1 Thessalonians 5:3
for when they may say, Peace and surety, then sudden destruction doth stand by them, as the travail [doth] her who is with child, and they shall not escape;
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
2for yourselves have known thoroughly that the day of the Lord as a thief in the night doth so come,
4and ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that the day may catch you as a thief;
Cross References
Deuteronomy 29:19'And it hath been, in his hearing the words of this oath, and he hath blessed himself in his heart, saying, I have peace, though in the stubbornness of my heart I go on, in order to end the fulness with the thirst.
Judges 8:11And Gideon goeth up the way of those who tabernacle in tents, on the east of Nobah and Jogbehah, and smiteth the camp, and the camp was confident;
Judges 20:41And the men of Israel have turned, and the men of Benjamin are troubled, for they have seen that the evil hath stricken against them —
Job 24:23He giveth to him confidence, and he is supported, And his eyes [are] on their ways.
Psalms 48:6Trembling hath seized them there, Pain, as of a travailing woman.
Proverbs 29:1A man often reproved, hardening the neck, Is suddenly broken, and there is no healing.
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 →