²⁸ So when all these things begin to happen, stand and look up, for your salvation is near!”

³¹ In the same way, when you see all these things taking place, you can know that the Kingdom of God is near.

¹¹ This is all the more urgent, for you know how late it is; time is running out. Wake up, for our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed.

¹² The night is almost gone; the day of salvation will soon be here. So remove your dark deeds like dirty clothes, and put on the shining armor of right living.

²⁵ And let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do, but encourage one another, especially now that the day of his return is drawing near.