Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Luke 12:39 Cross-References
Explore 6 cross-references for Luke 12:39 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Luke chapter 12 verse 39 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“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.”
Luke 12:39 (KJV)
Commentary on Luke 12:39
And this know, that if the goodman of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched (τοῦτο δὲ γινώσκετε ὅτι εἰ ᾔδει ὁ οἰκοδεσπότης ποίᾳ ὥρᾳ ὁ κλέπτης ἔρχεται, ἐγρηγόρησεν ἄν, touto de ginōskete hoti ei ēdei ho oikodespotēs poia hōra ho kleptēs erchetai, egrēgorēsen an)—Jesus shifts metaphors from returning master to invading thief to emphasize suddenness and surprise. The imperative ginōskete (γινώσκετε, know, understand) commands attention to this crucial truth. The oikodespotēs (οἰκοδεσπότης, householder, master of the house) represents believers; the kleptēs (κλέ...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Luke 12:39
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“and the elements will be dissolved with fervent heat”
“and repent. If therefore you won't watch”
“Behold”
“that if the master of the house had known in what watch of the night the thief was coming”
“For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.”