35. The whole world, earth and sky, will be destroyed, but the words I have said will never be destroyed!
36. “No one knows when that day or time will be. Even the Son and the angels in heaven don’t know. Only the Father knows.
37. When the Son of Man comes, it will be the same as what happened during Noah’s time.
38. In those days before the flood, people were eating and drinking. They were marrying and giving their children to be married. They were still doing those things until the day Noah entered the boat.
39. They knew nothing about what was happening. But then the flood came, and all those people were destroyed. It will be the same when the Son of Man comes.
40. Two men will be working together in the field. One man will be taken and the other left.
41. Two women will be grinding grain with a hand mill. One woman will be taken and the other will be left.
42. “So always be ready. You don’t know the day your Lord will come.
43. Remember this: If the owner of the house knew what time a thief was coming, then the owner would be ready for him. The owner would watch and not let the thief enter his house.
44. So you also must be ready. The Son of Man will come at a time you don’t expect him.
45. “Who is the wise and trusted servant? The master trusts one servant to give the other servants their food at the right time.
46. When the master comes and finds the servant doing his work, the servant will be very happy.
47. I tell you the truth. The master will choose that servant to take care of everything the master owns.
48. But what will happen if the servant is evil and thinks his master will not come back soon?