1 Thessalonians 5:2 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

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²For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.

1 Thessalonians 5:2 —

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Cross-References

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Revelation 16:15
Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.
2 Peter 3:10
But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.
Matthew 24:42-44
Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come. …
Revelation 3:3
Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee.
Luke 12:39-40
And this know, that if the goodman of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched, and not have suffered his house to be broken through. …

Topics

Day Escape Judgments Procrastination

Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 1-5)

In these words observe, I. The apostle tells the Thessalonians it was needless or useless to enquire about the particular time of Christ’s coming: Of the times and seasons you need not that I write unto you, 1 Thess. 5:1. The thing is certain that Christ will come, and there is a certain time appointed for his coming; but there was no need that the apostle should write about this, and therefore he…

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset, David Brown’s Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (1871)

(vv. 2)

2. as a thief in the night--The apostles in this image follow the parable of their Lord, expressing how the Lord’s coming shall take men by surprise (Mt 24:43; 2Pe 3:10). “The night is wherever there is quiet unconcern” [Bengel]. “At midnight” (perhaps figurative: to some parts of the earth it will be literal night), Mt 25:6. The thief not only gives no notice of his approach but takes all precaut…