John 3:20

For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, and cometh not to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.

Matthew 6:19

Lay not up for yourselves treasures on earth, where the moth and rust consume, and where thieves break through and steal;

Matthew 24:43

But be sure of this, that if the master of the house had known in what watch the thief was coming, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken through.

Ephesians 5:11-13

and have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather even reprove them.

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Summary

In the dark they dig through houses, which they had marked for themselves in the daytime: they know not the light.

In the dark

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In the dark

Matthew 24:43
But be sure of this, that if the master of the house had known in what watch the thief was coming, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken through.

They know

John 3:20
For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, and cometh not to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.
Ephesians 5:11
and have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather even reprove them.

General references

John 1:5
And the light hath been shining in the darkness; and the darkness received it not.