("Lo, I am coming like a thief! Blessed is he who is awake, keeping his garments that he may not go naked and be seen exposed!")

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A.T. Robertson

A.T. Robertson

A.T.Robertson

19th Century
Southern Baptist
19th Century

Behold, I come as a thief (ιδου ερχομα ως κλεπτης). The voice of Christ breaks in with the same metaphor as in 3:3, which see. The…

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Behold, I come as a thief. That is, suddenly and unexpectedly. (See Barnes on Matthew 24:43; 1 Thessalonians 5:2).

This…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Behold, I come . . .—Translate, Behold, I come as a thief. It is the often-repeated Scripture warning ([Reference Revelat…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Behold I come as a thief
These are the words of Christ, inserted in a parenthesis in this account, before it is conc…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

This probably shows the destruction of the Turkish power and of idolatry, and that a way will be made for the return of the Jews. Alternatively, un…

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