^12:39But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what hour the thief⁹⁹ was coming, he would not have let¹⁰⁰ his house be broken into.

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Footnotes

99 On Jesus pictured as a returning thief, see 1 Thess 5:2, 4; 2 Pet 3:10; Rev 3:3; 16:15.
100 Most (א1 A B L Q W Θ Ψ 070 f1, 13 33 𝔐 lat syp,h sams bo) read “he would have watched and not let” here, but this looks like an assimilation to Matt 24:43. The alliance of two important and early along with a few others (𝔓75 א* [D] e i sys,c samss), coupled with much stronger internal evidence, suggests that the shorter reading is authentic.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

But know this, that if the master of the house had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have left his house to be broken into.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

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.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

But know this: If the homeowner had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into.

NLTNew Living Translation

“Understand this: If a homeowner knew exactly when a burglar was coming, he would 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 hour the thief was coming, he would not have left his house to be broken into.

KJV 1900King James Version

And this know, that if the goodman of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched, and not have suffered his house to be broken through.

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