# 1 Thessalonians 5.2 **Book:** [1 Thessalonians](/codex/1-thessalonians/) · NASB95 ## Immediate context (±2 verses) **ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/)) > 1. But concerning the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that aught be written unto you. > > **2. For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.** > > 3. 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. 4. But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief: (1 Thessalonians 5:1-4, ASV) **WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/)) > 1. But concerning the times and the seasons, brothers, you have no need that anything be written to you. > > **2. For you yourselves know well that the day of the Lord comes like a thief in the night.** > > 3. For when they are saying, “Peace and safety,” then sudden destruction will come on them, like birth pains on a pregnant woman; and they will in no way escape. 4. But you, brothers, aren’t in darkness, that the day should overtake you like a thief. (1 Thessalonians 5:1-4, WEB) **KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/)) > 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. (1 Thessalonians 5:1-4, KJV) **YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/)) > 1. And concerning the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need of my writing to you, > > **2. for yourselves have known thoroughly that the day of the Lord as a thief in the night doth so come,** > > 3. for when they may say, Peace and surety, then sudden destruction doth stand by them, as the travail [doth] her who is with child, and they shall not escape; 4. and ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that the day may catch you as a thief; (1 Thessalonians 5:1-4, YLT) ## Setting - **Speaker:** _TBD_ - **Audience:** _TBD_ - **Location:** _TBD_ - **Time period:** _TBD_ ## Theological reading _Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._ ## Key words _Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap._ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ ## Quoted in **Concepts:** - [Church at Thessalonica](/codex/church-at-thessalonica/), via [1 Thessalonians 5.1-11](/codex/1-thessalonians-5-1-11/) - [Eschatology](/codex/eschatology/) **Lexicon:** - [G3952 - parousia](/codex/g3952-parousia/) --- _Scripture quotations taken from the **New American Standard Bible®** (NASB), Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995 by **The Lockman Foundation**. Used by permission. All rights reserved. [www.lockman.org](https://www.lockman.org)_ ## Why these four translations ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance. The four: - **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition. - **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English. - **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base. - **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff. See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.