‘Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come.
Luke 12:39 - New International Version (Anglicised) But understand this: if the owner of the house 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 keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come.
‘Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.
But the day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar; the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and everything done in it will be laid bare.
‘Look, I come like a thief! Blessed is the one who stays awake and remains clothed, so as not to go naked and be shamefully exposed.’
Remember, therefore, what you have received and heard; hold it fast, and repent. But if you do not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will not know at what time I will come to you.