39'And this know, that if the master of the house had known what hour the thief doth come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken through;


In Context

36 and ye like to men waiting for their lord, when he shall return out of the wedding feasts, that he having come and knocked, immediately they may open to him.

37 'Happy those servants, whom the lord, having come, shall find watching; verily I say to you, that he will gird himself, and will cause them to recline (at meat), and having come near, will minister to them;

38 and if he may come in the second watch, and in the third watch he may come, and may find it so, happy are those servants.

39 'And this know, that if the master of the house had known what hour the thief doth come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken through;

40 and ye, then, become ye ready, because at the hour ye think not, the Son of Man doth come.'

41 And Peter said to him, 'Sir, unto us this simile dost thou speak, or also unto all?'

Luke 12:39 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:39And 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.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

12:39But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

12:39But this know ye, that if the householder did know at what hour the thief would come, he would surely watch, and would not suffer his house to be broken open.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

12:39But know this, that if the master of the house had known in what hour the thief was coming, he would have watched, and not have left his house to be broken through.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:39But this know, that if the master of the house had known in what hour the thief was coming, he would have watched, and not have suffered his house to be dug through.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

12:39But know this, that if the master of the house had known in what hour the thief was coming, he would have watched, and not have left his house to be broken through.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:39And this know, that if the master of the house knew at what hour the thief would come, he would watch, and not suffer his house to be broken through.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:39But know this, that if the master of the house had known in what hour the thief was coming, he would have watched, and not allowed his house to be broken into.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:39And this know, that if the manager 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.