31. The whole world, earth and sky, will be destroyed, but my words will last forever.
32. “No one knows when that day or time will be. The Son and the angels in heaven don’t know when that day or time will be. Only the Father knows.
33. Be careful! Always be ready. You don’t know when that time will be.
34. “It’s like a man who goes on a trip and leaves his house in the care of his servants. He gives each one a special job to do. He tells the servant guarding the door to always be ready. And this is what I am telling you now.
35. You must always be ready. You don’t know when the owner of the house will come back. He might come in the afternoon, or at midnight, or in the early morning, or when the sun rises.
36. If you are always ready, he will not find you sleeping, even if he comes back earlier than expected.