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1 Thessalonians 5

1 Thess. 5:3 KJV (With Strong’s)

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gar (Greek #1063)
properly, assigning a reason (used in argument, explanation or intensification; often with other particles)
KJV usage: and, as, because (that), but, even, for, indeed, no doubt, seeing, then, therefore, verily, what, why, yet.
Pronounce: gar
Origin: a primary particle
when
hotan (Greek #3752)
whenever (implying hypothesis or more or less uncertainty); also causatively (conjunctionally) inasmuch as
KJV usage: as long (soon) as, that, + till, when(-soever), while.
Pronounce: hot'-an
Origin: from 3753 and 302
they shall say
lego (Greek #3004)
properly, to "lay" forth, i.e. (figuratively) relate (in words (usually of systematic or set discourse; whereas 2036 and 5346 generally refer to an individual expression or speech respectively; while 4483 is properly to break silence merely, and 2980 means an extended or random harangue)); by implication, to mean
KJV usage: ask, bid, boast, call, describe, give out, name, put forth, say(-ing, on), shew, speak, tell, utter.
Pronounce: leg'-o
Origin: a primary verb
, Peace
eirene (Greek #1515)
peace (literally or figuratively); by implication, prosperity
KJV usage: one, peace, quietness, rest, + set at one again.
Pronounce: i-ray'-nay
Origin: probably from a primary verb εἴρω (to join)
and
kai (Greek #2532)
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
KJV usage: and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
Pronounce: kahee
Origin: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force
safety
asphaleia (Greek #803)
security (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: certainty, safety.
Pronounce: as-fal'-i-ah
Origin: from 804
; then
tote (Greek #5119)
the when, i.e. at the time that (of the past or future, also in consecution)
KJV usage: that time, then.
Pronounce: tot'-eh
Origin: from (the neuter of) 3588 and 3753
sudden
aiphnidios (Greek #160)
unexpected, i.e. (adverbially) suddenly
KJV usage: sudden, unawares.
Pronounce: aheef-nid'-ee-os
Origin: from a compound of 1 (as a negative particle) and 5316 (compare 1810) (meaning non-apparent)
destruction
olethros (Greek #3639)
ruin, i.e. death, punishment
KJV usage: destruction.
Pronounce: ol'-eth-ros
Origin: from a primary ὄλλυμι (to destroy; a prolonged form)
cometh
ephistemi (Greek #2186)
from 1909 and 2476; to stand upon, i.e. be present (in various applications, friendly or otherwise, usually literal); --assault, come (in, to, unto, upon), be at hand (instant), present, stand (before, by, over).
Pronounce: ef-is'-tay-mee
upon them
autos (Greek #846)
the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative 1438) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
KJV usage: her, it(-self), one, the other, (mine) own, said, (self-), the) same, ((him-, my-, thy- )self, (your-)selves, she, that, their(-s), them(-selves), there(-at, - by, -in, -into, -of, -on, -with), they, (these) things, this (man), those, together, very, which. Compare 848.
Pronounce: ow-tos'
Origin: from the particle αὖ (perhaps akin to the base of 109 through the idea of a baffling wind) (backward)
, as
hosper (Greek #5618)
just as, i.e. exactly like
KJV usage: (even, like) as.
Pronounce: hoce'-per
Origin: from 5613 and 4007
