Matthew 24:30–41

³⁰And then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven,^h and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man arriving on the clouds of heavenⁱ with power and great glory. ³¹And he will send out his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect together from the four winds, from one end of heaven^j to the other end of it.

The Parable of the Fig Tree

³²“Now learn the parable from the fig tree: Whenever its branch has already become tender and puts forth its^* leaves, you know that summer is near. ³³So also you, when you see all these things, know^k that he is near, at the door. ³⁴Truly I say to you that this generation will never pass away until all these things take place! ³⁵Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.

The Unknown Day and Hour

³⁶“But concerning that day and hour no one knows—not even the angels of heaven nor the Son—except the Father alone. ³⁷For just as the days of Noah were, so the coming of the Son of Man will be. ³⁸For as in the days^l before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day Noah entered into the ark. ³⁹And they did not know anything^* until the deluge came and swept them^* all away. So also the coming of the Son of Man will be. ⁴⁰Then there will be two men in the field; one will be taken and one left. ⁴¹Two women will be grinding at the mill; one will be taken and one left.