Luke 12:39

Modern English Version

But know this: If the owner of the house had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would have watched and not have allowed his house to be broken into.

Cross References

Matthew 24:42

“Watch therefore, for you do not know what hour your Lord will come.

Matthew 6:19

“Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal.

2 Peter 3:10

But the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night, in which the heavens will pass away with a loud noise, and the elements will be destroyed with intense heat. The earth also and the works that are in it will be burned up.

Revelation 16:15

“Behold, I am coming as a thief. Blessed is he who watches and keeps his garments on, lest he walk naked and his shame be exposed.”

Revelation 3:3

Remember therefore how you have received and heard; hold fast and repent. Therefore if you will not watch, I will come upon you as a thief, and you will not know what hour I will come upon you.