Matthew 24:43

24:43 But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what time of night the thief ¹  was coming, he would have been alert and would not have let his house be broken into.

Matthew 24:45

The Faithful and Wise Slave

24:45 “Who then is the faithful and wise slave, ²  whom the master has put in charge of his household, to give the other slaves ³  their food at the proper time?

¹ sn On Jesus pictured as a returning thief, see 1 Thess 5:2, 4; 2 Pet 3:10; Rev 3:3; 16:15.

² tn See the note on the word “slave” in 8:9.

³ tn Grk “give them.”