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
When they received it, they began to complain against the landowner,
Proverbs 7:19
For my husband is not at home; he has gone on a journey of some distance.
Had
Luke 12:39
But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into.
1 Thessalonians 5:2
For you know quite well that the day of the Lord will come in the same way as a thief in the night.
2 Peter 3:10
But the day of the Lord will come like a thief; when it comes, the heavens will disappear with a horrific noise, and the celestial bodies will melt away in a blaze, and the earth and every deed done on it will be laid bare.
Would not
Exodus 22:2
"If a thief is caught breaking in and is struck so that he dies, there will be no blood guilt for him.
General references
Matthew 25:13
Therefore stay alert, because you do not know the day or the hour.
Mark 13:33
Watch out! Stay alert! For you do not know when the time will come.
Luke 12:39
But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into.