27. For just as the lightning comes from the east and flashes to the west, so the coming of the Son of Man will be.
28. Wherever the corpse is, there the vultures will gather.
29. “And immediately after the tribulation of those days, ‘the sun will be darkened and the moon will not give its light, and the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of heaven will be shaken.’
30. And then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man arriving on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
31. And he will send out his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect together from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other end of it.
32. “Now learn the parable from the fig tree: Whenever its branch has already become tender and puts forth its leaves, you know that summer is near.
33. So also you, when you see all these things, know that he is near, at the door.
34. Truly I say to you that this generation will never pass away until all these things take place!
35. Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.
36. “But concerning that day and hour no one knows—not even the angels of heaven nor the Son—except the Father alone.
37. For just as the days of Noah were, so the coming of the Son of Man will be.
38. For as in the days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day Noah entered into the ark.
39. And they did not know anything until the deluge came and swept them all away. So also the coming of the Son of Man will be.
40. Then there will be two men in the field; one will be taken and one left.
41. Two women will be grinding at the mill; one will be taken and one left.
42. Therefore be on the alert, because you do not know what day your Lord is coming!
43. But understand this: that if the master of the house had known what watch of the night the thief was coming, he would have stayed awake and would not have let his house be broken into.
44. For this reason you also must be ready, because the Son of Man is coming at an hour that you do not think he will come.
45. “Who then is the faithful and wise slave whom the master has put in charge of his household slaves to give them their food at the right time?
46. Blessed is that slave whom his master will find so doing when he comes back.
47. Truly I say to you that he will put him in charge of all his possessions.