Matthew 24:43
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43 Understand this: If a homeowner knew exactly when a burglar was coming, he would keep watch and not permit his house to be broken into.
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Matthew 24:43
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43 But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what time of night the thief was coming,(A) he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into.
Luke 12:39
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39 “Understand this: If a homeowner knew exactly when a burglar was coming, he would not permit his house to be broken into.
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Luke 12:39
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39 But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what hour the thief(A) was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into.
Matthew 24:44
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44 You also must be ready all the time, for the Son of Man will come when least expected.
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Matthew 24:44
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44 So you also must be ready,(A) because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.
1 Thessalonians 5:2-6
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2 For you know quite well that the day of the Lord’s return will come unexpectedly, like a thief in the night. 3 When people are saying, “Everything is peaceful and secure,” then disaster will fall on them as suddenly as a pregnant woman’s labor pains begin. And there will be no escape.
4 But you aren’t in the dark about these things, dear brothers and sisters, and you won’t be surprised when the day of the Lord comes like a thief.[a] 5 For you are all children of the light and of the day; we don’t belong to darkness and night. 6 So be on your guard, not asleep like the others. Stay alert and be clearheaded.
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- 5:4 Some manuscripts read comes upon you as if you were thieves.
1 Thessalonians 5:2-6
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2 for you know very well that the day of the Lord(A) will come like a thief in the night.(B) 3 While people are saying, “Peace and safety,”(C) destruction will come on them suddenly,(D) as labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.(E)
4 But you, brothers and sisters, are not in darkness(F) so that this day should surprise you like a thief.(G) 5 You are all children of the light(H) and children of the day. We do not belong to the night or to the darkness. 6 So then, let us not be like others, who are asleep,(I) but let us be awake(J) and sober.(K)
2 Peter 3:10-11
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10 But the day of the Lord will come as unexpectedly as a thief. Then the heavens will pass away with a terrible noise, and the very elements themselves will disappear in fire, and the earth and everything on it will be found to deserve judgment.[a]
11 Since everything around us is going to be destroyed like this, what holy and godly lives you should live,
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- 3:10 Other manuscripts read will be burned up; one early manuscript reads will be found destroyed.
2 Peter 3:10-11
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10 But the day of the Lord will come like a thief.(A) The heavens will disappear with a roar;(B) the elements will be destroyed by fire,(C) and the earth and everything done in it will be laid bare.[a](D)
11 Since everything will be destroyed in this way, what kind of people ought you to be? You ought to live holy and godly lives
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- 2 Peter 3:10 Some manuscripts be burned up
Matthew 20:11
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11 When they received their pay, they protested to the owner,
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Matthew 20:11
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11 When they received it, they began to grumble(A) against the landowner.
Exodus 22:2-3
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2 [a]“If a thief is caught in the act of breaking into a house and is struck and killed in the process, the person who killed the thief is not guilty of murder. 3 But if it happens in daylight, the one who killed the thief is guilty of murder.
“A thief who is caught must pay in full for everything he stole. If he cannot pay, he must be sold as a slave to pay for his theft.
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- 22:2 Verses 22:2-31 are numbered 22:1-30 in Hebrew text.
Exodus 22:2-3
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2 “If a thief is caught breaking in(A) at night and is struck a fatal blow, the defender is not guilty of bloodshed;(B) 3 but if it happens after sunrise, the defender is guilty of bloodshed.
“Anyone who steals must certainly make restitution,(C) but if they have nothing, they must be sold(D) to pay for their theft.
Proverbs 7:19
New Living Translation
19 for my husband is not home.
He’s away on a long trip.
Proverbs 7:19
New International Version
19 My husband is not at home;
he has gone on a long journey.
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