1 Thessalonians 5:3
When they are saying, Peace and safety; then doth sudden destruction come upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
2for ye yourselves know full well, that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.
4But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that the day should overtake you as a thief;
Cross References
Job 24:23God giveth them security, so that they are confident; His eyes are upon their ways.
Psalms 48:6There terror seized upon them,—Pain, as of a woman in travail;
Proverbs 29:1He who, being often reproved, hardeneth his neck, Shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.
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 →