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Matthew 24:43

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43“But 1be sure of this, that aif the head of the house had known bat 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 2broken into.

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Footnotes

  1. 1Lit know this
  2. 2Lit dug through

Cross references

  1. aMatt 24:42, 44; 25:10, 13; Luke 12:39f; 21:36
  2. bMatt 14:25; Mark 6:48; 13:35; Luke 12:38

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

But know this, that if the master 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.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

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.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

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.

NLTNew Living Translation

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.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

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.

KJV 1900King James Version

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.