1 Thessalonians 5:1 (LSB)

Passage

Now concerning the times and the seasons, brothers, you have no need of anything to be written to you.

Nearby Context

1 Thessalonians 5:1 Now concerning the times and the seasons, brothers, you have no need of anything to be written to you.

1 Thessalonians 5:2 For you yourselves know full well that the day of the Lord will come just like a thief in the night.

1 Thessalonians 5:3 While they are saying, “Peace and safety!” then destruction will come upon them suddenly like labor pains upon a woman who is pregnant, and they will never escape.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "concerning", "times", "seasons", "brothers", "need", "anything", and "written". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "concerning" and "times", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "For you yourselves know full well that...", so "concerning" and "times" should be read forward into that movement. In 1 Thessalonians context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "concerning" and "times" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.