Psa 35:8, Mat 24:39-50, Mar 13:35-37, Luk 12:46, 1Th 5:2-4, 2Pe 3:10, 14 | ESV | STEP | Let destruction come upon him when he does not know it! And let the net that he hid ensnare him ; let him fall into it

39 and they were unaware until the flood came and swept them all away, ^cso will be the coming of the Son of Man. 40 Then two men will be in the field; one will be taken and one left. 41 ^dTwo women will be grinding ^eat the mill; one will be taken and one left. 42 Therefore, ^fstay awake, for you do not know on what day ^gyour Lord is coming. 43 ^hBut know this, that if the master of the house had known in what part of the night ⁱthe thief was coming, he would have stayed awake and would not have let his house be broken into. 44 Therefore you also must be ^jready, for ^kthe Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.

45 “Who then is ^lthe faithful and ^mwise servant, ^{▼▼Greek bondservant; also verses 46, 48, 50} whom his master has set over his household, to give them their food at the proper time? 46 ^oBlessed is that servant whom his master will find so doing when he comes. 47 Truly, I say to you, ^phe will set him over all his possessions. 48 But if that wicked servant says to himself, ‘My master ^qis delayed,’ 49 and begins to beat his fellow servants ^{▼▼Greek bondservants} and eats and drinks with ^sdrunkards, 50 the master of that servant will come ^ton a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he does not know

Mark 13:35-37

35 ^uTherefore stay awake—for you do not know when the master of the house will come, ^vin the evening, or ^wat midnight, or ^xwhen the rooster crows, ^{▼▼That is, the third watch of the night, between midnight and 3 a.m.} or ^zin the morning— 36 lest ^aahe come suddenly and ^abfind you asleep. 37 And what I say to you I say to all: ^acStay awake.”

Luke 12:46

46 the master of that servant will come ^adon a day when he does not expect him and ^aeat an hour he does not know, and will cut him in pieces and put him with the unfaithful.

1 Thessalonians 5:2-4

2 For you yourselves are fully aware that ^afthe day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night. 3 While people are saying, “There is peace and security,” then ^agsudden destruction will come upon them ^ahas labor pains come upon a pregnant woman, and they will not escape. 4 But you ^aiare not in darkness, brothers, for that day to surprise you like a thief.

2 Peter 3:10

10 But ^ajthe day of the Lord will come like a thief, and then ^akthe heavens will pass away with a roar, and ^althe heavenly bodies ^{▼▼Or elements; also verse 12} will be burned up and dissolved, and the earth and the works that are done on it will be exposed. ^{▼▼Greek found; some manuscripts will be burned up}

2 Peter 3:14

Final Words

14 ^aoTherefore, beloved, since you are waiting for these, be diligent to be found by him ^apwithout spot or ^aqblemish, and ^arat peace.