| English Standard Version (ESV) | New International Version (NIV) |
| 39 But know this, that if the master of the house had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have left his house to be broken into. | 39 But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into. |
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