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 when they had received it, they murmured against the good man of the house, saying,
Proverbs 7:19
For the goodman is not at home, he is gone far off.
Had
Luke 12:39
This shall ye understand, that if the good man of the house knew what hour the thief would have come, he would surely have watched: and not suffer his house to be broken up.
1 Thessalonians 5:2
for ye your selves know perfectly, that the day of the Lord shall come even as a thief in the night.
2 Peter 3:10
Nevertheless, the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night, in the which day, the heavens shall perish with terrible noise, and the elements shall melt with heat, and the earth, with the works that are therein, shall burn.
Would not
Exodus 22:2
If a thief be found breaking up and be smitten that he die, there shall no blood be shed for him:
General references
Matthew 25:13
Look that ye watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor yet the hour, when the son of man shall come.
Mark 13:33
Take heed: watch, and pray, for ye know not when the time is:
Luke 12:39
This shall ye understand, that if the good man of the house knew what hour the thief would have come, he would surely have watched: and not suffer his house to be broken up.