A moment in scripture
1 Thessalonians 5:2
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For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.
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The surrounding passage
- 1 Thessalonians 5:1
But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:3
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.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:4
But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief.
Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.