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1 Thessalonians 5:1–2

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BUT of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you.
For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.
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  1. Acts 1:7Rank 1 from verse 1
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    7And he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power.

  2. 1 Thessalonians 4:9Rank 2 from verse 1
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    9But as touching brotherly love ye need not that I write unto you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another.

  3. Matthew 24:36Rank 3 from verse 1
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    36¶ But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.

  4. Matthew 24:3Rank 4 from verse 1
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    3¶ And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?

  5. Mark 13:30–32Rank 5 from verse 1
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    30Verily I say unto you, that this generation shall not pass, till all these things be done.

    31Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away.

    32¶ But of that day and that hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father.

From verse 2

  1. Revelation 16:15Rank 1 from verse 2
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    15Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.

  2. 2 Peter 3:10Rank 2 from verse 2
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    10But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.

  3. Matthew 24:42–44Rank 3 from verse 2
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    42¶ Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.

    43But know this, that if the goodman of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up.

    44Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.

  4. Revelation 3:3Rank 4 from verse 2
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    3Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee.

  5. Luke 12:39–40Rank 5 from verse 2
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    39And this know, that if the goodman of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched, and not have suffered his house to be broken through.

    40Be ye therefore ready also: for the Son of man cometh at an hour when ye think not.

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DEFINED WORDS

1 Thessalonians 5:1

COMBINED MEANING

but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

brethren

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1. Persons of the same people, tribe, community, or shared service who are regarded or addressed as brothers. 2. Persons regarded as brothers by reason of faith or another spiritual relation. 3. Male siblings or other male relatives.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

ye

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The second-person plural subject pronoun, referring to the persons being addressed as those who are, do, or receive the stated predicate.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

need

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Sense 1: Want: occasion for something; necessity; a state that requires supply or relief. Sense 2: To require or lack something necessary.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

write

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Sense 1: To form letters or words, inscribe, record, compose, copy, or communicate in writing. Sense 2: By figure, to impress and establish something upon the heart or mind.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

you

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The second-person plural pronoun referring to those being addressed.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

DEFINED WORDS

1 Thessalonians 5:2

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

know

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To perceive, understand, recognize, experience, or be assured of something.

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day

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Sense 1: Light or the period of light between morning and evening, as distinguished from night. Sense 2: A complete daily cycle. Sense 3: A specified time, occasion, period, age, or season.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

Lord

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1. A title of God or Jesus Christ acknowledging authority and rule. 2. A respectful title or address for one in authority.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

night

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1. The dark part of the daily cycle distinguished from day, from evening until morning, or any portion of it. 2. A time or condition compared with night or darkness.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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5:1BUT of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you.

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5:2For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.

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5:3For 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.

5:4But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief.

5:5Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness.

5:6Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober.

5:7For they that sleep sleep in the night; and they that be drunken are drunken in the night.

5:8But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation.

5:9For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ,

5:10Who died for us, that, whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with him.

5:11Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as also ye do.

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