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Matthew 24:43

King James Version (KJV)

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Matthew 24:43

Verse 43 of 51

Scripture focus

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.

Matthew 24:43 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Matthew 24:43

Theological / Devotional

The goodman. Gr. oikodespotes, “master of the house” (see on ch. 21:33).

In what watch. The Romans divided the night into four “watches,” a system of reckoning adopted also by the Jews. See p. 50; see on ch. 14:25.

The thief. Paul (1 Thess. 5:2) and John (Rev. 3:3) also use the illustration of a thief in connection with the second coming of Jesus.

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