Matthew 24:43
“But know this, that if the good man of the house had knowen in what watch the thiefe would come, he would haue watched, and would not haue suffered his house to be broken vp.”
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Matthew 24:43 Context
41Two women shall be grinding at the mill: the one shall be taken, and the other left. 42¶ Watch therfore, for ye know not what houre your Lord doth come. 43But know this, that if the good man of the house had knowen in what watch the thiefe would come, he would haue watched, and would not haue suffered his house to be broken vp. 44Therefore be yee also ready: for in such an houre as you thinke not, the sonne of man commeth. 45Who then is a faithfull and wise seruant, whom his Lord hath made ruler ouer his houshold, to giue them meat in due season?
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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.
- King James Version
"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.
- New American Standard Version (1995)