43But 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.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
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.
Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.
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. …
For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night. …
If a thief be found breaking up, and be smitten that he die, there shall no blood be shed for him. …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 32-51)We have here the practical application of the foregoing prediction; in general, we must expect and prepare for the events here foretold. I. We must expect them; “ Now learn a parable of the fig-tree , Matt. 24:32 , 33 . Now learn what use to make of the things you have heard; so observe and understand the signs of the times, and compare them with the predictions of the word, as from thence to fore…
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