1 Thessalonians 5:3 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Thessalonians 5:3 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
ὅταν
hótan
G3752
when
λέγωσιν
légō
G3004
to say
εἰρήνη
eirḗnē
G1515
peace
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
ἀσφάλεια
aspháleia
G803
security
τότε
tóte
G5119
then
αἰφνίδιος
aiphnídios
G160
sudden
αὐτοῖς
autós
G846
he
ἐπίσταται
epístamai
G1987
to attend to
ὄλεθρος
ólethros
G3639
ruin
ὥσπερ
hṓsper
G5618
even as
ἡ
ho
G3588
the
ὠδὶν
ōdín
G5604
birth pangs
τῇ
ho
G3588
the
ἐν
en
G1722
in
γαστρὶ
gastḗr
G1064
belly
ἐχούσῃ
échō
G2192
to have
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
οὐ
ou
G3756
not
μὴ
mḗ
G3361
not
ἐκφύγωσιν
ekpheúgō
G1628
to flee away
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World English Bible Public Domain
For when they are saying, "Peace and safety," then sudden destruction will come on them, like birth pains on a pregnant woman; and they will in no way escape.
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King James Version Public Domain
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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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Whenever they say, “Peace and safety,” then sudden destruction comes on them, just as the birth pain to the one having in the womb, and they will certainly not escape.
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