Luke 12:39

But this know ye, that if the householder did know at what hour the thief would come, he would surely watch, and would not suffer his house to be broken open.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

And this know, that if the goodman of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched, and not have suffered his house to be broken through.

In Context

38And if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those servants.

40Be you then also ready: for at what hour you think not, the Son of man will come.

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Cross References

Matthew 6:19Lay not up to yourselves treasures on earth: where the rust, and moth consume, and where thieves break through and steal.

1 Thessalonians 5:2For yourselves know perfectly, that the day of the Lord shall so come, as a thief in the night.

Revelation 3:3Have in mind therefore in what manner thou hast received and heard: and observe, and do penance. If then thou shalt not watch, I will come to thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know at what hour I will come to thee.

Matthew Henry on Luke 12:23-41

Inordinate Care Reproved. 22 And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat; neither for the body, what ye shall put on. 23 The life is more than meat, and the body is more than raiment. 24 Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap; which neither have storehouse nor barn; and God feedeth them: how much more are ye better than the fowls? 25 And which of you with taking thought can add to his stature one cubit? 26 If ye then be not able to do that… Read the whole commentary →

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