Reference

Mark 14:48

And Jesus answered and said unto them, Are ye come out, as against a thief, with swords and with staves to take me?
46

And they laid their hands on him, and took him.

47

And one of them that stood by drew a sword, and smote a servant of the high priest, and cut off his ear.

48

And Jesus answered and said unto them, Are ye come out, as against a thief, with swords and with staves to take me?

49

I was daily with you in the temple teaching, and ye took me not: but the scriptures must be fulfilled.

50

And they all forsook him, and fled.

Counter-Arguments

The strongest case that this verse does not belong in this theme.

Thief in the Night

The verse uses the word "thief" as a comparison for Jesus, not to describe Jesus' coming or an unexpected timing. It refers to the manner in which the captors are approaching Jesus, implying they are treating him like a common criminal, not that Jesus himself is arriving unexpectedly like a thief.