1 Thessalonians 5:1
But concerning the times and the seasons, brethren, there is no need of writing to you;
Noyes Bible
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 ye yourselves know full well, that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.
Cross References
Matthew 24:3And as he was sitting upon the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately, saying, Tell us, when will these things be? and what will be the signs of thy coming, and of the end of the world?
Mark 13:30Truly do I say to you, that this generation will not pass away, till all these things take place.
2 Corinthians 9:1For concerning the ministering to the saints, it is superfluous for me to write to you.
Jude 1:3Beloved, while giving all diligence to write to you, I found it necessary to write to you concerning the common salvation, exhorting you to contend earnestly for the faith which was 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 →