travail
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
odin (Greek #5604)
a pang or throe, especially of childbirth
KJV usage: pain, sorrow, travail.
Pronounce: o-deen'
Origin: akin to 3601
d upon
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
a woman
echo (Greek #2192)
(used in certain tenses only) a primary verb; to hold (used in very various applications, literally or figuratively, direct or remote; such as possession; ability, contiuity, relation, or condition)
KJV usage: be (able, X hold, possessed with), accompany, + begin to amend, can(+ -not), X conceive, count, diseased, do + eat, + enjoy, + fear, following, have, hold, keep, + lack, + go to law, lie, + must needs, + of necessity, + need, next, + recover, + reign, + rest, + return, X sick, take for, + tremble, + uncircumcised, use.
Pronounce: ekh'-o
Origin: σχέω (skheh'-o)
with
en (Greek #1722)
"in," at, (up-)on, by, etc.
KJV usage: about, after, against, + almost, X altogether, among, X as, at, before, between, (here-)by (+ all means), for (... sake of), + give self wholly to, (here-)in(-to, -wardly), X mightily, (because) of, (up-)on, (open-)ly, X outwardly, one, X quickly, X shortly, (speedi-)ly, X that, X there(-in, -on), through(-out), (un-)to(-ward), under, when, where(-with), while, with(-in). Often used in compounds, with substantially the same import; rarely with verbs of motion, and then not to indicate direction, except (elliptically) by a separate (and different) preposition.
Pronounce: en
Origin: a primary preposition denoting (fixed) position (in place, time or state), and (by implication) instrumentality (medially or constructively), i.e. a relation of rest (intermediate between 1519 and 1537)
child
gaster (Greek #1064)
the stomach; by analogy, the matrix; figuratively, a gourmand
KJV usage: belly, + with child, womb.
Pronounce: gas-tare'
Origin: of uncertain derivation
; and
kai (Greek #2532)
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
KJV usage: and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
Pronounce: kahee
Origin: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force
they shall
ekpheugo (Greek #1628)
to flee out
KJV usage: escape, flee.
Pronounce: ek-fyoo'-go
Origin: from 1537 and 5343
not
me (Greek #3361)
(adverb) not, (conjunction) lest; also (as an interrogative implying a negative answer (whereas 3756 expects an affirmative one)) whether
KJV usage: any but (that), X forbear, + God forbid, + lack, lest, neither, never, no (X wise in), none, nor, (can-)not, nothing, that not, un(-taken), without. Often used in compounds in substantially the same relations. See also 3362, 3363, 3364, 3372, 3373, 3375, 3378.
Pronounce: may
Origin: a primary particle of qualified negation (whereas 3756 expresses an absolute denial)
escape
ekpheugo (Greek #1628)
to flee out
KJV usage: escape, flee.
Pronounce: ek-fyoo'-go
Origin: from 1537 and 5343
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ou (Greek #3756)
the absolute negative (compare 3361) adverb; no or not
KJV usage: + long, nay, neither, never, no (X man), none, (can-)not, + nothing, + special, un(-worthy), when, + without, + yet but. See also 3364, 3372.
Pronounce: oo
Origin: οὐκ (ook), and (before an aspirate) οὐχ (ookh) a primary word
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Jer. 13:21•  (Jer. 13:21)

