Matthew 24:43

43 rBut know this, that if the master of the house had known in what part of the night sthe thief was coming, he would have stayed awake and would not have let his house be broken into.

Matthew 24:43 — The New International Version (NIV)

43 But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what time of night the thief was coming, he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into.

Matthew 24:43 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

43 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.

Matthew 24:43 — New Living Translation (NLT)

43 Understand this: If a homeowner knew exactly when a burglar was coming, he would keep watch and not permit his house to be broken into.

Matthew 24:43 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

43 But know this, that if the master of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched and not allowed his house to be broken into.

Matthew 24:43 — New Century Version (NCV)

43 Remember this: If the owner of the house knew what time of night a thief was coming, the owner would watch and not let the thief break in.

Matthew 24:43 — American Standard Version (ASV)

43 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.

Matthew 24:43 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

43 But know this, that if the master of the house had known in what watch the thief was coming, he would have watched and not have suffered his house to be dug through into.

Matthew 24:43 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

43 You realize that if a homeowner had known at what time of the night a thief was coming, he would have stayed awake. He would not have let the thief break into his house.

Matthew 24:43 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

43 But know this: If the homeowner had known what time the thief was coming, he would have stayed alert and not let his house be broken into.

Matthew 24:43 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

43 But understand this: if the owner of the house had known in what part of the night the thief was coming, he would have stayed awake and would not have let his house be broken into.

Matthew 24:43 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

43 But understand this: that if the master of the house had known what watch of the night the thief was coming, he would have stayed awake and would not have let his house be broken into.

Matthew 24:43 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

43 You must understand something. Suppose the owner of the house knew what time of night the robber was coming. Then he would have kept watch. He would not have let his house be broken into.

Matthew 24:43 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

43 “But be sure of this, that if the head of the house had known at what time of the night the thief was coming, he would have been on the alert and would not have allowed his house to be broken into.

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