1 Thessalonians 5:2
For you yourselves thoroughly understand that the day of the Lord shall arrive much like a thief in the night.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.
In Context
1But concerning dates and times, brothers, you do not need us to write to you.
Cross References
Jeremiah 23:20The fury of the Lord will not return until it succeeds, and until it completes the plan of his heart. In the last days, you will understand this counsel.
Matthew 25:13And so you must be vigilant, because you do not know the day or the hour.
Luke 12:39But know this: that if the father of the family knew at what hour the thief would arrive, he would certainly stand watch, and he would not permit his house to be broken into.
2 Peter 3:10Then the day of the Lord shall arrive like a thief. On that day, the heavens shall pass away with great violence, and truly the elements shall be dissolved with heat; then the earth, and the works that are within it, shall be completely burned up.
Revelation 16:15“Behold, I arrive like a thief. Blessed is he who is vigilant and who preserves his vestment, lest he walk naked and they see his disgrace.”
Matthew Henry on 1 Thessalonians 5:2-6
The Coming of Christ. ( a. d. 51.) 1 But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you. 2 For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night. 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. 4 But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief. 5 Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we… Read the whole commentary →