1 Thessalonians 5:3
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“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.”
εἰρήνη
The Greek eirene carries the Hebrew shalom — wholeness, completeness, nothing missing, nothing broken. Jesus says in Me you have eirene — not in the absence of trouble, but in the middle of it. The peace He gives is not the peace of circumstances. It is the peace of His presence.
ὠδίν
labor pains
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ὠδίν
Birth pangs, labour pains. Odin. The whole creation groans as in the pains of childbirth. Creation is not dying. It is labouring. A new world is coming. The groaning is temporary.
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ὅταν
when
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ὅταν
Whenever, when, as soon as. Ask and it will be given to you seek and you will find knock and the door will be opened whenever you knock. The invitation is always current.
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ὄλεθρος
destruction
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ὄλεθρος
Destruction, ruin, calamity. Wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction and many enter through it. Two roads. Two destinations. Choose carefully.
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ἔχω
having,
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ἔχω
To have, to hold, to possess. I have learned in whatever state I am to be content. Contentment is not about having more but appreciating what you have.
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λέγω
they may say;
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λέγω
To say, to speak with authority. Jesus said and it was so. When Jesus speaks everything listens. His words carry the weight of creation behind them.
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ἐφίστημι
comes
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ἐφίστημι
to stand upon, i.e. be present (in various applications, friendly or otherwise, usually literal);
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τότε
then
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τότε
the when, i.e. at the time that (of the past or future, also in consecution)
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γαστήρ
womb pregnancy
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γαστήρ
the stomach; by analogy, the matrix; figuratively, a gourmand
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ἐκφεύγω
shall they escape.
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ἐκφεύγω
to flee out
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