King James Version

1 Thessalonians 5:3

In 1 Thessalonians 5 of 1 Thessalonians.

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.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “for” (γὰρ) before they may here.

ὅτανhotanwhenὅτανconjunction — “when”G3752when, whenever.This verse uses “when”.whenλέγωσινlegōsinthey shall sayλέγω (legō)verb, present active subjunctive, 3rd person plural — “they shall say”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “say”.they shall sayΕἰρήνηeirēnēPeaceεἰρήνηnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “Peace”, the subject formG1515peace, peace of mind; invocation of peace a common Jewish farewell, in the Hebraistic sense of the health (welfare) of an individual.This verse uses “peace”.Peaceκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἀσφάλειαasphaleiasafetyἀσφάλειαnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “safety”, the subject formG803safety, security, reliability, firmness.This verse uses “safety”.safetyτότεtotethenτότεadverb — “then”G5119then, at that time.thenαἰφνίδιοςaiphnidiossuddenαἰφνίδιοςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “sudden”, the subject formG160unexpected, sudden.This verse uses “sudden”.suddenαὐτοῖςautoisthemαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine — “them”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.themἐφίσταταιephistataito approachἐφίστημι (ephistēmi)verb, present middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “to approach”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2186I stand by, am urgent, befall one (as of evil), am at hand, impend.ὄλεθροςolethrosdestructiveὄλεθροςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “destructive”, the subject formG3639ruin, doom, destruction, death.ὥσπερhōsperasὥσπερconjunction — “as”G5618just as, as, even as.asἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ὠδὶνōdintravailὠδίνnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “travail”, the subject formG5604the pain of childbirth, acute pain, severe agony, a snare.travailτῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἐνenuponἐνpreposition — “upon”G1722in, on, among.uponγαστρὶgastria woman with childγαστήρ (gastēr)noun, dative, singular, feminine — “a woman with child”, the to- or for-formG1064the womb, stomach; of a woman: to be with child (lit: to have [a child] in the belly).a woman with childἐχούσῃechousēto haveἔχω (echō)verb, present active participle, dative, singular, feminine — “to have”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2192I have, hold, possess.This verse uses “have”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andοὐounoοὐadverb — “no”G3756no, not.μὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.ἐκφύγωσινekphugōsinthey shallἐκφεύγω (ekpheugō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person plural — “they shall”, a single actionG1628I flee out, away, escape; with an acc: I escape something.they shall

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

γὰρgarForγάρconjunction — “For”G1063for.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

for when they may say, Peace and surety, then sudden destruction doth stand by them, as the travail [doth] her who is with child, and they shall not escape;

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American Standard Version (1901)

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.

Young’s Literal Translation

for when they may say, Peace and surety, then sudden destruction doth stand by them, as the travail [doth] her who is with child, and they shall not escape;

World English Bible

For when they are saying, “Peace and safety,” then sudden destruction will come on them, like birth pains on a pregnant woman. Then they will in no way escape.

Darby Translation

When they may say, Peace and safety, then sudden destruction comes upon them, as travail upon her that is with child; and they shall in no wise escape.

Douay-Rheims

For when they shall say, peace and security; then shall sudden destruction come upon them, as the pains upon her that is with child, and they shall not escape.

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