但這一點你們卻要曉得：家主若知道賊甚麼更次要來，他就要儆醒，不容他的房屋被挖透。

家主若知道几更天有贼来，就必警醒，不容人挖透房屋；这是你们所知道的。

你们要知道，一家的主人若知道晚上什么时候有贼来，就必警醒，不让贼挖穿房屋。

你们要知道，一家的主人若知道晚上什么时候有贼来，就必警醒，不让贼挖穿房屋。

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。

你们都知道，家主若晓得窃贼晚上什么时候会来，就会提高警觉，不让他摸进屋里。

不过你们应当知道这一点：一家的主人如果知道贼什么时刻来，他就会警醒，不让他的房子被人钻进。

家主若知道幾更天有賊來，就必警醒，不容人挖透房屋；這是你們所知道的。

你們要知道，一家的主人若知道晚上甚麼時候有賊來，就必警醒，不讓賊挖穿房屋。

你們要知道，一家的主人若知道晚上甚麼時候有賊來，就必警醒，不讓賊挖穿房屋。

你們都知道，如果一家的主人知道賊會在半夜幾點來，就必警醒，不讓賊入屋偷竊。

你們都知道，家主若曉得竊賊晚上甚麼時候會來，就會提高警覺，不讓他摸進屋裡。

不過你們應當知道這一點：一家的主人如果知道賊什麼時刻來，他就會警醒，不讓他的房子被人鑽進。

若家主知盜何更至、則必儆醒、不容穴其屋、此爾所知也、

若家主知盜何更至、則必儆醒、不致穴其室、此爾所知也、

若家主知何更盜至、則必警醒、不致盜穴其室、此爾所知也、

若家主知盜何時將至、則必儆醒守備、不令穴室。

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

You must understand something. Suppose the owner of the house knew what time of night the robber was coming. Then he would have kept watch. He would not have let his house be broken into.

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

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

But know this: If the homeowner had known what time the thief was coming, he would have stayed alert and not let his house 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.

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 watch the thief was coming, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken through.

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

But know this, that if the goodman of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up.

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

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

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。

故此你們也該有準備；因為當你們想不到的時辰，人子就來了。

因為你們自己明確地曉得主的日子就像個賊夜裏來到一樣。人正說平安穩妥的時候，就在那時、突來的死滅就臨到他們了——正如產難臨到懷孕的婦人一樣——他們斷不能逃脫。但你們呢、弟兄們，你們並不是在黑暗裏、以致那日子像個賊突襲了你們一樣。你們都是光明之兒女，白晝之兒女。我們不是屬夜的，也不是屬黑暗的。那我們就不該睡着、像其餘的人一樣了；卻要儆醒着、冷靜戒備着。

『賊挖窟窿、若給人發現、而被擊打，以致於死，那人是沒有流人血之罪的。若趕上了日出，他就有流人血之罪了。

因為丈夫不在家，旅行遠路去了；

但主的日子總必來到；來時就像賊一樣。當那日、天必轟然一聲地過去，星辰必因烈熾而被消毁，地和地上被造之物就不見了。這一切既都要這樣消毁，你們就該做甚麼樣的人，該怎樣以聖別的品行和虔敬

既領了，就唧唧咕咕地對家主埋怨