1 Thessalonians 5:2

In 9 translations

BSB

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

KJV

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

WEB

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

ASV

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

LSV

for you have thoroughly known that the Day of the LORD so comes as a thief in the night,

YLT

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

DBY

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

DRC

For yourselves know perfectly, that the day of the Lord shall so come, as a thief in the night.

GNV

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

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT

αὐτοὶ γὰρ ἀκριβῶς οἴδατε ὅτι ἡμέρα κυρίου ὡς κλέπτης ἐν νυκτὶ οὕτως ἔρχεται.

RP2018

Αὐτοὶ γὰρ ἀκριβῶς οἴδατε ὅτι ἡ ἡμέρα κυρίου ὡς κλέπτης ἐν νυκτὶ οὕτως ἔρχεται·

TR-Boyd

Αὐτοὶ γὰρ ἀκριβῶς οἴδατε ὅτι ἡ ἡμέρα Κυρίου ὡς κλέπτης ἐν νυκτὶ οὕτως ἔρχεται·

SCR1894

αυτοι γαρ ακριβως οιδατε οτι η ημερα κυριου ως κλεπτης εν νυκτι ουτως ερχεται

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• 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.”
• 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.
• 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.
• Matthew 24:42–44Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day on which your Lord will come. But understand this: If the homeowner had known in which watch of the night the thief was coming, he would have kept watch and would…
• Matthew 25:13Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day or the hour.
• Luke 12:39–40But understand this: If the homeowner had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into. You also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour you do not expect.”
• Mark 13:34–35It 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. Therefore keep watch, because you do not know when the master of the…
• 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.
• 1 Corinthians 1:8He will sustain you to the end, so that you will be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.

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