# had known the hour

"had known when"

# he would not have let his house be broken into

This can be stated in active form. AT: "he would not have let the thief break into his house" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])

# because you do not know the hour when the Son of Man comes

The only similarity between a thief and the Son of Man is that people do not know when either one will come, so they need to be ready.

# do not know the hour when

"do not know at what time"

# when the Son of Man comes

Jesus is talking about himself. AT: "when I, the Son of Man, will come"

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/lord]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/hour]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/thief]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/sonofman]]