Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version for you know very well that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night. New Living Translation For you know quite well that the day of the Lord’s return will come unexpectedly, like a thief in the night. English Standard Version For you yourselves are fully aware that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night. Berean Standard Bible For you are fully aware that the Day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night. Berean Literal Bible For you yourselves fully know that the day of the Lord comes in this manner, as a thief by night. King James Bible For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night. New King James Version For you yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so comes as a thief in the night. New American Standard Bible For you yourselves know full well that the day of the Lord is coming just like a thief in the night. NASB 1995 For you yourselves know full well that the day of the Lord will come just like a thief in the night. NASB 1977 For you yourselves know full well that the day of the Lord will come just like a thief in the night. Legacy Standard Bible For you yourselves know full well that the day of the Lord will come just like a thief in the night. Amplified Bible For you yourselves know perfectly well that the day of the [return of the] Lord is coming just as a thief [comes unexpectedly and suddenly] in the night. Christian Standard Bible For you yourselves know very well that the day of the Lord will come just like a thief in the night. Holman Christian Standard Bible For you yourselves know very well that the Day of the Lord will come just like a thief in the night. American Standard Version For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night. Contemporary English Version You surely know that the Lord's return will be as a thief coming at night. English Revised Version For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night. GOD'S WORD® Translation You know very well that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night. Good News Translation For you yourselves know very well that the Day of the Lord will come as a thief comes at night. International Standard Version for you yourselves know very well that the Day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night. Majority Standard Bible For you are fully aware that the Day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night. NET Bible For you know quite well that the day of the Lord will come in the same way as a thief in the night. New Heart English Bible For you yourselves know well that the day of the Lord comes like a thief in the night. Webster's Bible Translation For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night. Weymouth New Testament For you yourselves know perfectly well that the day of the Lord comes like a thief in the night. World English Bible For you yourselves know well that the day of the Lord comes like a thief in the night. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionfor you have thoroughly known that the Day of the LORD so comes as a thief in the night, Berean Literal Bible For you yourselves fully know that the day of the Lord comes in this manner, as a thief by night. Young's Literal Translation for yourselves have known thoroughly that the day of the Lord as a thief in the night doth so come, Smith's Literal Translation For ye yourselves know accurately that the day of the Lord, as a thief in the night, so comes. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleFor yourselves know perfectly, that the day of the Lord shall so come, as a thief in the night. Catholic Public Domain Version For you yourselves thoroughly understand that the day of the Lord shall arrive much like a thief in the night. New American Bible For you yourselves know very well that the day of the Lord will come like a thief at night. New Revised Standard Version For you yourselves know very well that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleFor you yourselves know perfectly well that the day of our LORD comes just like a thief in the night. Aramaic Bible in Plain English For you truly know that the day of our Lord so comes as a thief in the night. NT Translations Anderson New Testamentfor you yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so comes as a thief in the night: Godbey New Testament for you yourselves know well, that the day of the Lord is so coming like a thief in the night. Haweis New Testament for yourselves know precisely that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night. Mace New Testament for you very well know, that the day of the Lord steals on like a thief in the night. Weymouth New Testament For you yourselves know perfectly well that the day of the Lord comes like a thief in the night. Worrell New Testament for ye yourselves know accurately that the day of the Lord so comes as a thief at night. Worsley New Testament for ye yourselves know full well, that the day of the Lord cometh like a thief in the night. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Day of the Lord1Now about the times and seasons, brothers, we do not need to write to you. 2For you are fully aware that the Day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night. 3While people are saying, “Peace and security,” destruction will come upon them suddenly, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.… Cross References Matthew 24:43 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 not have let his house be broken into. 2 Peter 3:10 But 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 3:3 Remember, 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. 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.” Luke 12:39-40 But 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 13:35-37 Therefore keep watch, because you do not know when the master of the house will return—whether in the evening, at midnight, when the rooster crows, or in the morning. / Otherwise, he may arrive without notice and find you sleeping. / And what I say to you, I say to everyone: Keep watch!” Acts 1:7 Jesus replied, “It is not for you to know times or seasons that the Father has fixed by His own authority. Matthew 25:13 Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day or the hour. Revelation 1:7 Behold, He is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see Him—even those who pierced Him. And all the tribes of the earth will mourn because of Him. So shall it be! Amen. 1 Corinthians 1:8 He will sustain you to the end, so that you will be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. 