Matthew 24:43
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.
Matthew 24:43 in other translations
| BSB | But understand this: If the homeowner had known in which watch of the night the thief was coming, he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into. |
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| WEB | 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. |
| ASV | 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. |
| YLT | and this know, that if the master of the house had known in what watch the thief doth come, he had watched, and not suffered his house to be broken through; |
| DARBY | But know this, that if the master of the house had known in what watch the thief was coming, he would have watched and not have suffered his house to be dug through into. |
| BBE | But be certain of this, that if the master of the house had had knowledge of the time when the thief was coming, he would have been watching, and would not have let his house be broken into. |
| Webster | But know this, that if the master of the house knew in what watch the thief would come, he would watch, and would not suffer his house to be broken up. |
What does Matthew 24:43 mean?
Barnes' Notes
Goodman. Mt 20:11.
Thief. A robber. A thief, with us, means one who takes goods without doing violence --secretly, silently. The original word means one who does it by housebreaking, or by highway violence, Lk 10:30.
Broken up. Broken into--either by the doors or windows.
In what watch. In which of the four quarters of the night. Mt 14:25.
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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Matthew 24:42-51
To watch for Christ's coming, is to maintain that temper of mind which we would be willing that our Lord should find us in. We know we have but a little time to live, we cannot know that we have a long time to live; much less do we know the time fixed for the judgment. Our Lord's coming will be happy to those that shall be found ready, but very dreadful to those that are not. If a man, professing to be the servant…
Matthew 24:43 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Matthew 24:43
- Luke 12:39
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.
- Matthew 24:44
Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:2-6
For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night. For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape. But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief. Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness. …
- 2 Peter 3:10-11
But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up. Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness,
- Matthew 20:11
And when they had received it, they murmured against the goodman of the house,
- Exodus 22:2-3
If a thief be found breaking up, and be smitten that he die, there shall no blood be shed for him. If the sun be risen upon him, there shall be blood shed for him; for he should make full restitution; if he have nothing, then he shall be sold for his theft.
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Context
- Matthew 24:42
Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.
- Matthew 24:43
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.
- Matthew 24:44
Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.
Matthew 24:43 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Esto empero sabed, que si el padre de la familia supiese á cuál vela el ladrón había de venir, velaría, y no dejaría minar su casa. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Mais sachez ceci, que si le maître de la maison avait su à quelle veille le voleur devait venir, il aurait veillé, et n’aurait pas laissé percer sa maison. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Jenes aber erkennet: wenn der Hausherr gewußt hätte, in welcher Wache der Dieb komme, so würde er wohl gewacht und nicht erlaubt haben, daß sein Haus durchgraben würde. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Illud autem scitote, quoniam si sciret paterfamilias qua hora fur venturus esset, vigilaret utique, et non sineret perfodi domum suam. |