Luke 12:39
`And this know, that if the master of the house had known what hour the thief doth come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken through;
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- Matt 24:43-44 : 43 and this know, that if the master of the house had known in what watch the thief doth come, he had watched, and not suffered his house to be broken through; 44 because of this also ye, become ye ready, because in what hour ye do not think, the Son of Man doth come.
- 2 Pet 3:10 : 10 and it will come -- the day of the Lord -- as a thief in the night, in which the heavens with a rushing noise will pass away, and the elements with burning heat be dissolved, and earth and the works in it shall be burnt up.
- Rev 3:3 : 3 `Remember, then, how thou hast received, and heard, and be keeping, and reform: if, then, thou mayest not watch, I will come upon thee as a thief, and thou mayest not know what hour I will come upon thee.
- Rev 16:15 : 15 `lo, I do come as a thief; happy `is' he who is watching, and keeping his garments, that he may not walk naked, and they may see his unseemliness,' --
- 1 Thess 5:2-3 : 2 for yourselves have known thoroughly that the day of the Lord as a thief in the night doth so come, 3 for when they may say, Peace and surety, then sudden destruction doth stand by them, as the travail `doth' her who is with child, and they shall not escape;
- Matt 6:19 : 19 `Treasure not up to yourselves treasures on the earth, where moth and rust disfigure, and where thieves break through and steal,
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- Matt 24:42-509 verses94%
42`Watch ye therefore, because ye have not known in what hour your Lord doth come;
43and this know, that if the master of the house had known in what watch the thief doth come, he had watched, and not suffered his house to be broken through;
44because of this also ye, become ye ready, because in what hour ye do not think, the Son of Man doth come.
45`Who, then, is the servant, faithful and wise, whom his lord did set over his household, to give them the nourishment in season?
46Happy that servant, whom his lord, having come, shall find doing so;
47verily I say to you, that over all his substance he will set him.
48`And, if that evil servant may say in his heart, My Lord doth delay to come,
49and may begin to beat the fellow-servants, and to eat and to drink with the drunken,
50the lord of that servant will arrive in a day when he doth not expect, and in an hour of which he doth not know,
- Luke 12:40-478 verses87%
40and ye, then, become ye ready, because at the hour ye think not, the Son of Man doth come.'
41And Peter said to him, `Sir, unto us this simile dost thou speak, or also unto all?'
42And the Lord said, `Who, then, is the faithful and prudent steward whom the lord shall set over his household, to give in season the wheat measure?
43Happy that servant, whom his lord, having come, shall find doing so;
44truly I say to you, that over all his goods he will set him.
45`And if that servant may say in his heart, My lord doth delay to come, and may begin to beat the men-servants and the maid-servants, to eat also, and to drink, and to be drunken;
46the lord of that servant will come in a day in which he doth not look for `him', and in an hour that he doth not know, and will cut him off, and his portion with the unfaithful he will appoint.
47`And that servant, who having known his lord's will, and not having prepared, nor having gone according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes,
- Mark 13:32-376 verses84%
32`And concerning that day and the hour no one hath known -- not even the messengers who are in the heaven, not even the Son -- except the Father.
33Take heed, watch and pray, for ye have not known when the time is;
34as a man who is gone abroad, having left his house, and given to his servants the authority, and to each one his work, did command also the porter that he may watch;
35watch ye, therefore, for ye have not known when the lord of the house doth come, at even, or at midnight, or at cock-crowing, or at the morning;
36lest, having come suddenly, he may find you sleeping;
37and what I say to you, I say to all, Watch.'
- Luke 12:35-384 verses83%
35`Let your loins be girded, and the lamps burning,
36and ye like to men waiting for their lord, when he shall return out of the wedding feasts, that he having come and knocked, immediately they may open to him.
37`Happy those servants, whom the lord, having come, shall find watching; verily I say to you, that he will gird himself, and will cause them to recline (at meat), and having come near, will minister to them;
38and if he may come in the second watch, and in the third watch he may come, and may find `it' so, happy are those servants.
- Matt 25:12-132 verses79%
12and he answering said, Verily I say to you, I have not known you.
13`Watch therefore, for ye have not known the day nor the hour in which the Son of Man doth come.
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2for yourselves have known thoroughly that the day of the Lord as a thief in the night doth so come,
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25from the time the master of the house may have risen up, and may have shut the door, and ye may begin without to stand, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, lord, open to us, and he answering shall say to you, I have not known you whence ye are,
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39and they did not know till the flood came and took all away; so shall be also the presence of the Son of Man.
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15`lo, I do come as a thief; happy `is' he who is watching, and keeping his garments, that he may not walk naked, and they may see his unseemliness,' --
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31in that day, he who shall be on the house top, and his vessels in the house, let him not come down to take them away; and he in the field, in like manner, let him not turn backward;
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3`Remember, then, how thou hast received, and heard, and be keeping, and reform: if, then, thou mayest not watch, I will come upon thee as a thief, and thou mayest not know what hour I will come upon thee.
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4and ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that the day may catch you as a thief;
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29so ye, also, when these ye may see coming to pass, ye know that it is nigh, at the doors.
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15and he upon the house-top, let him not come down to the house, nor come in to take anything out of his house;
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36watch ye, then, in every season, praying that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that are about to come to pass, and to stand before the Son of Man.'
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17he on the house-top -- let him not come down to take up any thing out of his house;
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29`Or how is one able to go into the house of the strong man, and to plunder his goods, if first he may not bind the strong man? and then his house he will plunder.
- Mark 14:37-382 verses71%
37And he cometh, and findeth them sleeping, and saith to Peter, `Simon, thou dost sleep! thou wast not able to watch one hour!
38Watch ye and pray, that ye may not enter into temptation; the spirit indeed is forward, but the flesh weak.'
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8`If the thief is not found, then the master of the house hath been brought near unto God, whether he hath not put forth his hand against the work of his neighbour;
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33so also ye, when ye may see all these, ye know that it is nigh -- at the doors.
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27`No one is able the vessels of the strong man -- having entered into his house -- to spoil, if first he may not bind the strong man, and then his house he will spoil.
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10`And while they are going away to buy, the bridegroom came, and those ready went in with him to the marriage-feasts, and the door was shut;
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40And he cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them sleeping, and he saith to Peter, `So! ye were not able one hour to watch with me!
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36`And concerning that day and the hour no one hath known -- not even the messengers of the heavens -- except my Father only;
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9`What therefore shall the lord of the vineyard do? he will come and destroy the husbandmen, and will give the vineyard to others.