And, as he was sitting upon the Mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him, privately, saying - Tell us, when these things shall be, - and what the sign of thy presence, and the conclusion of the age.

Verily, I say unto you - In nowise, shall this generation pass away, until all these things, shall happen:

He said unto them - It is not yours to get to know times or seasons which the Father hath put in his own authority;

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But, concerning brotherly love - no need, have ye, that we be writing unto you; for, ye yourselves, are, God-taught, to the loving of one another; -

For, indeed, concerning the ministry which is for the saints, it is, superfluous for me, to be writing to you;

Beloved! though I was using all diligence to be writing unto you concerning our common salvation, yet have I had necessity to write at once unto you, exhorting you to be earnestly contending for, the faith, once for all delivered unto the saints.

General references

They were eating, they were drinking, they were marrying, they were being given in marriage, - until the day that Noah entered into the ark, and the flood came, and destroyed them all.