1 Thessalonians 5:2

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“For you are fully aware that the Day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night.”

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Read 1 Thessalonians 5:2 in the flow of 1 Thessalonians5 for its full sense, then follow the cross-references below to the passages that echo it. Open 1 Thessalonians5 to see the surrounding context.

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BSBPD

“For you are fully aware that the Day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

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

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

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

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 1 Thessalonians 5:2 — 10 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Joshua 11:7So by the waters of Merom, Joshua and his whole army came upon them suddenly and attacked them,
  2. Jeremiah 23:20The anger of the LORD will not turn back until He has fully accomplished the purposes of His heart. In the days to come you will understand this clearly.
  3. Matthew 24:42Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day on which your Lord will come.
  4. Matthew 25:13Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day or the hour.
  5. Mark 13:34It is like a man going on a journey who left his house, put each servant in charge of his own task, and instructed the doorkeeper to keep watch.
  6. Luke 12:39But understand this: If the homeowner had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into.
  7. 1 Corinthians 1:8He will sustain you to the end, so that you will be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
  8. 2 Peter 3:10But the Day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar, the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and its works will be laid bare.
  9. Revelation 3:3Remember, then, what you have received and heard. Keep it and repent. If you do not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will not know the hour when I will come upon you.
  10. Revelation 16:15“Behold, I am coming like a thief. Blessed is the one who remains awake and clothed, so that he will not go naked and let his shame be exposed.”

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