Mark 13:32-37

International Standard Version

The Unknown Day and Hour of the Messiah’s Return^(A)

³² “No one knows when that day or hour will come^[a]—neither the angels in heaven nor the Son, but only the Father. ³³ Be careful! Watch out! Because you don’t know when the time will come. ³⁴ It’s like a man who went on a trip. As he left home, he put his servants in charge, each with his own work, and he ordered the doorkeeper to be alert. ³⁵ So keep on watching, because you don’t know when the master of the house is coming—whether in the middle of the night, at the time the cock crows,^[b] or at daybreak. ³⁶ Otherwise, he may come suddenly and find you asleep. ³⁷ I’m telling you what I’m telling everyone: Be alert!”