New American Standard Bible 1995

Matthew 24:36-44

36“But 1of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father alone. 37For 2the 3coming of the Son of Man will be 4just like the days of Noah. 38For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, 5marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that 6Noah entered the ark, 39and they did not 7understand until the flood came and took them all away; so will the 8coming of the Son of Man be. 40Then there will be two men in the field; one 9will be taken and one 10will be left. 41 11Two women will be grinding at the 12 13mill; one 14will be taken and one 15will be left.

42“Therefore 16be on the alert, for you do not know which day your Lord is coming. 43But 17be sure of this, that 18if the head of the house had known 19at what time of the night the thief was coming, he would have been on the alert and would not have allowed his house to be 20broken into. 44For this reason 21you also must be ready; for 22the Son of Man is coming at an hour when you do not think He will.

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Notes

1. Matthew 24:36 Mark 13:32; Acts 1:7 ↩
2. Matthew 24:37 Lit just as...were the days ↩
3. Matthew 24:37 Matt 16:27; 24:3, 30, 39 ↩
4. Matthew 24:37 Gen 6:5; 7:6-23; Luke 17:26f ↩
5. Matthew 24:38 Matt 22:30 ↩
6. Matthew 24:38 Gen 7:7 ↩
7. Matthew 24:39 Lit know ↩
8. Matthew 24:39 Matt 16:27; 24:3, 30, 37 ↩
9. Matthew 24:40 Lit is ↩
10. Matthew 24:40 Lit is ↩
11. Matthew 24:41 Luke 17:35 ↩
12. Matthew 24:41 I.e. handmill ↩
13. Matthew 24:41 Ex 11:5; Deut 24:6; Is 47:2 ↩
14. Matthew 24:41 Lit is ↩
15. Matthew 24:41 Lit is ↩
16. Matthew 24:42 Matt 24:43, 44; 25:10, 13; Luke 12:39f; 21:36 ↩
17. Matthew 24:43 Lit know this ↩
18. Matthew 24:43 Matt 24:42, 44; 25:10, 13; Luke 12:39f; 21:36 ↩
19. Matthew 24:43 Matt 14:25; Mark 6:48; 13:35; Luke 12:38 ↩
20. Matthew 24:43 Lit dug through ↩
21. Matthew 24:44 Matt 24:42, 43; 25:10, 13; Luke 12:39f; 21:36 ↩
22. Matthew 24:44 Matt 24:27 ↩

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