1 Thessalonians 5:1

The Day of the Lord

1 Now concerning 1the times and the seasons, brothers,[a]2you have no need to have anything written to you.

1 Thessalonians 5:1 In-Context

1 Now concerning the times and the seasons, brothers,you have no need to have anything written to you.
2 For you yourselves are fully aware that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night.
3 While people are saying, "There is peace and security," then sudden destruction will come upon them as labor pains come upon a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.
4 But you are not in darkness, brothers, for that day to surprise you like a thief.
5 For you are all children of light, children of the day. We are not of the night or of the darkness.

Cross References 2

  • 1. Daniel 2:21; Acts 1:7
  • 2. 1 Thessalonians 4:9

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. Or brothers and sisters; also verses 4, 12, 14, 25, 26, 27
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