Matthew 24:43

Geneva Bible (1560)

Of this be sure, that if the good man of the house knewe at what watch the thiefe would come, he woulde surely watch, and not suffer his house to be digged through.

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  • Luke 12:39 : 39 Nowe vnderstand this, that if the good man of the house had knowen at what houre the theefe would haue come, he would haue watched, and would not haue suffered his house to be digged through.
  • 1 Thess 5:2-6 : 2 For ye your selues knowe perfectly, that the day of the Lorde shall come, euen as a thiefe in the night. 3 For when they shall say, Peace, and safetie, then shall come vpon them sudden destruction, as the trauaile vpon a woman with childe, and they shall not escape, 4 But ye, brethren, are not in darkenes, that that day shal come on you, as it were a thiefe. 5 Yee are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, neither of darkenesse. 6 Therefore let vs not sleepe as do other, but let vs watch and be sober.
  • 2 Pet 3:10-11 : 10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thiefe in the night, in the which the heauens shall passe away with a noyse, and the elements shall melt with heate, and the earth with the workes that are therein, shalbe burnt vp. 11 Seeing therefore that all these thinges must be dissolued, what maner persons ought ye to be in holy conuersation and godlinesse,
  • Exod 22:2-3 : 2 If a thiefe bee founde breaking vp, and be smitten that he dye, no blood shall be shed for him. 3 But if it be in the day light, blood shall be shed for him: for he should make full restitution: if he had not wherewith, then shoulde he bee solde for his theft.
  • Prov 7:19 : 19 For mine husbande is not at home: he is gone a iourney farre off.
  • Matt 20:11 : 11 And when they had receiued it, they murmured against the master of the house,
  • Matt 24:44 : 44 Therefore be ye also ready: for in the houre that ye thinke not, will the Sonne of man come.

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    35 Let your loynes be gird about and your lights burning,

    36 And ye your selues like vnto men that waite for their master, when he will returne from the wedding, that when he commeth and knocketh, they may open vnto him immediatly.

    37 Blessed are those seruants, whom the Lord when he commeth shall finde waking: verely I say vnto you, he will girde himselfe about, and make them to sit downe at table, and will come forth, and serue them.

    38 And if he come in the seconde watch, or come in the third watch, and shall finde them so, blessed are those seruants.

    39 Nowe vnderstand this, that if the good man of the house had knowen at what houre the theefe would haue come, he would haue watched, and would not haue suffered his house to be digged through.

    40 Be ye also prepared therefore: for the Sonne of man will come at an houre when ye thinke not.

  • Matt 24:44-51
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    44 Therefore be ye also ready: for in the houre that ye thinke not, will the Sonne of man come.

    45 Who then is a faithfull seruaunt and wise, whom his master hath made ruler ouer his household, to giue them meate in season?

    46 Blessed is that seruant, whom his master when he commeth, shall finde so doing.

    47 Verely I say vnto you, he shall make him ruler ouer all his goods.

    48 But if that euil seruant shal say in his heart, My master doth deferre his comming,

    49 And begin to smite his fellowes, & to eate, and to drinke with the drunken,

    50 That seruaunts master will come in a day, when he looketh not for him, and in an houre that he is not ware of,

    51 And will cut him off, & giue him his portion with hypocrites: there shalbe weeping, and gnashing of teeth.

  • Matt 24:42
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    42 Watch therefore: for ye knowe not what houre your master will come.

  • Mark 13:32-37
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    32 But of that day and houre knoweth no man, no, not the Angels which are in heauen, neither the Sonne himselfe, but the Father.

    33 Take heede: watch, and praie: for yee knowe not when the time is.

    34 For the Sonne of man is as a man going into a strange countrey, & leaueth his house, & giueth authoritie to his seruaunts, and to euery man his woorke, and commandeth the porter to watch.

    35 Watch ye therefore, (for ye know not whe ye master of the house will come, at eue, or at midnight, at the cocke crowing, or in the dawning,)

    36 Least if he come suddenly, he should finde you sleeping.

    37 And those things that I say vnto you, I say vnto all men, Watch.

  • Matt 25:12-13
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    12 But he answered, and said, Verely I say vnto you, I knowe you not.

    13 Watch therfore: for ye know neither the day, nor the houre, when the sonne of man will come.

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    2 For ye your selues knowe perfectly, that the day of the Lorde shall come, euen as a thiefe in the night.

  • Luke 12:45-47
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    45 But if that seruant say in his heart, My master doeth deferre his comming, and ginne to smite the seruants, and maydens, and to eate, and drinke, and to be drunken,

    46 The master of that seruant will come in a day when he thinketh not, and at an houre when he is not ware of, and will cut him off, and giue him his portion with the vnbeleeuers.

    47 And that seruant that knewe his masters will, and prepared not himselfe, neither did according to his will, shalbe beaten with many stripes.

  • Matt 24:39
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    39 And knewe nothing, till the flood came, and tooke them all away, so shall also the comming of the Sonne of man be.

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    33 So likewise ye, when ye see all these things, know that the kingdom of God is nere, eue at ye doores.

  • Matt 24:17-18
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    18 And he that is in the fielde, let not him returne backe to fetch his clothes.

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    15 ( Beholde, I come as a theefe. Blessed is he that watcheth and keepeth his garments, least hee walke naked, and men see his filthines)

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    25 When the good man of the house is risen vp, and hath shut to the doore, and ye begin to stand without, and to knocke at the doore, saying, Lord, Lord, open to vs, and he shall answere and say vnto you, I know you not whence ye are,

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    31 At that day hee that is vpon the house, and his stuffe in ye house, let him not come downe to take it out: and he that is in the fielde likewise, let him not turne backe to that he left behinde.

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    43 Blessed is that seruant, whom his master when he commeth, shall finde so doing.

  • Matt 24:36-37
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    36 But of that day and houre knoweth no man, no not the Angels of heauen, but my father only.

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    3 Remember therefore, how thou hast receiued and heard, & hold fast & repent. If therefore thou wilt not watch, I will come on thee as a thiefe, and thou shalt not know what houre I wil come vpo thee.

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    4 But ye, brethren, are not in darkenes, that that day shal come on you, as it were a thiefe.

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    15 And let him that is vpon the house, not come downe into the house, neither enter therein, to fetch any thing out of his house.

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    26 Wherefore if they shall say vnto you, Beholde, he is in the desert, goe not forth: Beholde, he is in the secret places, beleeue it not.

    27 For as the lightning commeth out of the East, and is seene into the West, so shall also the coming of the Sonne of man be.

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    8 If the thiefe be not founde, then the master of the house shalbe brought vnto the Iudges to sweare, whether he hath put his hande vnto his neighbours good, or no.

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    36 Watche therefore, and pray continually, that ye may be counted worthy to escape all these thinges that shall come to passe, and that ye may stand before the Sonne of man.

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    33 Yet a litle sleepe, a litle slumber, a litle folding of the handes to sleepe.

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    6 And at midnight there was a crie made, Behold, the bridegrome commeth: goe out to meete him.