1 Thessalonians 5:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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.”

1 Thessalonians 5:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Thessalonians 5:3 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Thessalonians 5:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“For when they are saying, “Peace and safety,” then sudden destruction will come on them, like birth pains on a pregnant woman. Then they will in no way escape.”

1 Thessalonians 5:3 — World English Bible

1 Thessalonians 5:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“When they are saying, Peace and safety, then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall in no wise escape.”

1 Thessalonians 5:3 — American Standard Version

1 Thessalonians 5:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“for when they may say, Peace and surety, then sudden destruction doth stand by them, as the travail <FI>doth<Fi> her who is with child, and they shall not escape;”

1 Thessalonians 5:3 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Thessalonians 5:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“When they may say, Peace and safety, then sudden destruction comes upon them, as travail upon her that is with child; and they shall in no wise escape.”

1 Thessalonians 5:3 — Darby Translation

1 Thessalonians 5:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“For when they shall say, Peace, and safetie, then shall come vpon them sudden destruction, as the trauaile vpon a woman with childe, and they shall not escape,”

1 Thessalonians 5:3 — Geneva Bible

1 Thessalonians 5:3 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;

5 Porque todos vosotros sois hijos de luz, é hijos del día; no somos de la noche, ni de las tinieblas.

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What Does 1 Thessalonians 5:3 Mean?

1 Thessalonians 5:3 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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