Parable of the Homeowner and the Thief - Watchfulness
Matthew 24:42-44
The Lord expects us to be alert and ready for His coming.
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Published July 21st, 2018; Updated July 30th, 2018
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Jesus instructs His disciples that they must be ready since they do not know when He will return. He illustrates this point by a parable of a homeowner whose house is broken into since he does not know when the thief is coming.
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Matthew 24:42-44
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“Therefore a be on the alert,
for you do not know which day your Lord is coming.
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But 1 be sure of this, that a if the head of the house had known b 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 2 broken into.
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For this reason a you also must be ready;
for b the Son of Man is coming at an hour when you do not think He will.
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Second class conditional contrary to fact: If the head of the house had known at what time the thief was coming, which he didn't, then he would not have allowed his house to be broken into, which he did.
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Matthew 24:42-44
Parable of the Homeowner and the Thief - Watchfulness
“Therefore be on the alert,
for you do not know which day your Lord is coming.
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 also must be ready;
for the Son of Man is coming at an hour when you do not think He will.
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