Mat 24:43-44, 25:13, Luk 12:39-40, 2Pe 3:10, Rev 3:3, 16:15 | ISV | STEP | But be sure of this: if the owner of the house had known at what watch of the night the thief was coming, he would have stayed awake and not allowed his house to be broken into.

Matthew 24:43-44

43 But be sure of this: if the owner of the house had known at what watch of the night the thief was coming, he would have stayed awake and not allowed his house to be broken into.Luke 12:39; 1Thes 5:2; 2Pet 3:10; Rev 3:3; 16:15 44 So you, too, must be ready, because at an hour you are not expecting him the Son of Man will come.”Matt 25:13; 1Thes 5:6

The Faithful or the Wicked Servant Luke 12:41-48

Matthew 25:13

13 So keep on watching, because you don't know the day or the hour.” ^{▼▼Other mss. read the hour when the Son of Man will come}Matt 24:42, 44; Mark 13:33, 35, 44; Luke 21:36; 1Cor 16:13; 1Thes 5:6; 1Pet 5:8; Rev 16:15

The Parable about the Talents Luke 19:11-27

Luke 12:39-40

39 But be sure of this: if the homeowner had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would have watched and ^{▼▼Other mss. lack would have watched and} would not have let his house be broken into.Matt 24:43; 1Thes 5:2; 2Pet 3:10; Rev 3:3; 16:15 40 So be ready, because the Son of Man is coming at an hour when you don't expect him.”Matt 24:44; 25:13; Mark 13:33; Luke 21:34, 36; 1Thes 5:6; 2Pet 3:12

2 Peter 3:10

10 But the Day of the Lord will come like a thief. On that day ^{▼▼Lit. On it} the heavens will disappear with a roaring sound, the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and everything done on it will be exposed.Ps 102:26; Isa 51:6; Matt 24:35, 43; Mark 13:31; Luke 12:39; Rom 8:20; 1Thes 5:2; Heb 1:11; Rev 3:3; 16:15; 20:11; 21:1

Revelation of John 3:3

3 So remember what you received and heard. Obey it, and repent. If you are not alert, I will come like a thief, and you won't know the time when I will come to you.Matt 24:42-43; 25:13; Mark 13:33; Luke 12:39-40; 1Thes 5:2, 6; 1Tim 6:20; 2Tim 1:13; 2Pet 3:10; Rev 1:11, 19; 16:15

Revelation of John 16:15

15 “See, I am coming like a thief. How blessed is the person who remains alert and keeps his clothes on! He won't have to go naked and let others see his shame.”Matt 24:43; 2Cor 5:3; 1Thes 5:2; 2Pet 3:10; Rev 3:3-4, 18