Matthew 24:30–51

³⁰Then ^rwill appear in heaven ^sthe sign of the Son of Man, and then ^tall the tribes of the earth will mourn, and ^uthey will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven ^vwith power and great glory. ³¹And ^whe will send out his angels with a loud ^xtrumpet call, and they will ^ygather ^zhis elect from ^athe four winds, ^bfrom one end of heaven to the other.

The Lesson of the Fig Tree

³²“From the fig tree learn its lesson: as soon as its branch becomes tender and puts out its leaves, you know that summer is near. ³³So also, when you see all these things, you know that he is near, ^cat the very gates. ^34dTruly, I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place. ^35eHeaven and earth will pass away, but ^fmy words will not pass away.

No One Knows That Day and Hour

³⁶“But concerning that day and hour ^gno one knows, not even the angels of heaven, ^hnor the Son,^{2 i}but the Father only. ^37jFor as were the days of Noah, ^kso will be the coming of the Son of Man. ^38jFor as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, ^lmarrying and giving in marriage, until ^mthe day when Noah entered the ark, ³⁹and they were unaware until the flood came and swept them all away, ^kso will be the coming of the Son of Man. ⁴⁰Then two men will be in the field; one will be taken and one left. ⁴¹ⁿTwo women will be grinding ^oat the mill; one will be taken and one left. ⁴²Therefore, ^pstay awake, for you do not know on what day ^qyour Lord is coming. ^43rBut know this, that if the master of the house had known in what part of the night ^sthe thief was coming, he would have stayed awake and would not have let his house be broken into. ⁴⁴Therefore you also must be ^tready, for ^uthe Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.

⁴⁵“Who then is ^vthe faithful and ^wwise servant,³ whom his master has set over his household, to give them their food at the proper time? ^46xBlessed is that servant whom his master will find so doing when he comes. ⁴⁷Truly, I say to you, ^yhe will set him over all his possessions. ⁴⁸But if that wicked servant says to himself, ‘My master ^zis delayed,’ ⁴⁹and begins to beat his fellow servants⁴ and eats and drinks with ^adrunkards, ⁵⁰the master of that servant will come ^bon a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he does not know ⁵¹and will cut him in pieces and put him with the hypocrites. In that place ^cthere will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.