Matthew 24:43

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⁴³^(A) Homeowners never know when a thief is coming, and they are always on guard to keep one from breaking in.

Matthew 24:43 in all English translations

Luke 12:39

Contemporary English Version

³⁹^(A) You would surely not let a thief break into your home, if you knew when the thief was coming.

2 Peter 3:10

Contemporary English Version

¹⁰^(A) The day of the Lord's return will surprise us like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a loud noise, and the heat will melt the whole universe.^[a] Then the earth and everything on it will be seen for what they are.^[b]

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Footnotes

3.10 the whole universe: Probably the sun, moon, and stars, or the elements that everything in the universe is made of.
3.10 will be seen for what they are: Some manuscripts have “will go up in flames.”