1 Thessalonians 5:2 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.”

1 Thessalonians 5:2 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Thessalonians 5:2 in 6 Bible Translations

Read 1 Thessalonians 5:2 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

1 Thessalonians 5:2 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“For you yourselves know well that the day of the Lord comes like a thief in the night.”

1 Thessalonians 5:2 — World English Bible

1 Thessalonians 5:2 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.”

1 Thessalonians 5:2 — American Standard Version

1 Thessalonians 5:2 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“for yourselves have known thoroughly that the day of the Lord as a thief in the night doth so come,”

1 Thessalonians 5:2 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Thessalonians 5:2 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“for ye know perfectly well yourselves, that the day of [the] Lord so comes as a thief by night.”

1 Thessalonians 5:2 — Darby Translation

1 Thessalonians 5:2 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“For ye your selues knowe perfectly, that the day of the Lord shall come, euen as a thiefe in the night.”

1 Thessalonians 5:2 — Geneva Bible

1 Thessalonians 5:2 in Context — 1 Thessalonians 5

1 EMPERO acerca de los tiempos y de los momentos, no tenéis, hermanos, necesidad de que yo os escriba:

2 Porque vosotros sabéis bien, que el día del Señor vendrá así como ladrón de noche,

3 Que cuando dirán, Paz y seguridad, entonces vendrá sobre ellos destrucción de repente, como los dolores á la mujer preñada; y no escaparán.

4 Mas vosotros, hermanos, no estáis en tinieblas, para que aquel día os sobrecoja como ladrón;

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What Does 1 Thessalonians 5:2 Mean?

1 Thessalonians 5:2 is a verse from the Book of 1 Thessalonians, part of the New Testament. It appears in 1 Thessalonians chapter 5. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.

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