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  • 1 Thessalonians 5:3
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
    • 3 Whenever it is that they are saying, “Peace and security!” then sudden destruction is to be instantly on them,+ just like birth pains on a pregnant woman, and they will by no means escape.

  • 1 Thessalonians 5:3
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
    • 3 Whenever it is that they are saying, “Peace and security!” then sudden destruction is to be instantly on them,+ just like birth pains on a pregnant woman, and they will by no means escape.

  • 1 Thessalonians 5:3
    The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
    • 3 ὅταν Whenever λέγωσιν they may be saying Εἰρήνη Peace καὶ and ἀσφάλεια, security, τότε then αἰφνίδιος sudden αὐτοῖς to them ἐπίσταται is standing upon ὄλεθρος destruction ὥσπερ as-even ἡ the ὠδὶν birth pang τῇ to the [woman] ἐν in γαστρὶ belly ἐχούσῃ, having, καὶ and οὐ not μὴ not ἐκφύγωσιν. they should flee out.

  • 1 Thessalonians 5:3
    The Bible in Living English
    • 3 When they say “peace and safety,” then destruction is upon them suddenly, as the birth-pang comes upon a pregnant woman, and they shall not escape.

  • 1 Thessalonians 5:3
    American Standard Version
    • 3 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.

  • 1 Thessalonians 5:3
    The Emphasized Bible
    • 3 As soon as they begin to say—Peace! and safety! Then suddenly upon them cometh destruction,—Just as the birth-throe unto her that is with child,—And in nowise shall they escape.

  • 1 Thessalonians 5:3
    King James Version
    • 3 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.

  • 1 Thessalonians
    Watch Tower Publications Index 1986-2025
    • 5:3 w23.02 16; w23.06 9, 13; w23.10 21; w19.09 9-10; w19.10 9; it-2 187; kr 222-223; w13 1/1 7; w13 11/15 12-13; w12 9/15 3-4; w10 7/15 5; w08 5/15 15-16; g 4/08 7; re 251; w04 2/1 20-21; wt 182; dg 21; w97 6/1 9-10; w95 4/15 25; w94 8/1 6; pr 28; g93 2/22 32; w91 4/15 7; w91 9/1 5-8; w91 9/15 16; sh 371-372; g89 12/8 24-27; w88 11/1 6; g88 4/8 14; w87 5/15 17-19; w87 9/1 18-20, 23; w86 10/1 18-20; tp 5-7, 85

  • 1 Thessalonians
    Watch Tower Publications Index 1930-1985
    • 5:3 w84 5/15 6; su 185-186; uw 182; g83 8/22 6-8; g83 12/22 7; w82 5/1 18; w81 11/15 11-17; w78 4/1 5; w78 12/15 15; w76 442; w76 710-711; w75 375; w75 681-682; g75 11/8 7; w74 40; w74 243-244; w74 552; g74 4/8 7-8; ka 365; tp73 89; g72 10/8 14-15, 22; ad 1018; w64 626; pw 14; w54 380; w53 699; nh 293; aa 17; w51 614; rm 330; w49 45; pn 27; w42 58, 101, 190; w41 23, 119, 359, 373; w40 243, 262, 296; w39 103; wa 54; w37 357, 363; en 293; w36 87, 99-100; cg36 32; fw 36; w31 54

  • 1 Thessalonians
    Research Guide for Jehovah’s Witnesses—2019 Edition
    • 5:3

      The Watchtower (Study),

      10/2023, p. 21

      6/2023, pp. 9, 13

      2/2023, p. 16

      The Watchtower (Study),

      10/2019, pp. 8-9

      9/2019, pp. 9-10

      Insight, Volume 2, p. 187

      God’s Kingdom Rules!, pp. 222-223

      The Watchtower,

      11/15/2013, pp. 12-13

      1/1/2013, p. 7

      9/15/2012, pp. 3-4

      7/15/2010, pp. 5-6

      5/15/2008, pp. 15-16

      2/1/2004, pp. 20-21

      6/1/1997, pp. 9-10

      4/15/1995, p. 25

      8/1/1994, p. 6

      9/15/1991, p. 16

      9/1/1991, pp. 5-6, 7-8

      4/15/1991, p. 7

      11/1/1988, p. 6

      9/1/1987, pp. 18-20, 23

      5/15/1987, pp. 17-19

      10/1/1986, pp. 18-20

      Awake!,

      4/2008, p. 7

      2/22/1993, p. 32

      12/8/1989, pp. 24-27

      4/8/1988, p. 14

      Revelation Climax, pp. 250-251

      Worship God, p. 182

      Does God Care, p. 21

      Purpose of Life, p. 28

      Mankind’s Search for God, pp. 371-372

      True Peace, pp. 5-7, 85

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