1 Thessalonians 5:1
Now as to the times and the seasons, brothers, you have no need that anything be written to you.
Montgomery New Testament
In The King James Version
But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you.
In Context
2You yourselves know perfectly that the Day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night.
Cross References
Matthew 24:3When he had seated himself on the Mount of Olives, his disciples came to him privately, saying, "Tell us, when will these things happen, and what will be the sign of your coming, and of the end of the age?"
Mark 13:30I tell you truly that the present generation shall not pass until all these things begin to happen.
2 Corinthians 9:1It is indeed unnecessary for me to write you in regard to the ministration to the saints at Jerusalem,
Jude 1:3Beloved, although I was making all haste to write to you in regard to our common salvation, I am compelled to write you an appeal to defend the faith once for all committed 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 →