New English Translation

Matthew 24:39-47 New English Translation (NET)

39. And they knew nothing until the flood came and took them all away. It will be the same at the coming of the Son of Man.

40. Then there will be two men in the field; one will be taken and one left.

41. There will be two women grinding grain with a mill; one will be taken and one left.

42. “Therefore stay alert, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come.

43. But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what time of night the thief was coming, he would have been alert and would not have let his house be broken into.

44. Therefore you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.

45. “Who then is the faithful and wise slave, whom the master has put in charge of his household, to give the other slaves their food at the proper time?

46. Blessed is that slave whom the master finds at work when he comes.

47. I tell you the truth, the master will put him in charge of all his possessions.