Parable of the Fig Tree: Be Watchful

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"Now let the fig tree teach you its lesson: when its branches begin to sprout and leaves appear, you know that summer is approaching.

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In the same way, when you see all these things happening, you are to know that the time is near, right at the door.

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Yes! I tell you that this people will certainly not pass away before all these things happen.

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Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will certainly not pass away.

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However, when that day and hour will come, no one knows -- not the angels in heaven, not the Son, just the Father.

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Stay alert! Be on your guard! For you do not know when the time will come.

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"It's like a man who travels away from home, puts his servants in charge, each with his own task, and tells the doorkeeper to stay alert.

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So stay alert! for you don't know when the owner of the house will come,

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whether it will be evening, midnight, cockcrow or morning -- you don't want him to come suddenly and find you sleeping!

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And what I say to you, I say to everyone: stay alert!"