New American Standard Bible 2020
1 Thessalonians 5:2
2For you yourselves know full well that 1the day of the Lord is coming 2just like a thief in the night.
1 Thessalonians 5:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.
- New International Version (NIV)for you know very well that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night.
- English Standard Version (ESV)For you yourselves are fully aware that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night.
- New King James Version (NKJV)For you yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so comes as a thief in the night.
Context of 1 Thessalonians 5:2
1Now as to the periods and times, brothers and sisters, you have no need of anything to be written to you. For you yourselves know full well that the day of the Lord is coming just like a thief in the night. 3While they are saying, “Peace and safety!” then sudden destruction will come upon them like labor pains upon a pregnant woman, and they will not escape. 4But you, brothers and sisters, are not in darkness, so that the day would overtake you like a thief;
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αὐτοὶ γὰρ ἀκριβῶς οἴδατε ὅτι ἡμέρα κυρίου ὡς κλέπτης ἐν νυκτὶ οὕτως ἔρχεται·Read the interlinear
Cross-references for 1 Thessalonians 5:2
- Jeremiah 23:20The anger of the Lord will not turn back Until He has performed and carried out the purposes of His heart; In the last days you will clearly understand it.
- Matthew 24:42“Therefore be on the alert, for you do not know which day your Lord is coming.
- Matthew 25:13Be on the alert then, because you do not know the day nor the hour.
- Mark 13:34It is like a man away on a journey, who upon leaving his house and putting his slaves in charge, assigning to each one his task, also commanded the doorkeeper to stay alert.
- Luke 12:39“But be sure of this, that if the head of the house had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have allowed his house to be broken into.
- 2 Peter 3:10But 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 discovered.
- Revelation 3:3So remember what you have received and heard; and keep it, and repent. Then if you are not alert, 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 people will not see his shame.”)
Commentaries on 1 Thessalonians 5:2
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2For yourselves know perfectly - That is, they had been fully taught this. There could be no doubt in their minds respecting it. The day of the Lord so cometh - Of the Lord Jesus - for so the word “Lord” in the New Testament commonly means; see the notes, Acts 1:24. The “day of the Lord” means that day in which he will be manifested, or in which he will be the prominent object in view of the assembled universe. As a thief in the night - Suddenly and…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2Paul reminds them of the teachings they already received (3:3–4). the Day of the Lord: The day when God will judge humanity and save his people (Isaiah 13:6, 9; Ezekiel 30:3; Joel 2:21–32; 3:18; Zechariah 14). like a thief in the night: Compare Matthew 24:43–44; Luke 12:39–40; 2 Peter 3:10; Revelation 3:3; 16:15.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. as a thief in the night--The apostles in this image follow the parable of their Lord, expressing how the Lord's coming shall take men by surprise (Mt 24:43; 2Pe 3:10). "The night is wherever there is quiet unconcern" [Bengel]. "At midnight" (perhaps figurative: to some parts of the earth it will be literal night), Mt 25:6. The thief not only gives no notice of his approach but takes all precaution to prevent the household knowing of it. So the Lord (Re…Read the comment
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Notes
- 1. 1 Thessalonians 5:2 1 Cor 1:8 ↩
- 2. 1 Thessalonians 5:2 Luke 21:34; 1 Thess 5:4; 2 Pet 3:10; Rev 3:3; 16:15 ↩
Commentaries on 1 Thessalonians 5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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