1 Thessalonians 5:1

The Day of the Lord

5:1 Now on the topic of times and seasons, ¹  brothers and sisters, ²  you have no need for anything to be written to you.

1 Thessalonians 2:17

Forced Absence from Thessalonica

2:17 But when we were separated from you, brothers and sisters, ³  for a short time (in presence, not in affection) ⁴  we became all the more fervent in our great desire ⁵  to see you in person. ⁶ 

[5:1]  ¹ tn Grk “concerning the times and the seasons,” a reference to future periods of eschatological fulfillment (cf. Acts 1:7).

[5:1]  ² tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:4.

[2:17]  ³ tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:4.

[2:17]  ⁴ tn Grk “in face, not in heart.”

[2:17]  ⁵ tn Grk “with great desire.”

[2:17]  ⁶ tn Grk “to see your face.”