Matthew 24:30–51

³⁰“At that time, the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky. Then all the peoples of the world will cry. They will see the Son of Man coming on clouds in the sky with great power and glory. ³¹He will use a loud trumpet to send his angels all around the earth, and they will gather his chosen people from every part of the world.

³²“Learn a lesson from the fig tree: When its branches become green and soft and new leaves appear, you know summer is near. ³³In the same way, when you see all these things happening, you will know that the time is near, ready to come. ³⁴I tell you the truth, all these things will happen while the people of this time are still living. ³⁵Earth and sky will be destroyed, but the words I have said will never be destroyed.

When Will Jesus Come Again?

³⁶“No one knows when that day or time will be, not the angels in heaven, not even the Son. ⁿ Only the Father knows. ³⁷When the Son of Man comes, it will be like what happened during Noah’s time. ³⁸In those days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving their children to be married, until the day Noah entered the boat. ³⁹They knew nothing about what was happening until the flood came and destroyed them. It will be the same when the Son of Man comes. ⁴⁰Two men will be in the field. One will be taken, and the other will be left. ⁴¹Two women will be grinding grain with a mill. ⁿ One will be taken, and the other will be left.

⁴²“So always be ready, because you don’t know the day your Lord will come. ⁴³Remember this: If the owner of the house knew what time of night a thief was coming, the owner would watch and not let the thief break in. ⁴⁴So you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at a time you don’t expect him.

⁴⁵“Who is the wise and loyal servant that the master trusts to give the other servants their food at the right time? ⁴⁶When the master comes and finds the servant doing his work, the servant will be blessed. ⁴⁷I tell you the truth, the master will choose that servant to take care of everything he owns. ⁴⁸But suppose that evil servant thinks to himself, ‘My master will not come back soon,’ ⁴⁹and he begins to beat the other servants and eat and get drunk with others like him? ⁵⁰The master will come when that servant is not ready and is not expecting him. ⁵¹Then the master will cut him in pieces and send him away to be with the hypocrites, where people will cry and grind their teeth with pain.