Therefore be alert, since you don’t know what day your Lord is coming.
Luke 12:39 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised 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. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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 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) 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 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. Catholic Public Domain Version 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. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version 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. |
Therefore be alert, since you don’t know what day your Lord is coming.
‘Don’t store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal.
But the day of the Lord will come like a thief; , on that day the heavens will pass away with a loud noise, the elements will burn and be dissolved, and the earth and the works on it will be disclosed. ,
‘Look, I am coming like a thief. Blessed is the one who is alert and remains clothed , so that he may not go around naked and people see his shame.’
Remember, then, what you have received and heard; keep it, and repent. If you are not alert, I will come like a thief, and you have no idea at what hour I will come upon you.