1 Thessalonians 5:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.”
1 Thessalonians 5:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Thessalonians 5:3 in 6 Bible Translations
Read 1 Thessalonians 5:3 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
1 Thessalonians 5:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“For when they are saying, “Peace and safety,” then sudden destruction will come on them, like birth pains on a pregnant woman. Then they will in no way escape.”
1 Thessalonians 5:3 — World English Bible
1 Thessalonians 5:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“When they are saying, Peace and safety, then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall in no wise escape. ”
1 Thessalonians 5:3 — American Standard Version
1 Thessalonians 5:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“for when they may say, Peace and surety, then sudden destruction doth stand by them, as the travail <FI>doth<Fi> her who is with child, and they shall not escape;”
1 Thessalonians 5:3 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Thessalonians 5:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“When they may say, Peace and safety, then sudden destruction comes upon them, as travail upon her that is with child; and they shall in no wise escape. ”
1 Thessalonians 5:3 — Darby Translation
1 Thessalonians 5:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“For when they shall say, Peace, and safetie, then shall come vpon them sudden destruction, as the trauaile vpon a woman with childe, and they shall not escape,”
1 Thessalonians 5:3 — Geneva Bible
1 Thessalonians 5:3 in Context — 1 Thessalonians 5
1 But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you.
2 For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.
3 For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.
4 But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief.
5 Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness.
What Does 1 Thessalonians 5:3 Mean?
1 Thessalonians 5:3 is a verse from the Book of 1 Thessalonians, part of the New Testament. It appears in 1 Thessalonians chapter 5. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.
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