1 Corinthians 5:5 hand this man over to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, so that his spirit may be saved on the Day of the Lord. 2 Thessalonians 2:2 not to be easily disconcerted or alarmed by any spirit or message or letter seeming to be from us, alleging that the Day of the Lord has already come. Joel 2:31 The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the coming of the great and awesome Day of the LORD. Zephaniah 1:14-16 The great Day of the LORD is near—near and coming quickly. Listen, the Day of the LORD! Then the cry of the mighty will be bitter. / That day will be a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of destruction and desolation, a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and blackness, / a day of horn blast and battle cry against the fortified cities, and against the high corner towers. Malachi 3:1-2 “Behold, I will send My messenger, who will prepare the way before Me. Then the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to His temple—the Messenger of the covenant, in whom you delight—see, He is coming,” says the LORD of Hosts. / But who can endure the day of His coming? And who can stand when He appears? For He will be like a refiner’s fire, like a launderer’s soap. Treasury of Scripture For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so comes as a thief in the night. know. Jeremiah 23:20 The anger of the LORD shall not return, until he have executed, and till he have performed the thoughts of his heart: in the latter days ye shall consider it perfectly. the day. Matthew 24:42-44 Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come… Matthew 25:13 Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh. Mark 13:34,35 For the Son of man is as a man taking a far journey, who left his house, and gave authority to his servants, and to every man his work, and commanded the porter to watch… Jump to Previous Full Night Perfectly Thief Thoroughly YourselvesJump to Next Full Night Perfectly Thief Thoroughly Yourselves1 Thessalonians 5 1. He proceeds in the description of Christ's coming to judgment;16. and gives various instructions; 23. and so concludes the epistle. For you are fully aware This phrase indicates a level of certainty and understanding among the Thessalonian believers. The Greek word used here, "akribōs," suggests precision and accuracy in knowledge. Paul is affirming that the Thessalonians have been well-taught and are not ignorant of the teachings regarding the end times. This reflects the importance of sound doctrine and the role of the early church in ensuring that believers were well-informed about key theological concepts. that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night The day of the Lord.--Here "the Lord" (as usual in the New Testament) means Jesus Christ; and this day can mean nothing else than the great day of His return to judgment. The expression is taken from the Old Testament, where, of course, it does not primarily mean what we call "the Day of Judgment," but the set time which God has fixed for any great visitation. Thus in Joel 2:1, et seq., it means the time appointed for the plague of locusts; in Ezekiel 13:5, generally, any day when God visits His people; in Joel 3:14, the fixed time for vengeance to be taken upon the heathen for persecuting the Church; which, in Isaiah 2:12 (a passage largely influenced by recollections of Joel), seems to widen into a general day of judgment for mankind. . . . Verse 2. - For yourselves know perfectly; namely, not from Scripture, nor from oral tradition, but from the teaching of the apostle when in Thessalonica. That the day of the Lord. "The day of the Lord" is a common Old Testament expression, denoting the coming of the Divine judgments (Joel 1:15; Joel 2:1); and by the phrase here is meant, not the destruction of Jerusalem, nor the day of one's death, but the day of the Lord's advent, when Christ shall descend from heaven in glory for the resurrection of the dead and the judgment of the world. The idea of judgment is contained in the term "day." So cometh as a thief in the night. The same comparison is used by our Lord himself (Matthew 24:43; Luke 12:39), and the very words are employed by Peter (2 Peter 3:10). The point of resemblance is evidently the unexpectedness and suddenness of the coming. The thief comes upon people in the night season, when they are asleep and unprepared; so, in a similar manner, when Christ comes, he will find the world unprepared and not expecting his advent. The ancient Fathers inferred from this passage that Christ would come to judgment in the night season, and hence they instituted vigils, or night watches. Some, still more precisely, fixed the coming on Easter night, from the analogy of the deliverance of the Israelites from Egypt on the paschal evening.Parallel Commentaries ... Greek Forγὰρ (gar) Conjunction Strong's 1063: For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason. you αὐτοὶ (autoi) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person Plural Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. {are} fully ἀκριβῶς (akribōs) Adverb Strong's 199: Carefully, exactly, strictly, distinctly. Adverb from the same as akribestatos; exactly. aware οἴδατε (oidate) Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural Strong's 1492: To know, remember, appreciate. that ὅτι (hoti) Conjunction Strong's 3754: Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because. [the] day ἡμέρα (hēmera) Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular Strong's 2250: A day, the period from sunrise to sunset. of [the] Lord Κυρίου (Kyriou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Strong's 2962: Lord, master, sir; the Lord. From kuros; supreme in authority, i.e. controller; by implication, Master. will come ἔρχεται (erchetai) Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 2064: To come, go. like ὡς (hōs) Adverb Strong's 5613: Probably adverb of comparative from hos; which how, i.e. In that manner. a thief κλέπτης (kleptēs) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 2812: A thief. From klepto; a stealer. in ἐν (en) Preposition Strong's 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. [the] night. νυκτὶ (nykti) Noun - Dative Feminine Singular Strong's 3571: The night, night-time. A primary word; 'night'. 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