that the Son of Man will come.
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"Who therefore is the loyal and intelligent servant to whom his master has entrusted the control of his household to give them their rations at the appointed time?