Matthew 24:36-46

English Standard Version

No One Knows That Day and Hour

³⁶ “But concerning that day and hour ^(A)no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, ^(B)nor the Son,^{[a] (C)}but the Father only. ^37 (D)For as were the days of Noah, ^(E)so will be the coming of the Son of Man. ^38 (F)For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, ^(G)marrying and giving in marriage, until ^(H)the day when Noah entered the ark, ³⁹ and they were unaware until the flood came and swept them all away, ^(I)so will be the coming of the Son of Man. ⁴⁰ Then two men will be in the field; one will be taken and one left. ^41 (J)Two women will be grinding ^(K)at the mill; one will be taken and one left. ⁴² Therefore, ^(L)stay awake, for you do not know on what day ^(M)your Lord is coming. ^43 (N)But know this, that if the master of the house had known in what part of the night ^(O)the thief was coming, he would have stayed awake and would not have let his house be broken into. ⁴⁴ Therefore you also must be ^(P)ready, for ^(Q)the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.

⁴⁵ “Who then is ^(R)the faithful and ^(S)wise servant,^[b] whom his master has set over his household, to give them their food at the proper time? ^46 (T)Blessed is that servant whom his master will find so doing when he comes.