⁴⁰ You also must be ^(A)ready, for ^(B)the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.”

⁶ So then ^(A)let us not sleep, as others do, but let us ^(B)keep awake and ^(C)be sober.

^12 (A)waiting for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be set on fire and dissolved, and ^(B)the heavenly bodies will melt as they burn! ¹³ But according to his promise we are waiting for ^(C)new heavens and a new earth ^(D)in which righteousness dwells.

Final Words

^14 (E)Therefore, beloved, since you are waiting for these, be diligent to be found by him ^(F)without spot or ^(G)blemish, and ^(H)at peace.

¹⁴ But ^(A)put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, ^(B)to gratify its desires.

¹¹ Besides this you know the time, that the hour has come for you ^(A)to wake from sleep. ^(B)For salvation is nearer to us now than when we first believed.

^13 (A)Watch therefore, for you ^(B)know neither the day nor the hour.

⁴⁴ Therefore you also must be ^(A)ready, for ^(B)the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.

⁴² Therefore, ^(A)stay awake, for you do not know on what day ^(B)your Lord is coming.