43 But know this, that if the lord of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have been awake, and would not have suffered his house to be broken into.
Matthew 24:43 Cross References - Murdock
Matthew 20:11
11 And when they received it, they murmured against the lord of the house,
Matthew 24:44
44 Therefore, be ye also ready; for at an hour ye do not expect, the Son of man will come.
Luke 12:39
39 And this know ye, that if the lord of the house had known at what watch the thief would come, he would have been awake and would not have suffered his house to be broken into.
1 Thessalonians 5:2-6
2 for ye know assuredly, that the day of our Lord so cometh, as a thief by night.
3 While they will be saying, Peace and quietness, then suddenly destruction will burst upon them, as distress upon a child-bearer, and they will not escape.
4 But ye, my brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief.
5 For ye are all children of the light, and children of the day; and are not children of the night, and children of darkness.
6 Let us not therefore sleep, like others; but let us be vigilant and considerate.
2 Peter 3:10-11
10 And the day of the Lord will come, like a thief; in which the heavens will suddenly pass away; and the elements, being ignited, will be dissolved; and the earth and the works in it, will not be found.
11 As therefore all these things are to be dissolved, what persons ought ye to be, in holy conduct, and in the fear of God,