Matthew 24:42-43

Be Ready for His Coming

42 "Therefore ¹be on the alert, for you do not know which day your Lord is coming.

43 "But be sure of this, that ²if the head of the house had known ³at 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.

Cross References

• 1. Matthew 24:43, 44; Matthew 25:10, 13; Luke 12:39; Luke 21:36
• 2. Matthew 24:42, 44; Matthew 25:10, 13; Luke 12:39; Luke 21:36
• 3. Matthew 14:25; Mark 6:48; Mark 13:35; Luke 12:38

Footnotes

• [a]. Lit "know this"
• [b]. Lit "dug through"