43 But know this, that if the housemaster had known in what watch the thief comes, he would have watched and not have allowed his house to be dug through.
Matthew 24:43 Cross References - LITV
Exodus 22:2-3
Proverbs 7:19
19 For my husband is not at his house; he is going in the way, far away.
Matthew 20:11
11 And receiving it, they murmured against the housemaster,
Matthew 24:44
44 Because of this, you also be ready, for in that hour you think not, the Son of man comes.
Luke 12:39
39 But know this, that if the house-master had known the hour the thief is coming, he would have watched and would not have allowed his house to be dug through.
1 Thessalonians 5:2-6
2 For you yourselves know accurately the day of the Lord comes as a thief in the night.
3 For when they say, Peace and safety! Then suddenly destruction comes upon them, like travail to the pregnant woman, and they shall not at all escape.
4 But you, brothers, are not in darkness, that the Day should overtake you as a thief.
5 You are all sons of light and sons of day; we are not of night, nor of darkness.
6 So then, we should not sleep, as the rest also do, but we should watch and be sober.
2 Peter 3:10-11
10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night, in which the heavens will pass away with rushing sound, and having burned the elements will be dissolved, and earth and the works in it will be burned up.
11 Then all these being about to be dissolved, what sort ought you to be in holy behavior and godliness,