30 (A)Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, (B)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 (C)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(D)

32 “Now learn (E)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 (F)that [b]it is near—at the doors! 34 Assuredly, I say to you, (G)this generation will by no means pass away till all these things take place. 35 (H)Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will by no means pass away.

No One Knows the Day or Hour(I)

36 (J)“But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of [c]heaven, (K)but My Father only. 37 But as the days of Noah were, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 24:31 chosen ones
  2. Matthew 24:33 Or He
  3. Matthew 24:36 NU adds nor the Son

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