¹³ “Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day or the hour.^(A)

The Parable of the Bags of Gold^(B)

¹⁴ “Again, it will be like a man going on a journey,^(C) who called his servants and entrusted his wealth to them. ¹⁵ To one he gave five bags of gold, to another two bags, and to another one bag,^[a] each according to his ability.^(D) Then he went on his journey.

⁴² “Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come.^(A)

³³ Be on guard! Be alert^[a]!^(A) You do not know when that time will come. ³⁴ It’s like a man going away: He leaves his house and puts his servants^(B) in charge, each with their assigned task, and tells the one at the door to keep watch.

³⁵ “Therefore keep watch because you do not know when the owner of the house will come back—whether in the evening, or at midnight, or when the rooster crows, or at dawn. ³⁶ If he comes suddenly, do not let him find you sleeping. ³⁷ What I say to you, I say to everyone: ‘Watch!’”^(C)

¹² He said: “A man of noble birth went to a distant country to have himself appointed king and then to return. ¹³ So he called ten of his servants^(A) and gave them ten minas.^[a] ‘Put this money to work,’ he said, ‘until I come back.’

⁴⁰ You also must be ready,^(A) because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.”