What does 1 Thessalonians 5:3 say?

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;

What translation is this?

This passage is displayed in the Young's Literal Translation (YLT) translation on Scripture Lens.

What are related verses?

Related passages to 1 Thessalonians 5:3 include Deuteronomy 7:9, Malachi 3:6, 1 Thessalonians 5:2, 1 Thessalonians 5:4, and 1 Thessalonians 4.

1 Thessalonians 5:3 (YLT)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

1 Thessalonians 5:1 And concerning the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need of my writing to you,

1 Thessalonians 5:2 for yourselves have known thoroughly that the day of the Lord as a thief in the night doth so come,

1 Thessalonians 5:3 for when they may say, Peace and surety, then sudden destruction doth stand by them, as the travail <FI>doth<Fi> her who is with child, and they shall not escape;

1 Thessalonians 5:4 and ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that the day may catch you as a thief;

1 Thessalonians 5:5 all ye are sons of light, and sons of day; we are not of night, nor of darkness,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "peace", "surety", "sudden", "destruction", "doth", "stand", and "travail". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "peace" and "surety", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 2's "for yourselves have known thoroughly that the..." into verse 4's "and ye brethren are not in darkness...", so "peace" and "surety" belong inside that flow. In 1 Thessalonians context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

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