Matthew 24:32-44

New King James Version

The Parable of the Fig Tree^(A)

³² “Now learn ^(B)this parable from the fig tree: When its branch has already become tender and puts forth leaves, you know that summer is near. ³³ So you also, when you see all these things, know ^(C)that ^[a]it is near—at the doors! ³⁴ Assuredly, I say to you, ^(D)this generation will by no means pass away till all these things take place. ^35 (E)Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will by no means pass away.

No One Knows the Day or Hour^(F)

^36 (G)“But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of ^[b]heaven, ^(H)but My Father only. ³⁷ But as the days of Noah were, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be. ^38 (I)For as in the days before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, ³⁹ and did not know until the flood came and took them all away, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be. ^40 (J)Then two men will be in the field: one will be taken and the other left. ⁴¹ Two women will be grinding at the mill: one will be taken and the other left. ^42 (K)Watch therefore, for you do not know what ^[c]hour your Lord is coming. ^43 (L)But know this, that if the master of the house had known what ^[d]hour the thief would come, he would have watched and not allowed his house to be broken into. ^44 (M)Therefore you also be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.