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 murmured against the master of the household,
Proverbs 7:19
For my husband isn't 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 in what hour the thief was coming, he would have watched, and not allowed his house to be broken into.
1 Thessalonians 5:2
For you yourselves know well that the day of the Lord comes like a thief in the night.
2 Peter 3:10
But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will be dissolved with fervent heat, and the earth and the works that are in it will be burned up.
Would not
Exodus 22:2
If the thief is found breaking in, and is struck so that he dies, there shall be no guilt of bloodshed for him.
General references
Matthew 25:13
Watch therefore, for you don't know the day nor the hour in which the Son of Man is coming.
Mark 13:33
Watch, keep alert, and pray; for you don't know when the time is.
Luke 12:39
But know this, that if the master of the house had known in what hour the thief was coming, he would have watched, and not allowed his house to be broken into.