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Luke 12:39

The return of Christ

37 Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them.

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

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.

40 Be ye therefore ready also: for the Son of man cometh at an hour when ye think not.

41 Then Peter said unto him, Lord, speakest thou this parable unto us, or even to all?

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BSB
But understand this: If the homeowner had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into.
KJV
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.
WEB
But know this, that if the master of the house had known in what hour the thief was coming, he would have watched and not allowed his house to be broken into.
ASV
But know this, that if the master of the house had known in what hour the thief was coming, he would have watched, and not have left his house to be broken through.
DARBY
But this know, that if the master of the house had known in what hour the thief was coming, he would have watched, and not have suffered his house to be dug through.
BLB
But know this, that if the master of the house had known in what hour the thief comes, he would not have permitted his house to be broken into.
ÅB
Men dette skal dere vite at dersom husbonden visste i hvilken time tyven kom, da ville han våke og ikke la noen bryte inn i sitt hus.
OTB
Men vær sikre på dette: hvis husets eier hadde visst i hvilken time tyven kom, ville han ikke ha tillatt at huset hans ble brutt inn i.
B1930
Men dette skal I vite at dersom husbonden visste i hvilken time tyven kom, da vilde han våke og ikke la nogen bryte inn i sitt hus.

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Cross references

  • Revelation 3:3

    Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee.

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  • 2 Peter 3:10

    But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.

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  • Revelation 16:15

    Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.

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  • Matthew 24:43–44

    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.

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  • 1 Thessalonians 5:2–3

    For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.

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  • Matthew 6:19

    Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:

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