“ 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.

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，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。

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 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.

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.For this reason you must be ready as well; for the Son of Man is coming at an hour when you do not think He will.

But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, in which the heavens will pass away with a roar and the elements will be destroyed with intense heat, and the earth and its works will be discovered.

So remember what you have received and heard; and keep it, and repent. Then if you are not alert, I will come like a thief, and you will not know at what hour I will come to you.

(“ Behold, I am coming like a thief. Blessed is the one who stays awake and keeps his clothes, so that he will not walk about naked and people will not see his shame.”)

For you yourselves know full well that the day of the Lord is coming just like a thief in the night.While they are saying,“ Peace and safety!” then sudden destruction will come upon them like labor pains upon a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.

“ Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.