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1 Thessalonians 5:3 KJV
1 Thessalonians · chapter 5 · verse 3
For 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.1 Thessalonians 5:3 · King James Version
1 Thessalonians 5:3 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.
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- travailōdinthe pain of childbirth, travail pain, birth pangs, intolerable anguish, in reference to…G5604 →
- safetyasphaleiafirmness, stability, certainty, undoubted truth, security from enemies and dangers, safetyG803 →
- escapeekpheugōto flee out of, flee away, to seek safety in flight, to escapeG1628 →
- Peaceeirēnēa state of national tranquillity, exemption from the rage and havoc of war, peace between…G1515 →
- childgastērthe belly, the womb, the stomach, a glutton, gormandiser, a man who is as it were all…G1064 →
- childechōto haveG2192 →
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In these words observe, I. The apostle tells the Thessalonians it was needless or useless to enquire about the particular time of Christ's coming: Of the times and seasons you need not that I write unto you, Th1 5:1. The thing is certain that Christ will come, and there is a certain time appointed for his coming;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-5