1 Thessalonians 5:2 Parallel Translations

NASB:

GWT:

You know very well that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.

ASV:

For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.

BBE:

For you yourselves have the knowledge that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night.

DBY:

for ye know perfectly well yourselves, that the day of the Lord so comes as a thief by night.

ERV:

For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.

WEY:

For you yourselves know perfectly well that the day of the Lord comes like a thief in the night.

WBS:

For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.

WEB:

For you yourselves know well that the day of the Lord comes like a thief in the night.

YLT:

for yourselves have known thoroughly that the day of the Lord as a thief in the night doth so come,

1 Thessalonians 5:2 Cross References

XREF:

Luke 21:34 "Be on guard, so that your hearts will not be weighted down with dissipation and drunkenness and the worries of life, and that day will not come on you suddenly like a trap;

1 Corinthians 1:8 who will also confirm you to the end, blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.

1 Thessalonians 5:4 But you, brethren, are not in darkness, that the day would overtake you like a thief;

2 Peter 3:10 But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, in which the heavens will pass away with a roar and the elements will be destroyed with intense heat, and the earth and its works will be burned up.

Revelation 3:3 So remember what you have received and heard; and keep it, and repent. Therefore if you do not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will not know at what hour I will come to you.

Revelation 16:15 ("Behold, I am coming like a thief. Blessed is the one who stays awake and keeps his clothes, so that he will not walk about naked and men will not see his shame.") (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

PNT:

5:2 For yourselves know perfectly. They had been fully taught that the time of the Lord's coming was unrevealed, and that it would be unexpected. Compare Mt 24:43 2Th 2:2 2Pe 3:10 Joe 1:15.
The day of the Lord. Not alone, the day of each individual's death, nor the destruction of Jerusalem, not of the final coming of the Lord at the end of the world, but rather it may be applied to all of these.
As a thief in the night. Without warning. Compare Lu 12:39 Re 3:3.

WES:

5:2 For this in general ye do know; and ye can and need know no more.

MHC:

5:1-5 It is needless or useless to ask about the particular time of Christ's coming. Christ did not reveal this to the apostles. There are times and seasons for us to work in, and these are our duty and interest to know and observe; but as to the time when we must give up our account, we know it not, nor is it needful that we should. The coming of Christ will be a great surprise to men. Our Lord himself said so. As the hour of death is the same to each person that the judgment will be to mankind in general, so the same remarks answer for both. Christ's coming will be terrible to the ungodly. Their destruction will overtake them while they dream of happiness, and please themselves with vain amusements. There will be no means to escape the terror or the punishment of that day. This day will be a happy day to the righteous. They are not in darkness; they are the children of the light. It is the happy condition of all true Christians. But how many are speaking peace and safety to themselves, over whose heads utter destruction is hovering! Let us endeavour to awaken ourselves and each other, and guard against our spiritual enemies.

CONC:

Full Perfectly Thief Thoroughly Yourselves

Full Night Perfectly Thief Thoroughly Yourselves

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