But you should know this: if the owner of a house had known when a thief was coming, he would have been watching so as not to allow his house to be broken into.
Matthew 14:25 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition) Then between three and six o’clock in the morning Jesus came walking to them on the [surface of the] lake. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went unto them, walking on the sea. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And in the fourth watch [between 3:00–6:00 a.m.] of the night, Jesus came to them, walking on the sea. American Standard Version (1901) And in the fourth watch of the night he came unto them, walking upon the sea. Common English Bible Very early in the morning he came to his disciples, walking on the lake. Catholic Public Domain Version Then, in the fourth watch of the night, he came to them, walking upon the sea. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And in the fourth watch of the night, he came to them walking upon the sea. |
But you should know this: if the owner of a house had known when a thief was coming, he would have been watching so as not to allow his house to be broken into.
So, be alert, because you do not know when the owner of the house will return, whether [some] evening, at midnight, at dawn, or at [mid-] morning.
When He saw how distressed His disciples were, rowing against an opposing wind, Jesus came to them between three and six o’clock in the morning, walking on the water, and almost walked past them.
And if he comes between nine o’clock and midnight or between midnight and three o’clock in the morning and finds them being watchful, those slaves will be blessed [for doing so].
And when the disciples had rowed about three or four miles, they saw Jesus walking on the [surface of the] water. They became afraid as Jesus got closer to their boat.
He held in his hand a little book [i.e., scroll] which was open. And he placed his right foot on the ocean and his left foot on the land,
And the angel I saw standing on the ocean and on the land lifted up his right hand to heaven
Then the voice which I had heard from heaven spoke to me again, saying, “Go [and] take the open book [being held] in the hand of the angel [See verse 2], who is standing on the ocean and on the land.”