Verse List for 1 TH 5:3

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OET (OET-RV) Just when they’re saying there’s peace and security, then they’ll suddenly recognise the imminent destruction, like a pregnant woman having birth pains. They certainly won’t be able to escape,

OET-LV Whenever they _may _be _saying:
Peace and security, then sudden is _recognizing to _them destruction, as the birth _pains to _the woman in pregnant having a _child, and by _no _means not they _may _escape.

ULT 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.

UST The Lord Jesus will come at a time when people are saying, “We are safe and secure!” Then, suddenly, God will overwhelm and destroy them! It will be similar to when a pregnant woman cannot escape being overwhelmed by labor pains. In the same way, those people can never escape when God destroys!

BSB While [people] are saying, “Peace and security,” destruction will come upon them suddenly, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.

MSB For[fn] while [people] are saying, “Peace and security,” destruction will come upon them suddenly, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.

BLB For when they might say, "Peace and security," then suddenly destruction comes upon them, as the labor pains to her having in womb; and they shall not escape.

AICNT [[For]][fn] When they say, “Peace and safety,” then sudden destruction comes upon them, as labor pains upon a pregnant woman, and they shall not escape.

OEB When people are saying “All is quiet and safe,” it is then that, like birth pains on a pregnant woman, ruin comes suddenly upon them, and there will be no escape!

WEBBE & WMBB 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.

NET Now when they are saying, “There is peace and security,” then sudden destruction comes on them, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will surely not escape.

LSV for when they may say, “Peace and security,” then sudden destruction comes [on] them, as the travail [on] her who is with child, and they will not escape;

FBV When people talk about peace and security suddenly they will be completely ruined. It will be just like the sudden onset of childbirth, and they certainly won't escape.

TCNT When people are saying, “Peace and safety,” destruction will come upon them suddenly, like labor pains upon a woman with child, and they will certainly not escape.

T4T At a future time many people will say, “All is peaceful and we are safe!” Then suddenly the Lord Jesus will come to punish people severely! Just like a pregnant woman who experiences birth pains cannot stop those pains, those people will definitely not have any way to escape their punishment.

LEB Whenever they say “Peace and security,” then sudden destruction will overtake them like the birth pains of _⌊a pregnant woman_⌋[fn], and they will not possibly escape.

BBE When they say, There is peace and no danger, then sudden destruction will come on them, as birth-pains on a woman with child; and they will not be able to get away from it.

Moff when "all's well" and "all is safe" are on the lips of men, then all of a sudden Destruction is upon them, like pangs on a pregnant woman — escape there is none.

Wymth While they are saying "Peace and safety!" then in a moment destruction falls upon them, like birth-pains on a woman who is with child; and escape there is none.

ASV 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.

DRA 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.

YLT 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;

Drby 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.

RV 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.
(When they are saying, Peace and safety, then sudden destruction cometh/comes upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall in no wise escape.)

SLT For when they say, Peace and security; then sudden ruin is upon them, as anguish in her with child; and they may not escape.

Wbstr 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.

KJB-1769 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.
(For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh/comes upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.)

KJB-1611 For when they shal say, Peace and safety: then sudden destructiō commeth vpon them, as trauaile vpon a woman with childe, and they shall not escape.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps For when they shal say peace & safetie, then shall sodeyne destruction come vppon them, as sorowe vpon a woman with chylde, and they shall not escape.
(For when they shall say peace and safety, then shall sodeyne destruction come upon them, as sorrow upon a woman with child, and they shall not escape.)

Gnva For when they shall say, Peace, and safetie, then shall come vpon them sudden destruction, as the trauaile vpon a woman with childe, and they shall not escape,
(For when they shall say, Peace, and safety, then shall come upon them sudden destruction, as the travail upon a woman with child, and they shall not escape,)

Cvdl For whan they shal saye: Tush, It is peace, there is no daunger, then shall soden destruccion come vpo the, euen as the payne of a woman trauaylinge with childe, and they shal not escape.
(For when they shall say: Tush, It is peace, there is no danger, then shall soden destruction come upon them, even as the pain of a woman trauaylinge with child, and they shall not escape.)

TNT When they shall saye peace and no daunger than commeth on the soden destruccion as the travalynge of a woman with childe and they shall not scape.
(When they shall say peace and no danger than cometh/comes on the soden destruction as the travaling of a woman with child and they shall not scape.)

Wycl For whanne thei schulen seie pees is, and sikirnesse, thanne sudeyn deth schal come on hem, as sorewe to a womman that is with child, and thei schulen not scape.
(For when they should say peace is, and sikirness, then sudeyn death shall come on hem, as sorrow to a woman that is with child, and they should not scape.)

Luth Denn wenn sie werden sagen: Es ist Friede, es hat keine Gefahr! so wird sie das Verderben schnell überfallen, gleich wie der Schmerz ein schwanger Weib, und werden nicht entfliehen.
(Because when they/she/them become say: It is peace/quietness, it has no Gefahr! so becomes they/she/them the spoiling_(one) fast/quickly attacked, even as/like the/of_the pain a pregnant woman, and become not escape.)

ClVg cum enim dixerint: Pax et securitas: tunc repentinus eis superveniet interitus, sicut dolor in utero habenti, et non effugient.[fn]
(when/with because they_said: Peace and security: then repentinus to_them will_arrive destruction, like pain in/into/on the_womb having, and not/no effugient.)

SR-GNT Ὅταν λέγωσιν, “Εἰρήνη καὶ ἀσφάλεια”, τότε αἰφνίδιος ἐπίσταται αὐτοῖς ὄλεθρος, ὥσπερ ἡ ὠδὶν τῇ ἐν γαστρὶ ἐχούσῃ, καὶ οὐ μὴ ἐκφύγωσιν. ‡

UGNT ὅταν λέγωσιν, εἰρήνη καὶ ἀσφάλεια, τότε αἰφνίδιος αὐτοῖς ἐφίσταται ὄλεθρος, ὥσπερ ἡ ὠδὶν τῇ ἐν γαστρὶ ἐχούσῃ; καὶ οὐ μὴ ἐκφύγωσιν.

SBL-GNT ⸀ὅταν λέγωσιν· Εἰρήνη καὶ ἀσφάλεια, τότε αἰφνίδιος αὐτοῖς ἐφίσταται ὄλεθρος ὥσπερ ἡ ὠδὶν τῇ ἐν γαστρὶ ἐχούσῃ, καὶ οὐ μὴ ἐκφύγωσιν.

RP-GNT ὅταν γὰρ λέγωσιν, Εἰρήνη καὶ ἀσφάλεια, τότε αἰφνίδιος αὐτοῖς ἐφίσταται ὄλεθρος, ὥσπερ ἡ ὠδὶν τῇ ἐν γαστρὶ ἐχούσῃ, καὶ οὐ μὴ ἐκφύγωσιν.

TC-GNT ὅταν [fn]γὰρ λέγωσιν, Εἰρήνη καὶ ἀσφάλεια, τότε αἰφνίδιος αὐτοῖς [fn]ἐφίσταται ὄλεθρος, ὥσπερ ἡ ὠδὶν τῇ ἐν γαστρὶ ἐχούσῃ, καὶ οὐ μὴ ἐκφύγωσιν.

Verse List for 1 TH 5:3

Verse List for 1 TH 5:3