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Ministry on This Verse

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Peace.
Deut. 29:19•  (Deut. 29:19)
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Judg. 18:27‑28•  (Judg. 18:27‑28)
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Psa. 10:11‑13•  (Psa. 10:11‑13)
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Isa. 21:4•  (Isa. 21:4)
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Isa. 56:12•  (Isa. 56:12)
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Dan. 5:3‑6•  (Dan. 5:3‑6)
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Nah. 1:10•  (Nah. 1:10)
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Matt. 24:37‑39• 37But as the days of Noah, so shall be the coming of the Son of man;
 38for as in those days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage until the day that Noah entered into the ark,
 39and they knew not until the flood came and took them all away, so shall the coming of the Son of man be. (Matt. 24:37‑39)
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Luke 17:26‑30• 26{i}And as it took place in the days of Noah, thus also shall it be in the days of the Son of man:{/i}
 27they ate, they drank, they married, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark, and the flood came and destroyed all [of them].
 28And in like manner as took place in the days of Lot; they ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded;
 29but in the day that Lot went out from Sodom, it rained fire and sulphur from heaven and destroyed all [of them]:
 30after this [manner] shall it be in the day that the Son of man is revealed. (Luke 17:26‑30)
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Luke 21:34‑35• 34But take heed to yourselves lest possibly your hearts be weighed down with surfeiting and drunkenness and cares of life, and that day come upon you suddenly unawares,
 35for as a snare it will come upon all that are settled down upon the face of the whole earth. (Luke 21:34‑35)
then.
Ex. 15:9‑10•  (Ex. 15:9‑10)
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Josh. 8:20‑22•  (Josh. 8:20‑22)
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Judg. 20:41‑42•  (Judg. 20:41‑42)
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2 Chron. 32:19‑21•  (2 Chron. 32:19‑21)
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Psa. 73:18‑20•  (Psa. 73:18‑20)
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Prov. 29:1•  (Prov. 29:1)
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Isa. 30:13•  (Isa. 30:13)
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Luke 17:27‑29• 27they ate, they drank, they married, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark, and the flood came and destroyed all [of them].
 28And in like manner as took place in the days of Lot; they ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded;
 29but in the day that Lot went out from Sodom, it rained fire and sulphur from heaven and destroyed all [of them]: (Luke 17:27‑29)
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Luke 21:34‑35• 34But take heed to yourselves lest possibly your hearts be weighed down with surfeiting and drunkenness and cares of life, and that day come upon you suddenly unawares,
 35for as a snare it will come upon all that are settled down upon the face of the whole earth. (Luke 21:34‑35)
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Acts 12:22‑23• 22And the people shouted thereon, A god's voice and not a man's.
 23And immediately an angel of [the] Lord smote him, because he gave not the glory to God; and becoming worm-eaten he expired. (Acts 12:22‑23)
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Acts 13:41• 41Behold, ye despisers, and wonder and perish; for I work a work in your days, a work which ye will in no wise believe if one declare it to you. (Acts 13:41)
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2 Thess. 1:9• 9Who shall pay as penalty everlasting destruction from [the] presence of the Lord and from the glory of his might, (2 Thess. 1:9)
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2 Peter 2:4• 4For if God spared not angels when they sinned, but cast them down to lowest hell and gave them up to chains of gloom reserved for judgment, (2 Peter 2:4)
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Rev. 18:7‑8• 7How much she glorified herself and lived luxuriously, so much torment and mourning give her. Because in her heart she saith, I sit a queen and am no widow and shall in no wise see mourning;
 8therefore in one day shall her plagues come, death and mourning and famine; and she shall be utterly burnt with fire: for strong {i}is{/i} the Lord God that judged her. (Rev. 18:7‑8)
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Psa. 48:6•  (Psa. 48:6)
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Isa. 43:6‑9•  (Isa. 43:6‑9)
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Isa. 21:3•  (Isa. 21:3)
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Jer. 4:31•  (Jer. 4:31)
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Jer. 6:24•  (Jer. 6:24)
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Jer. 13:21•  (Jer. 13:21)
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Jer. 22:23•  (Jer. 22:23)
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Hos. 13:13•  (Hos. 13:13)
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Mic. 4:9‑10•  (Mic. 4:9‑10)
and they.
Matt. 23:33• 33{i}Serpents, offspring of vipers, how should ye escape the judgment of hell?{/i} (Matt. 23:33)
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Heb. 2:3• 3how shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation, which, having begun to be spoken by the Lord, was confirmed unto us by those that heard, (Heb. 2:3)
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Heb. 12:23• 23and to an assembly of firstborns, enrolled in heavens; and to God judge of all; and to spirits of just ones made perfect; (Heb. 12:23)
• Here it is rather inward quiet and outward exemption from danger, through confidence in the social and political state of mankind. (“On 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11” by W. Kelly)
• This is the judgment of the quick; and, it will be noticed, no trace accompanies it of a judgment of the dead. (“On 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11” by W. Kelly)
• In 2 Peter 3 it is rather such scoffing unbelief as is found among philosophers, who point to the substantial stability of all things visible in the midst of superficial change and development. Here it is rather inward quiet and outward exemption from danger, through confidence in the social and political state of mankind; yet not without uneasy qualms which betray the real unrest and underlying dread (“On 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11” by W. Kelly)
• The world will say, “Peace and safety,” and in all security will believe in the continuance of its prosperity and the success of its designs, and the day will come suddenly upon them. (Compare 2 Peter 3:3.) The Lord Himself has often declared it (Matt. 24:36-44; Mark 13:33-36; Luke 12:40; 17:26; 21:35). (“1 Thessalonians 5” by J.N. Darby)

J. N. Darby Translation

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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.

W. Kelly Translation

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Whena they are saying peace and safety, then sudden destruction cometh on them as the pain on her that is with child; and they shall in no wise escape.

WK Translation Notes

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The particle "for" disappears properly here, as it should appear in verse 5.