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

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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.

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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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