5 Now concerning the times and the seasons, brothers and sisters, you do not need to have anything written to you.^(A)

⁷ He replied, “It is not for you to know the times or periods that the Father has set by his own authority.^(A)

⁹ Now concerning love of the brothers and sisters, you do not need to have anyone write to you, for you yourselves have been taught by God to love one another,^(A)

The Necessity for Watchfulness

³⁶ “But about that day and hour no one knows, neither the angels of heaven, nor the Son,^[a] but only the Father.

Signs of the End of the Age

³ When he was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately, saying, “Tell us, when will this be, and what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?”

³⁰ Truly I tell you, this generation will not pass away until all these things have taken place.^{(A) 31} Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.^(B)

The Necessity for Watchfulness

³² “But about that day or hour no one knows, neither the angels in heaven nor the Son, but only the Father.^(C)

Occasion of the Letter

³ Beloved, while eagerly preparing to write to you about the salvation we share, I find it necessary to write and appeal to you to contend for the faith that was once and for all handed on to the saints.^(A)

The Collection for Christians at Jerusalem

9 Now it is not necessary for me to write you about the ministry to the saints,