Matthew 24:42-43
42Therefore, astay awake, for you do not know on what day byour Lord is coming. 43 cBut know this, that if the master of the house had known in what part of the night dthe thief was coming, he would have stayed awake and would not have let his house be broken into.Luke 12:39-40
39 eBut know this, that if the master of the house had known at what hour fthe thief was coming, he ▼▼Some manuscripts add would have stayed awake and
would not have left his house to be broken into. 40You also must be hready, for ithe Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.” 1 Thessalonians 5:2
2For you yourselves are fully aware that jthe day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night.1 Thessalonians 5:4-6
4But you kare not in darkness, brothers, for that day to surprise you like a thief. 5For you are all lchildren ▼▼Or sons; twice in this verse
of light, children of the day. We are not of the night or of the darkness. 6So then nlet us not sleep, as others do, but let us okeep awake and pbe sober. 2 Peter 3:10
10But qthe day of the Lord will come like a thief, and then rthe heavens will pass away with a roar, and sthe heavenly bodies ▼▼Or elements; also verse 12
will be burned up and dissolved, and the earth and the works that are done on it will be exposed. ▼▼Greek found; some manuscripts will be burned up
Revelation of John 16:15
15(“Behold, vI am coming like a thief! wBlessed is the one who stays awake, keeping his garments on, xthat he may not go about naked and be seen exposed!”)
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