“你们都知道，一家的主人若预先知道贼什么时候来，一定不会让贼入屋偷窃。

家主若知道贼什么时候来，就必警醒，不容贼挖透房屋，这是你们所知道的。

你们要知道，一家的主人若知道贼什么时候来，就不容贼挖穿房屋。

你们要知道，一家的主人若知道贼什么时候来，就不容贼挖穿房屋。

你们都知道，家主若晓得窃贼什么时候来，就不会让他摸进屋里。

不过你们应当知道这一点：一家的主人如果知道贼什么时候来，就不会让他的房子被人钻进。

家主若知道賊甚麼時候來，就必警醒，不容賊挖透房屋，這是你們所知道的。

你們要知道，一家的主人若知道賊甚麼時候來，就不容賊挖穿房屋。

你們要知道，一家的主人若知道賊甚麼時候來，就不容賊挖穿房屋。

「你們都知道，一家的主人若預先知道賊什麼時候來，一定不會讓賊入屋偷竊。

你們都知道，家主若曉得竊賊甚麼時候來，就不會讓他摸進屋裡。

這一點你們要曉得：家主若知道賊甚麼鐘點要來，他就不讓他的房屋給挖透了。

不過你們應當知道這一點：一家的主人如果知道賊什麼時候來，就不會讓他的房子被人鑽進。

若家主知盜何時至、則必儆醒、不致穴其室、此爾所知也、

若家主知盜何時至、則必儆醒、不致穴其室、此爾所知也、

若家主知盜何時至、則必警醒、不致穴其室、此爾所知、

爾其識之、家主苟知盜之何時來臨、必自戒備、不聽穿窬。

But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have let his house 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.

But know this, that if the master of the house had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have left his house to be broken into.

“ Understand this: If a homeowner knew exactly when a burglar was coming, he would not permit his house to be broken into.

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

“ But be sure of this, that if the head of the house had known at what hour the thief was coming, he 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 hour the thief was coming, he would have watched, and not have left his house to be broken through.

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

And this know, that if the goodman of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched, and not have suffered his house to be broken through.

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

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

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。同样，你们也要做好准备，因为在你们意想不到的时候，人子就来了。

不过，主再来的日子要像贼一样突然临到。那日，诸天必在一声巨响中消失，有形有质的都要被烈火焚毁，大地和其中的一切将不复存在。

因此，要回想你以前所领受、所听见的教导，遵守这些教导，并且悔改。你若不警醒，我必在你意想不到的时候像贼一样忽然来到。

“看啊！我要像贼一样出其不意地来到。那警醒等候，看守自己衣裳，不致赤身行走蒙受羞辱的人有福了。”

因为你们已经清楚知道，将来有一天，主会突然来到，像贼在夜里忽然出现一样。当人们正在说一切平安稳妥的时候，灾祸会像产痛临到孕妇一样突然临到他们，令他们无法逃脱。

“不要为自己在世上积攒财宝，世上有虫子咬，会生锈，又有贼闯进来偷。