Matthew 24:43
But understand this: If the homeowner had known in which watch of the night the thief was coming, he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into.
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.
But know this, that if the master of the house had known in what watch of the night the thief was coming, he would have watched, and would not have allowed his house to be broken into.
But know this, that if the master of the house had known in what watch the thief was coming, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken through.
Related passages
From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.
- good-man
- Matthew 20:11; Proverbs 7:19
- had
- Luke 12:39; 1 Thessalonians 5:2–6; 2 Peter 3:10, 11
- would not
- Exodus 22:2, 3