1 Thessalonians 5:2
For you are fully aware that the Day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night.
Majority Standard Bible
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
1Now about the times and seasons, brothers, we do not need to write to you.
Cross References
Jeremiah 23:20The anger of the LORD will not turn back until He has fully accomplished the purposes of His heart. In the days to come you will understand this clearly.
Matthew 25:13Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day or the hour when the Son of Man comes.
Luke 12:39But understand this: If the homeowner had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into.
2 Peter 3:10But the Day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night. The heavens will disappear with a roar, the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and its works will be burned up.
Revelation 16:15“Behold, I am coming like a thief. Blessed is the one who remains awake and clothed, so that he will not go naked and let his shame be exposed.”
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 →