¹³ And since we have ^(A)the same spirit of faith, according to what is written, ^(B)“I believed and therefore I spoke,” we also believe and therefore speak, ¹⁴ knowing that ^(C)He who raised up the Lord Jesus will also raise us up with Jesus, and will present us with you. ¹⁵ For ^(D)all things are for your sakes, that ^(E)grace, having spread through the many, may cause thanksgiving to abound to the glory of God.

Seeing the Invisible

¹⁶ Therefore we ^(F)do not lose heart. Even though our outward man is perishing, yet the inward man is ^(G)being renewed day by day. ¹⁷ For ^(H)our light affliction, which is but for a moment, is working for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory, ^18 (I)while we do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporary, but the things which are not seen are eternal.

^27 (A)For as the lightning comes from the east and flashes to the west, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be. ^28 (B)For wherever the carcass is, there the eagles will be gathered together.

The Coming of the Son of Man^(C)

^29 (D)“Immediately after the tribulation of those days ^(E)the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken. ^30 (F)Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, ^(G)and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. ^31 (H)And He will send His angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they will gather together His ^[a]elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.

The Parable of the Fig Tree^(I)

³² “Now learn ^(J)this parable from the fig tree: When its branch has already become tender and puts forth leaves, you know that summer is near. ³³ So you also, when you see all these things, know ^(K)that ^[b]it is near—at the doors!

^42 (A)Watch therefore, for you do not know what ^[a]hour your Lord is coming. ^43 (B)But know this, that if the master of the house had known what ^[b]hour the thief would come, he would have watched and not allowed his house to be broken into. ^44 (C)Therefore you also be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.

The Faithful Servant and the Evil Servant^(D)

^45 (E)“Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his master made ruler over his household, to give them food ^[c]in due season? ^46 (F)Blessed is that servant whom his master, when he comes, will find so doing. ⁴⁷ Assuredly, I say to you that ^(G)he will make him ruler over all his goods. ⁴⁸ But if that evil servant says in his heart, ‘My master ^(H)is delaying ^[d]his coming,’ ⁴⁹ and begins to beat his fellow servants, and to eat and drink with the drunkards, ⁵⁰ the master of that servant will come on a day when he is not looking for him and at an hour that he is ^(I)not aware of, ⁵¹ and will cut him in two and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites. ^(J)There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.