1 Thessalonians 5:1
But of the times and moments, brethren, you need not, that we should write to you;
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you.
In Context
2For yourselves know perfectly, that the day of the Lord shall so come, as a thief in the night.
Cross References
Matthew 24:3And when he was sitting on mount Olivet, the disciples came to him privately, saying: Tell us when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the consummation of the world?
Mark 13:30Amen I say to you, that this generation shall not pass, until all these things be done.
2 Corinthians 9:1For concerning the ministry that is done towards the saints, it is superfluous for me to write unto you.
Jude 1:3Dearly beloved, taking all care to write unto you concerning your common salvation, I was under a necessity to write unto you: to beseech you to contend earnestly for the faith once delivered to the saints.
Matthew Henry on 1 Thessalonians 5:1
The apostle, having spoken in the end of the foregoing chapter concerning the resurrection, and the second coming of Christ, proceeds to speak concerning the uselessness of enquiring after the particular time of Christ's coming, which would be sudden and terrible to the wicked, but comfortable to the saints, ver. 1-5 . He then exhorts them to the duties of watchfulness, sobriety, and the exercise of faith, love, and hope, as being suitable to their state, ver. 6-10 . In the next words he exhorts them to several… Read the whole commentary →