New American Standard Bible 2020

1 Thessalonians 5:1-4

1Now as to the 1periods and 2times, brothers and sisters, you 3have no need of anything to be written to you.

2For you yourselves know full well that 4the day of the Lord is coming 5just like a thief in the night.

3While they are saying, “6Peace and safety!” then 7sudden destruction 8will come upon them like 9labor pains upon a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.

4But you, brothers and sisters, are not in 10darkness, so that the day would overtake you 11 12like a thief;

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1. 1 Thessalonians 5:1 Acts 1:7 ↩
2. 1 Thessalonians 5:1 I.e., the end times ↩
3. 1 Thessalonians 5:1 1 Thess 4:9 ↩
4. 1 Thessalonians 5:2 1 Cor 1:8 ↩
5. 1 Thessalonians 5:2 Luke 21:34; 1 Thess 5:4; 2 Pet 3:10; Rev 3:3; 16:15 ↩
6. 1 Thessalonians 5:3 Jer 6:14; 8:11; Ezek 13:10 ↩
7. 1 Thessalonians 5:3 2 Thess 1:9 ↩
8. 1 Thessalonians 5:3 Lit is coming ↩
9. 1 Thessalonians 5:3 John 16:21 ↩
10. 1 Thessalonians 5:4 Acts 26:18; 1 John 2:8 ↩
11. 1 Thessalonians 5:4 One early ms like thieves ↩
12. 1 Thessalonians 5:4 Luke 21:34; 1 Thess 5:2; 2 Pet 3:10; Rev 3:3; 16:15 ↩

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