1 Thessalonians 5:2 KJV

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

Thou and Ye

  • yourselves more than one

In the King James Bible, thee, thou, thy, and thine always mean one person, and ye, you, and your more than one: a difference modern English lost. Why keep these words?

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Cross References

  • 2 Peter 3:10 But 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.
  • Revelation 16:15 Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.
  • Revelation 3:3 Remember 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.
  • Matthew 24:42–44 Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come. …
  • Luke 12:39–40 And 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. …

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  • LordThere are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.

Greek and Strong’s

  • For γὰρ gar γάρ Conjunction
  • yourselves Αὐτοὶ Autoi αὐτός Pronoun · second person, nominative masculine plural
  • know οἴδατε oidate εἴδω Verb · perfect active indicative, second person plural
  • perfectly ἀκριβῶς akribōs ἀκριβῶς Adverb
  • that ὅτι hoti ὅτι Conjunction
  • the day ἡ hē Article · nominative feminine singular ἡμέρα hēmera ἡμέρα Noun · nominative feminine singular
  • of the Lord Κυρίου Kyriou κύριος Noun · genitive masculine singular
  • so οὕτως houtōs οὕτω Adverb
  • cometh ἔρχεται erchetai ἔρχομαι Verb · present middle indicative, third person singular
  • as ὡς hōs ὡς Conjunction
  • a thief κλέπτης kleptēs κλέπτης Noun · nominative masculine singular
  • in ἐν en ἐν Preposition
  • the night νυκτὶ nykti νύξ Noun · dative feminine singular

Greek: KJTR, Alan Bunning, CNTR · CC BY 4.0

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