33 Be careful! Watch! You don’t know the exact time.
34 It is like a man who went on a trip. As he left home, he put his servants in charge. He assigned work to each one and ordered the guard to be alert.
35 Therefore, be alert, because you don’t know when the owner of the house will return. It could be in the evening or at midnight or at dawn or in the morning.
36 Make sure he doesn’t come suddenly and find you asleep.
37 I’m telling everyone what I’m telling you: ‘Be alert!’ ”