[While] [Jesus] was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately. “Tell us, they said, “when {will} these things happen, and what [will be] the sign of Your coming and of the end of the age?

For just as the lightning comes from [the] east and flashes as far as [the] west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.

As [it was] in the days of Noah, so will it be at the coming of the Son of Man.

And they were oblivious until the flood came and swept them all away So will it be [at] the coming of the Son of Man.

But each in [his] own turn: Christ [the] firstfruits; then at His coming, those who belong to [Him].

I am glad that Stephanas, Fortunatus, and Achaicus have arrived, because they have supplied what was lacking from you.

But God, who comforts the downcast, comforted us by the arrival of Titus,

and not only by his arrival, but also by the comfort [he had received] from you. He told us about your longing, your mourning, [and] your zeal for me, so that I rejoiced all the more.

For [some] say, “[His] letters [are] weighty and forceful, but his physical presence [is] unimpressive, and [his] speaking [is] of no account.

so that through my coming to you again your exultation in Christ Jesus will resound on account of me.

Therefore, my beloved, just as you have always obeyed, not only in my presence, but now even more in my absence, continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling.

After all, who [is] our hope, [our] joy, [our] crown of boasting, if it is not you yourselves in the presence of our Lord Jesus at His coming?

so that He may establish your hearts in blamelessness [and] holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all His saints. Amen.

By [the] word of [the] Lord, we declare to you that we who are alive [and] remain until the coming of the Lord will by no means precede those who have fallen asleep.

Now {may} the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely, and {may} your entire spirit, soul, and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Now concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered together to Him, we ask you, brothers,

And then the lawless [one] will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will slay with the breath of His mouth and annihilate by the majesty of His arrival.

The coming [of the lawless one] will be accompanied by [the] working of Satan, with every kind of power, sign, and false wonder,

Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer awaits the precious fruit of the soil — how patient he is for [the fall] and [spring rains].

You, too, be patient [and] strengthen your hearts, because the Lord’s coming is near.

For we did not follow cleverly devised fables when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of His majesty.

“Where is the promise of His coming? they will ask. Ever since [our] fathers fell asleep, everything continues as it has from [the] beginning of creation.

as you anticipate and hasten the coming of the day of God, when [the] heavens will be destroyed by fire and [the] elements will melt in the heat.

And now, little children, remain in [Christ], so that when He appears, we may be confident and unashamed before Him at His coming.