1 Thessalonians 5:1 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you. ”

1 Thessalonians 5:1 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

But of the times and the seasons - See the notes, Acts 1:7 . The reference here is to the coming of the Lord Jesus, and to the various events connected with his advent; see the close of 1 Thess...
1 Thessalonians 5:1 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

But (1) of the times and the (a) seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you. (1) The day that God has appointed for this judgment we do not know. But this is sure, that it will come up...
1 Thessalonians 5:1 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Paul's Warning to the Christians to be Prepared for the Parousia. 1 Thessalonians 5:2 . as a thief in the night: cf. the words of Jesus ( Matthew 24:43 ). Throughout this paragraph the sudden...
1 Thessalonians 5:1 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

of . App-104. times, seasons . See App-195. no . not. App-105. unto . to.
1 Thessalonians 5:1 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

1 But as to times. He now, in the third place, calls them back from a curious and unprofitable inquiry as to times, but in the mean time admonishes them to be constantly in a state of prepa...
1 Thessalonians 5:1 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 2203 WATCHFULNESS ENJOINED 1 Thessalonians 5:1-8 . Of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you. For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lor...
1 Thessalonians 5:1 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you. But of the times and the seasons - It is natural to suppose, after what he had said in the conclusion of the precedi...
1 Thessalonians 5:1 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

But of the times and the seasons, &c.— "I have told you that the solemn day of universal judgment will certainly come; and have been endeavouring to lead your minds to those views of it which m...
1 Thessalonians 5:1 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you. Times, х chronoi ( G5555 )] - the general term for chronological periods in the great cycle of God's sch...
1 Thessalonians 5:1 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Need of Watchfulness. Final Injunctions 1. Times and seasons] St. Paul always lays stress on the uncertainty as to the time of the Advent ( 2 Thessalonians 2:2 cp. 2 Peter 3:3-4 ).
1 Thessalonians 5:1 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

V. (1) But of the times. — The fourth subject of instruction; the bearing of the doctrine of the Advent upon the Christian’s own life. “Times and seasons” is a Hebraism, and in the original, the...
1 Thessalonians 5:1 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Chapter 12 THE DAY OF THE LORD 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11 (R.V.) THE last verses of the fourth chapter perfect that which is lacking, on one side, in the faith of the Thessalonians. The Apostle ad...
1 Thessalonians 5:1 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Ready for “the Day of the Lord” 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11 To the Apostle “the day of the Lord” was near. He expected it in his lifetime, and if we remember that the Lord's words with reference to...
1 Thessalonians 5:1 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Under the figure of a camp in which fully armed soldiers are waiting for the break of day, while those not expecting this are sleeping and drunken, the apostle shows that those waiting for the Son ar...
1 Thessalonians 5:1 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

CONTENTS The Apostle closeth his Epistle in this Chapter. He describes the striking Difference of the Lord's coming, as he will appear to his church, and to the Ungodly. He again exhorts the Church...
1 Thessalonians 5:1 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

But of the times and the seasons, brethren ,.... Of the coming of Christ, his "appointed time" and "his day", as the Ethiopic version renders it; of the resurrection of the dead in Christ first, and...
1 Thessalonians 5:1 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you. Ver. 1. But of the times and the seasons ] When Christ shall come to judgment, this is to be reckoned inter arc...
1 Thessalonians 5:1 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The apostle having described the coming of Christ to raise the dead, judge the world, and carry the righteous with him to heaven, does not quit the awful subject, but proceeds in this chapter to fore...
1 Thessalonians 5:1 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

In contrast to the new revelation Paul gives at the end of ch. 4, he now tells them in ch. 5 that "of the times and seasons" there was no need to write, for this was a matter of which they were well...
1 Thessalonians 5:1 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Coming of Christ. A. D. 51. 1 But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need...
1 Thessalonians 5:1 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

1 THESSALONIANS CHAPTER 5 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11 The apostle proceedeth to show that Christ's coming will be sudden, exhorting Christians to watch and be sober, so as not to be taken by surprise....
1 Thessalonians 5:1 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘But concerning the times and the seasons, brothers and sisters, you have no need that anything be written to you, for you yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so comes as a thief in th...
1 Thessalonians 5:1 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES 1 Thessalonians 5:1 . Times and seasons. —The one is the even, continuous flow of the river, the other is the cataract. Seasons we may represent as epochs. Our Lor...
1 Thessalonians 5:1 - Sermon Bible Commentary

1 Thessalonians 5:1-8 I. The Apostle having disclosed much in the foregoing verses about the Lord's second coming, and the respective shares in its glory which are to fall to those of His people w...
1 Thessalonians 5:1 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

1 Thessalonians 5:1-2 . But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you. For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night....
1 Thessalonians 5:1 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Thessalonians 5:1 . Of the times and seaso n s, ye have no need that I write to you. Paul as a prophet might have said much concerning the dispensations of providence which should attend the ch...
1 Thessalonians 5:1 - The Biblical Illustrator

But of the times and seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you--Perhaps because the apostle had told them, or because the sudden coming of Christ was a universal belief. So in moder...
1 Thessalonians 5:1 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION CONTENTS .—With regard to the time of that glorious advent when believers, whether dead or living, will be gathered together to Christ, the Thessalonians had already been fully instr...
1 Thessalonians 5:1 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you.
1 Thessalonians 5:1 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Thessalonians 4:9 ; 2 Corinthians 9:1 ; Acts 1:7 ; Jude 1:3 ; Mark 13:30-32 ; Matthew 24:3 ; Matthew 24:36
1 Thessalonians 5:1 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

The Lord's Coming 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11 INTRODUCTORY WORDS The question up for discussion is one of utmost importance. If it is true that the Lord's Coming is near, and that at any moment we...
1 Thessalonians 5:1 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

But of the precise times when this shall be.

1 Thessalonians 5:1 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

1 Thessalonians 5:1 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

1 Thessalonians 5:1 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Thessalonians 5:1 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

1 Thessalonians 5:1 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

1 Thessalonians 5:1 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

1 Thessalonians 5:1 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

1 Thessalonians 5:1 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

1 Thessalonians 5:1 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

1 Thessalonians 5:1 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1 Thessalonians 5:1 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

1 Thessalonians 5:1 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

1 Thessalonians 5:1 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

1 Thessalonians 5:1 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

1 Thessalonians 5:1 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

1 Thessalonians 5:1 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

1 Thessalonians 5:1 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

1 Thessalonians 5:1 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Thessalonians 5:1 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

1 Thessalonians 5:1 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

1 Thessalonians 5:1 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

1 Thessalonians 5:1 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

1 Thessalonians 5:1 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

1 Thessalonians 5:1 - Sermon Bible Commentary

1 Thessalonians 5:1 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

1 Thessalonians 5:1 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Thessalonians 5:1 - The Biblical Illustrator

1 Thessalonians 5:1 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

1 Thessalonians 5:1 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

1 Thessalonians 5:1 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Thessalonians 5:1 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

1 Thessalonians 5:1 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes