Matthew 24:43 BSB — MannaFest

Matthew 24:43

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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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.

KJV

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.

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Commentary

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Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

But know this ... - If a man knew the hour, or “about the hour,” when a robber would come, he would be ready for him. So you know not the exact hour, but you know it is near, when the Son of man will come. He will come suddenly, as a thief comes, without giving previous warning, 1Th 5:2; 2Pe 3:10; Rev 3:3; Rev 16:15. “Goodman.” See the notes at Mat 20:11. Thief - A robber. A thief, with us, means one who takes goods without doing violence - secretly, silently.

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J.C. Ryle

1816–1900

Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: Matthew (1856)

There are verses in this passage which are often much misapplied. “The coming of the Son of Man” is frequently spoken of as being the same thing as death; the texts which describe the uncertainty of his coming are used in epitaphs, and thought suitable to the tomb. But there is no solid ground for such an application of this passage. Death is one thing, and the coming of the Son of Man is quite another. The subject of these verses is not death, but the second advent of Jesus Christ. Let us remember this.

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Original language & word study

23 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
ἐκεῖνο	ekeino	This	G1565 →
δὲ	de	then	G1161 →
γινώσκετε,	ginōskete	do know,	G1097 →
ὅτι	hoti	that	G3754 →
εἰ	ei	if [would]	G1487 →
ᾔδει	ēdei	had known	G1492 →
ὁ	ho	the	G3588 →
οἰκοδεσπότης	oikodespotēs	master of the house	G3617 →
ποίᾳ	poia	in what	G4169 →
φυλακῇ	phulakēa	time of night	G5438 →
ὁ	ho	the	G3588 →
κλέπτης	kleptēs	thief	G2812 →
ἔρχεται,	erchetai	comes,	G2064 →
ἐγρηγόρησεν	egrēgorēsen	he had watched	G1127 →
ἂν	an	then would	G302 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
οὐκ	ouk	not	G3756 →
ἂν	an	then would	G302 →
εἴασεν	eiasen	allowed	G1439 →
διορυχθῆναι	dioruchthēnai	to be broken into	G1358 →
τὴν	tēn	the	G3588 →
οἰκίαν	oikian	house	G3614 →
αὐτοῦ.	autou	of him.	G846 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Matthew 24:44
For this reason, you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour you do not expect.
leads to
- Matthew 25:10
  But while they were on their way to buy it, the bridegroom arrived. Those who were ready went in with him to the wedding banquet, and the door was shut.
- Matthew 24:42
  Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day on which your Lord will come.
- Matthew 25:13
  Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day or the hour.
- Luke 12:40
  You also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour you do not expect.”
- Philippians 4:5
  Let your gentleness be apparent to all. The Lord is near.
Through
Luke 12:39
But understand this: If the homeowner had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into.
leads to
- Revelation 3:3
  Remember, then, what you have received and heard. Keep it and repent. If you do not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will not know the hour when I will…
- 2 Peter 3:10
  But the Day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar, the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and its works will be laid…
- Revelation 16:15
  “Behold, I am coming like a thief. Blessed is the one who remains awake and clothed, so that he will not go naked and let his shame be exposed.”

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Where the connections lead

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The walk

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About Matthew