I Thessalonians 5:3
The Scripture
(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.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)
Paul taught that the day of the Lord would come like a thief in the night upon those in darkness, but believers as children of light should stay sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love and the helmet of the hope of salvation. He closed with practical exhortations to comfort the feeble, rejoice always, pray without ceasing, and abstain from all appearance of evil.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Deuteronomy 29:19Judges 18:27Judges 18:28Psalms 10:11Psalms 10:12Psalms 10:13Isaiah 21:4Isaiah 56:12Daniel 5:3Daniel 5:4Daniel 5:5Daniel 5:6
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