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1 Thessalonians 5:2-8 KJV
1 Thessalonians · chapter 5 · verses 2–8 · King James Version
2For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night. 3For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape. 4But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief. 5Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness. 6Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober. 7For they that sleep sleep in the night; and they that be drunken are drunken in the night. 8But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation.1 Thessalonians 5:2-8 · King James Version
1 Thessalonians 5:2-8 in context
1But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you.
2For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.
3For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.
4But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief.
5Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness.
6Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober.
7For they that sleep sleep in the night; and they that be drunken are drunken in the night.
8But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation.
9For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ,
10Who died for us, that, whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with him.
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Cross references
- Revelation 16:15
- 2 Peter 3:10
- Revelation 3:3
- Matthew 24:42-44
- Luke 12:39-40
- Matthew 25:13
- Mark 13:34-35
- Luke 21:34-35
- Matthew 24:37-39
- Luke 17:26-30
- Revelation 18:7-8
- Ephesians 5:8
Key words (Strong's)
- breastplatethōraxthe breast, the part of the body from the neck to the navel, where the ribs end, a…G2382 →
- yourselvesautoshimself, herself, themselves, itself, he, she, it, the sameG846 →
- perfectlyakribōsexactly, accurately, diligentlyG199 →
- salvationsōtēriadeliverance, preservation, safety, salvation, deliverance from the molestation of…G4991 →
- brethrenadelphosa brother, whether born of the same two parents or only of the same father or mother…G80 →
- darknessskotosdarkness, of night darkness, of darkened eyesight or blindness, metaph., of ignorance…G4655 →
- overtakekatalambanōto lay hold of, to lay hold of so as to make one s own, to obtain, attain to, to make one…G2638 →
- childrenyhiosa son, rarely used for the young of animals, generally used of the offspring of men, in a…G5207 →
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