I Thessalonians 5:3
“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.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 I Thessalonians 5:3 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
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.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
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.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
When people are saying ‘All is quiet and safe,’ it is then that, like birth pains on a pregnant woman, ruin comes suddenly upon them, and there will be no escape!
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Wenn sie sagen: Friede und Sicherheit! dann kommt ein plötzliches Verderben über sie, gleichwie die Geburtswehen über die Schwangere; und sie werden nicht entfliehen.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Que cuando dirán, Paz y seguridad, entonces vendrá sobre ellos destrucción de repente, como los dolores á la mujer preñada; y no escaparán.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Quando disserem: “Paz e segurança”, então virá sobre eles repentina destruição, como as dores de parto da grávida, e de maneira nenhuma escaparão.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Quando disserem: "Paz e segurança", a destruição repentina lhes sobrevirá. Será como dores de parto à mulher grávida, e eles não terão como escapar.
📖 I Thessalonians 5:3 in Context
1But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you.
2For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.
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.
4But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief.
5Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness.
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