Luke 12:39 - Catholic Public Domain Version

³⁹ But know this: that if the father of the family knew at what hour the thief would arrive, he would certainly stand watch, and he would not permit his house to be broken into.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

³⁹ 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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

³⁹ But of this be assured: if the householder had known at what time the burglar was coming, he would have been awake and alert and watching and would not have permitted his house to be dug through and broken into.

American Standard Version (1901)

³⁹ But know this, that if the master of the house had known in what hour the thief was coming, he would have watched, and not have left his house to be broken through.

Common English Bible

³⁹ But know this, if the homeowner had known what time the thief was coming, he wouldn’t have allowed his home to be broken into.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

³⁹ But this know ye, that if the householder did know at what hour the thief would come, he would surely watch, and would not suffer his house to be broken open.

English Standard Version 2016

³⁹ 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.

Luke 12:39 Cross References

Matthew 24:42

Therefore, be vigilant. For you do not know at what hour your Lord will return.

Matthew 6:19

Do not choose to store up for yourselves treasures on earth: where rust and moth consume, and where thieves break in and steal.

2 Peter 3:10

Then the day of the Lord shall arrive like a thief. On that day, the heavens shall pass away with great violence, and truly the elements shall be dissolved with heat; then the earth, and the works that are within it, shall be completely burned up.

Revelation 16:15

"Behold, I arrive like a thief. Blessed is he who is vigilant and who preserves his vestment, lest he walk naked and they see his disgrace."

Revelation 3:3

Therefore, keep in mind the way that you have received and heard, and then observe it and repent. But if you will not be vigilant, I will come to you like a thief, and you will not know at what hour I will come to you.