But be sure of this, that if the head of the house had known at what time of the night the thief was coming, he would have been on the alert and would not have allowed his house to be broken into.

But be sure of this, that if the head of the house had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have allowed his house to be broken into.

If the thief is caught while breaking in and is struck so that he dies, there will be no bloodguiltiness on his account.

“For my husband is not at home,
He has gone on a long journey;

When they received it, they grumbled at the landowner,

For this reason you also must be ready; for the Son of Man is coming at an hour when you do not think He will.

For you yourselves know full well that the day of the Lord will come just like a thief in the night.

But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, in which the heavens will pass away with a roar and the elements will be destroyed with intense heat, and the earth and its works will be burned up.

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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.

Would not

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Good-man

When they received it, they grumbled at the landowner,
“For my husband is not at home,
He has gone on a long journey;

Had

But be sure of this, that if the head of the house had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have allowed his house to be broken into.
For you yourselves know full well that the day of the Lord will come just like a thief in the night.
But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, in which the heavens will pass away with a roar and the elements will be destroyed with intense heat, and the earth and its works will be burned up.

Would not

If the thief is caught while breaking in and is struck so that he dies, there will be no bloodguiltiness on his account.

General references

Be on the alert then, for you do not know the day nor the hour.
“Take heed, keep on the alert; for you do not know when the appointed time will come.
But be sure of this, that if the head of the house had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have allowed his house to be broken into.
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