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Matthew 24:43
Matthew 24:43 is verse 43 of Matthew chapter 24, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
But understand this: If the homeowner had known in which watch of the night the thief was coming, he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into.
King James Version
But know this, that if the goodman of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up.
World English Bible
But know this, that if the master of the house had known in what watch of the night the thief was coming, he would have watched, and would not have allowed his house to be broken into.
Read in context
Matthew 24:41–45 · Berean Standard Bible
41 Two women will be grinding at the mill: one will be taken and the other left.
42 Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day on which your Lord will come.
43 But understand this: If the homeowner had known in which watch of the night the thief was coming, he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into.
44 For this reason, you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour you do not expect.
45 Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom the master has put in charge of his household, to give the others their food at the proper time?
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Matthew 20:11On receiving their pay, they began to grumble against the landowner.
Proverbs 7:19For my husband is not at home; he has gone on a long journey.
Luke 12:39But understand this: If the homeowner had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into.
1 Thessalonians 5:2For you are fully aware that the Day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night.
1 Thessalonians 5:3While people are saying, “Peace and security,” destruction will come upon them suddenly, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.
1 Thessalonians 5:4But you, brothers, are not in the darkness so that this day should overtake you like a thief.
1 Thessalonians 5:5For you are all sons of the light and sons of the day; we do not belong to the night or to the darkness.
1 Thessalonians 5:6So then, let us not sleep as the others do, but let us remain awake and sober.
2 Peter 3:10But the Day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar, the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and its works will be laid bare.
2 Peter 3:11Since everything will be destroyed in this way, what kind of people ought you to be? You ought to conduct yourselves in holiness and godliness
Exodus 22:2If a thief is caught breaking in and is beaten to death, no one shall be guilty of bloodshed.
Exodus 22:3But if it happens after sunrise, there is guilt for his bloodshed. A thief must make full restitution; if he has nothing, he himself shall be sold for his theft.