Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
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.
Good-man
Would not
General references
Bible References
Good-man
Matthew 20:11
And on receiving it they grumbled at the master of the house,
Proverbs 7:19
For my husband is not at home; he has gone on a long journey;
Had
Luke 12:39
But know this, that if the master of the house had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have left his house to be broken into.
1 Thessalonians 5:2
For you yourselves are fully aware that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night.
2 Peter 3:10
But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, and then the heavens will pass away with a roar, and the heavenly bodies will be burned up and dissolved, and the earth and the works that are done on it will be exposed.
Would not
Exodus 22:2
If a thief is found breaking in and is struck so that he dies, there shall be no bloodguilt for him,
General references
Matthew 25:13
Watch therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour.
Mark 13:33
Be on guard, keep awake. For you do not know when the time will come.
Luke 12:39
But know this, that if the master of the house had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have left his house to be broken into.