Matthew 24:36-44

Living Bible

³⁶ But no one knows the date and hour when the end will be—not even the angels. No, nor even God’s Son.^[a] Only the Father knows.

^37-38 “The world will be at ease^[b] —banquets and parties and weddings—just as it was in Noah’s time before the sudden coming of the Flood; ³⁹ people wouldn’t believe^[c] what was going to happen until the Flood actually arrived and took them all away. So shall my coming be.

⁴⁰ “Two men will be working together in the fields, and one will be taken, the other left. ⁴¹ Two women will be going about their household tasks; one will be taken, the other left.

⁴² “So be prepared, for you don’t know what day your Lord is coming.

⁴³ “Just as a man can prevent trouble from thieves by keeping watch for them, ⁴⁴ so you can avoid trouble by always being ready for my unannounced return.