Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
For you yourselves have the knowledge that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night.
New American Standard Bible
For you yourselves know full well that
King James Version
For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.
Holman Bible
For you yourselves know very well that the Day of the Lord
International Standard Version
for you yourselves know very well that the Day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night.
A Conservative Version
For ye yourselves know accurately that the day of Lord so comes as 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.
Amplified
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.
An Understandable Version
for you know perfectly well that the day of the Lord [i.e., when He returns, See II Thess. 2:1-2] will arrive like a thief coming in the night.
Anderson New Testament
for you yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so comes as a thief in the night:
Common New Testament
For you yourselves know well that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night.
Daniel Mace New Testament
for you very well know, that the day of the Lord steals on like a thief in the night.
Darby Translation
for ye know perfectly well yourselves, that the day of the Lord so comes as a thief by night.
Godbey New Testament
for you yourselves know well, that the day of the Lord is so coming like a thief in the night.
Goodspeed New Testament
for you yourselves know perfectly well that the Day of the Lord is to come like a thief in the night.
John Wesley New Testament
For ye yourselves know perfectly, that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.
Julia Smith Translation
For ye yourselves know accurately that the day of the Lord, as a thief in the night, so comes.
King James 2000
For you yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so comes as a thief in the night.
Lexham Expanded Bible
for [you] yourselves well know that the day of the Lord is coming in the [same] way as a thief in the night.
Modern King James verseion
For you yourselves know accurately that the day of the Lord comes like a thief in the night.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
for ye your selves know perfectly, that the day of the Lord shall come even as a thief in the night.
Moffatt New Testament
You know perfectly well that the day of the Lord comes like a thief in the night;
Montgomery New Testament
You yourselves know perfectly that the Day of the Lord will come as 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.
Noyes New Testament
for ye yourselves know full well, that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.
Sawyer New Testament
for you yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord comes like a thief in the night.
The Emphasized Bible
For, ye yourselves, perfectly well know - that, the day of the Lord, as a thief in the night, so, cometh;
Thomas Haweis New Testament
for yourselves know precisely that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.
Twentieth Century New Testament
You yourselves know well that the Day of the Lord will come just as a thief comes in the night.
Webster
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.
Williams New Testament
for you yourselves know perfectly well that the day of the Lord is coming 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.
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.
Youngs Literal Translation
for yourselves have known thoroughly that the day of the Lord as a thief in the night doth so come,
Themes
Coming of the lord jesus Christ » Who
Days » of the Lord » General references to
Days » Judgment » Called the day of the lord
Day of the lord » How the day of the lord will come
Destruction » When sudden destruction shall come
Escape » None, from the judgments of God
Second coming of Christ » Time of unknown
The second coming of Christ » The manner of » As a thief in the night
Topics
Interlinear
Eido
References
Word Count of 37 Translations in 1 Thessalonians 5:2
Images 1 Thessalonians 5:2
Prayers for 1 Thessalonians 5:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Sudden Arrival Of The Day Of The Lord
1 But about the times and their order, my brothers, there is no need for me to say anything to you. 2 For you yourselves have the knowledge that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night. 3 When they say, There is peace and no danger, then sudden destruction will come on them, as birth-pains on a woman with child; and they will not be able to get away from it.
Cross References
2 Peter 3:10
But the day of the Lord will come like a thief; and in that day the heavens will be rolled up with a great noise, and the substance of the earth will be changed by violent heat, and the world and everything in it will be burned up.
Revelation 3:3
Keep in mind, then, the teaching which was given to you, and be ruled by it and have a change of heart. If then you do not keep watch, I will come like a thief, and you will have no knowledge of the hour when I will come on you.
Revelation 16:15
(See, I come as a thief. Happy is he who is watching and keeps his robes, so that he may not go unclothed, and his shame be seen.)
Matthew 24:42-44
Be watching, then! for you have no knowledge on what day your Lord will come.
Matthew 25:13
Keep watch, then, because you are not certain of the day or of the hour.
Mark 13:34-35
It is as when a man who is in another country for a time, having gone away from his house, and given authority to his servants and to everyone his work, gives the porter an order to keep watch.
Luke 12:39-40
But be certain of this, that if the master of the house had had knowledge of the time when the thief was coming, he would have been watching, and would not have let his house be broken into.
Jeremiah 23:20
The wrath of the Lord will not be turned back till he has done, till he has put into effect, the purposes of his heart: in days to come you will have full knowledge of this.
1 Corinthians 1:8
Who will give you strength to the end, to be free from all sin in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.