Luke 12:39

And know this, that if the master of the house had known what hour the thief comes, he would have watched, and would not have permitted his house to be broken through;

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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 may come in the second watch, and in the third watch he may come, and may find [it] so, blessed are those servants.

40and you, then, become ready, because at the hour you do not think, the Son of Man comes.”

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Cross References

Matthew 6:19Do not treasure up to yourselves treasures on the earth, where moth and rust disfigure, and where thieves break through and steal,

1 Thessalonians 5:2for you have thoroughly known that the Day of the LORD so comes as a thief in the night,

Revelation 3:3Remember, then, what you have received and heard, and keep [it] and convert: if, then, you may not watch, I will come on you as a thief, and you may not know what hour I will come on you.

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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