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43 But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what time of night the thief[a] was coming, he would have been alert and would not have let his house be broken into.

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  1. Matthew 24:43 sn On Jesus’ return pictured as a thief, see 1 Thess 5:2, 4; 2 Pet 3:10; Rev 3:3; 16:15.

43 But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what time of night the thief was coming,(A) he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into.

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