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
General references
Bible References
Good-man
Matthew 20:11
And on getting it they grumbled at the householder.
Had
Luke 12:39
Be sure that if the householder had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have allowed his house to be broken into.
1 Thessalonians 5:2
You know perfectly well that the day of the Lord comes like a thief in the night;
2 Peter 3:10
The day of the Lord will come like a thief, when the heavens will vanish with crackling roar, the stars will be set ablaze and melt, the earth and all its works will disappear.
General references
Matthew 25:13
Keep on the watch then, for you know neither the day nor the hour.
Mark 13:33
Take care, keep awake and pray; you never know the time.
Luke 12:39
Be sure that if the householder had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have allowed his house to be broken into.