Sacred Concord

Luke 12:39

Bible · translated by King James Version

And this know, that if the goodman of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched, and not have suffered his house to be broken through.
Luke 12:39 · Bible · Luke

Themes in this passage

Suffering

Suffering in other traditions

The same theme, as Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam and Taoism address it.

The evil-doer suffers in this world, and he suffers in the next; he suffers in both. He suffers when he thinks of the evil he has done; he suffers more when going on the evil path.
Dhp 1.17 · Dhammapada · The Twin-Verses
I will console this afflicted girl of face like the full moon, and suffering distress that she had never before endured, and ever meditating on her lord.’
Mbh 3.68.1c · Mahabharata · VANA PARVA
Relent not in pursuit of the enemy. If ye are suffering, lo! they suffer even as ye suffer and ye hope from Allah that for which they cannot hope. Allah is ever Knower, Wise.
Quran 4:104 · Quran · Women
The people suffer from famine because of the multitude of taxes consumed by their superiors. It is through this that they suffer famine.
Tao Te Ching 75.1 · Tao Te Ching

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