King James Version

1 Thessalonians 5:2

In 1 Thessalonians 5 of 1 Thessalonians.

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

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “the” (ἡ) before day here.

αὐτοὶautoiyourselvesαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, nominative, plural, masculine — “yourselves”, the subject formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.yourselvesγὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.ἀκριβῶςakribōsperfectlyἀκριβῶςadverb — “perfectly”G199carefully, exactly, strictly, distinctly.perfectlyοἴδατεoidateto perceiveοἶδα (oida)verb, perfect active indicative, 2nd person plural — “to perceive”, a completed action with a present resultG6063to perceiveὅτιhotithatὅτιconjunction — “that”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.thatἡμέραhēmeradayἡμέραnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “day”, the subject formG2250a day, the period from sunrise to sunset.the dayκυρίουkuriouof the Lordκύριος (kurios)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of the Lord”, the of-formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “lord”.of the Lordὡςhōsasὡςconjunction — “as”G5613as, like as, about, as it were, according as, how, when, while, as soon as, so that.asκλέπτηςkleptēsa thiefκλέπτηςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “a thief”, the subject formG2812a thief.a thiefἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inνυκτὶnuktinightνύξ (nux)noun, dative, singular, feminine — “night”, the to- or for-formG3571the night, night-time.the nightοὕτωςhoutōsthusοὕτω(ς)adverb — “thus”G3779thus, so, in this manner.This verse uses “thus”.ἔρχεταιerchetaito comeἔρχομαι (erchomai)verb, present middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “to come”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2064I come, go.

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ἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

for yourselves have known thoroughly that the day of the Lord as a thief in the night doth so come,

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

for yourselves have known thoroughly that the day of the Lord as a thief in the night doth so come,

World English Bible

For you yourselves know well that the day of the Lord comes like a thief in the night.

Darby Translation

for ye know perfectly well yourselves, that the day of [the] Lord so comes as a thief by night.

Douay-Rheims

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

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