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Matthew 24:43
"But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what time of night the thief was coming, he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into."
— Matthew 24:43
Context
Jesus teaching about readiness through thief parable
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Book
Matthew
Chapter & Verses
Ch. 24, v.43
Related Sayings
Matthew 13:3-4
"A farmer went out to sow his seed. As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up."
Matthew 13:23
"The seed falling on good soil refers to someone who hears the word and understands it. This is the one who produces a crop, yielding a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown."
Matthew 13:31-32
"The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his field. Though it is the smallest of all seeds, yet when it grows, it is the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree."
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