You must understand something. Suppose the owner of the house knew what time of night the robber was coming. Then he would have kept watch. He would not have let his house be broken into.

家主若知道几更天有贼来，就必警醒，不容人挖透房屋；这是你们所知道的。

你们要知道，一家的主人若知道晚上什么时候有贼来，就必警醒，不让贼挖穿房屋。

你们要知道，一家的主人若知道晚上什么时候有贼来，就必警醒，不让贼挖穿房屋。

你们都知道，如果一家的主人知道贼会在半夜几点来，就必警醒，不让贼入屋偷窃。

你们都知道，家主若晓得窃贼晚上什么时候会来，就会提高警觉，不让他摸进屋里。

不过你们应当知道这一点：一家的主人如果知道贼什么时刻来，他就会警醒，不让他的房子被人钻进。

家主若知道幾更天有賊來，就必警醒，不容人挖透房屋；這是你們所知道的。

你們要知道，一家的主人若知道晚上甚麼時候有賊來，就必警醒，不讓賊挖穿房屋。

你們要知道，一家的主人若知道晚上甚麼時候有賊來，就必警醒，不讓賊挖穿房屋。

你們都知道，如果一家的主人知道賊會在半夜幾點來，就必警醒，不讓賊入屋偷竊。

你們都知道，家主若曉得竊賊晚上甚麼時候會來，就會提高警覺，不讓他摸進屋裡。

但這一點你們卻要曉得：家主若知道賊甚麼更次要來，他就要儆醒，不容他的房屋被挖透。

不過你們應當知道這一點：一家的主人如果知道賊什麼時刻來，他就會警醒，不讓他的房子被人鑽進。

若家主知盜何更至、則必儆醒、不容穴其屋、此爾所知也、

若家主知盜何更至、則必儆醒、不致穴其室、此爾所知也、

若家主知何更盜至、則必警醒、不致盜穴其室、此爾所知也、

若家主知盜何時將至、則必儆醒守備、不令穴室。

But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what time of night the thief was coming, he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into.

But know this, that if the master of the house had known in what part of the night the thief was coming, he would have stayed awake and would not have let his house be broken into.

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.

But know this: If the homeowner had known what time the thief was coming, he would have stayed alert and not let his house be broken into.

But be sure of this, that if the head of the house had known at what time of the night the thief was coming, he would have been on the alert and would not have allowed his house to be broken into.

But know this, that if the master of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched and not allowed his house to be broken into.

But know this, that if the master of the house had known in what watch the thief was coming, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken through.

But know this: If the homeowner had known what time the thief was coming, he would have stayed alert and not let his house be broken into.

But know this, that if the goodman of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up.

But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what time of night the thief was coming, he would have been alert and would not have let his house be broken into.

But know this, that if the master of the house had known in what watch of the night the thief was coming, he would have watched, and would not have allowed his house to be broken into.

But here is what you must understand. Suppose the owner of the house knew at what hour the robber was coming. He would not have let his house be broken into.

So you also must be ready. The Son of Man will come at an hour when you don’t expect him.

You know very well how the day of the Lord will come. It will come like a thief in the night.People will be saying that everything is peaceful and safe. Then suddenly they will be destroyed. It will happen like birth pains coming on a pregnant woman. None of the people will escape.Brothers and sisters, you are not in darkness. So that day should not surprise you as a thief would.All of you are children of the light. You are children of the day. We don’t belong to the night. We don’t belong to the darkness.So let us not be like the others. They are asleep. Instead, let us be wide awake and in full control of ourselves.

“ Suppose you catch a thief breaking into your house at night. And suppose you hit the thief and the thief dies. Then you are not guilty of murder.But suppose it happens after the sun has come up. Then you are guilty of murder.“ Anyone who steals must pay for whatever they steal. But suppose the thief does not have anything. Then the thief must be sold to pay for what was stolen.

My husband isn’t home. He’s gone on a long journey.

But the day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar. Fire will destroy everything in them. God will judge the earth and everything done in it.So everything will be destroyed in this way. And what kind of people should you be? You should lead holy and godly lives.

When they received it, they began to complain about the owner.