Matthew 24:43 Cross References - Twentieth_Century

⁴³ But this you do know, that, had the owner of the house known at what time of night the thief was coming, he would have been on the watch, and would not have allowed his house to be broken into.

¹¹ On which they began to grumble at their employer.

⁴⁴ Therefore, do you also prepare, since it is just when you are least expecting him that the Son of Man will come.

³⁹ This you do know, that, had the owner of the house known at what time the thief was coming, he would have been on the watch, and would not have let his house be broken into.

² You yourselves know well that the Day of the Lord will come just as a thief comes in the night. ³ When people are saying 'All is quiet and safe,' it is then that, like birth-pains upon a woman with child, Ruin comes suddenly upon them, and there will be no escape! ⁴ You, however, Brothers, are not in darkness, that the daylight should take you by surprise as if you were thieves. ⁵ For you all are 'Sons of Light' and 'Sons of the Day.' We have nothing to do with night, or darkness. ⁶ Therefore let us not sleep as others do. No, let us be watchful and self-controlled.

¹⁰ The Day of the Lord will come like a thief; and on that day the heavens will pass away with a crash, the elements will be burnt up and dissolved, and the earth and all that is in it will be disclosed. ¹¹ Now, since all these things are in the process of dissolution, think what you yourselves ought to be--what holy and pious lives you ought to lead,