32-35 “Take a lesson from the fig tree. From the moment you notice its buds form, the merest hint of green, you know summer’s just around the corner. So it is with you: When you see all these things, you’ll know he’s at the door. Don’t take this lightly. I’m not just saying this for some future generation, but for all of you. This age continues until all these things take place. Sky and earth will wear out; my words won’t wear out.

36 “But the exact day and hour? No one knows that, not even heaven’s angels, not even the Son. Only the Father knows.

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34 Truly I tell you, this generation will certainly not pass away until all these things have happened.(A) 35 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.(B)

The Day and Hour Unknown(C)(D)

36 “But about that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son,[a] but only the Father.(E)

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 24:36 Some manuscripts do not have nor the Son.