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

39 ^hBut know this, that if the master of the house had known at what hour ⁱthe thief was coming, he¹ would not have left his house to be broken into.

2 ¹ If a thief is found ^dbreaking in and is struck so that he dies, there shall be no bloodguilt for him, 3 but if the sun has risen on him, there shall be bloodguilt for him. He² shall surely pay. If he has nothing, then ^ehe shall be sold for his theft.

11 And on receiving it they grumbled at the master of the house,

44 Therefore you also must be ^tready, for ^uthe Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.

Jesus Foretells Destruction of the Temple

1 ^tJesus left the temple and was going away, when his disciples came to point out to him the buildings of the temple.

2 For you yourselves are fully aware that ^ythe day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night. 3 While people are saying, “There is peace and security,” then ^zsudden destruction will come upon them ^aas labor pains come upon a pregnant woman, and they will not escape. 4 But you ^bare not in darkness, brothers, for that day to surprise you like a thief. 5 For you are all ^cchildren¹ of light, children of the day. We are not of the night or of the darkness. 6 So then ^dlet us not sleep, as others do, but let us ^ekeep awake and ^fbe sober.

2 For you yourselves are fully aware that ^ythe day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night.

10 For