Luke 12:39

Know this, that if the landlord knew at what hour the thief cometh, he would not have permitted his house to be broken into.

1902 William Baxter Godbey NT

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

38If at the second, and third, watch he may come, happy are ye.

40Be ye also ready: because at an hour you do not think the Son of man cometh.

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Cross References

Matthew 6:19Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon the earth, where moth and rust corrupt, and thieves break through and steal:

1 Thessalonians 5:2for you yourselves know well, that the day of the Lord is so coming like a thief in the night.

Revelation 3:3Remember therefore how you have received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If you do not watch, I will come as a thief, and you shall not know what hour I will come upon 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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