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Verse	Translation	Text
1Th 5:3	Strong Concordance	For [1063] when [3752] they shall say [3004], Peace [1515] and [2532] safety [803]; then [5119] sudden [160] destruction [3639] cometh upon [2186] them [846], as [5618] travail [5604] upon [1722] a woman with child [1064] [2192]; and [2532] they shall [1628] not [3364] escape [1628].
	King James	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.

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A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882]
they--the men of the world. Th1 5:5-6; Th1 4:13, "others," all the rest of the world save Christians. Peace-- (Jdg 18:7, Jdg 18:9, Jdg 18:27-28; Jer 6:14; Eze 13:10). then--at the very moment when they least expect it. Compare the case of Belshazzar, Dan 5:1-6, Dan 5:9, Dan 5:26-28; Herod, Act 12:21-23. sudden--"unawares" (Luk 21:34). as travail--"As the labor pang" comes in an instant on the woman when otherwise engaged (Psa 48:6; Isa 13:8). shall not escape--Greek, "shall not at all escape." Another awful feature of their ruin: there shall be then no possibility of shunning it however they desire it (Amo 9:2-3; Rev 6:15-16).

A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882]

they--the men of the world. Th1 5:5-6; Th1 4:13, "others," all the rest of the world save Christians.

Peace-- (Jdg 18:7, Jdg 18:9, Jdg 18:27-28; Jer 6:14; Eze 13:10).

then--at the very moment when they least expect it. Compare the case of Belshazzar, Dan 5:1-6, Dan 5:9, Dan 5:26-28; Herod, Act 12:21-23.

sudden--"unawares" (Luk 21:34).

as travail--"As the labor pang" comes in an instant on the woman when otherwise engaged (Psa 48:6; Isa 13:8).

shall not escape--Greek, "shall not at all escape." Another awful feature of their ruin: there shall be then no possibility of shunning it however they desire it (Amo 9:2-3; Rev 6:15-16).

Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834]
For when they shall say, Peace and safety - That is, when the wicked shall say this, for the apostle here refers only to those on whom "sudden destruction" will come; compare Mat 24:36-42 notes; Pe2 3:3-4 notes. It is clear from this: (1) that when the Lord Jesus shall come the world will not all be converted. There will be some to be "destroyed." How large this proportion will be, it is impossible now to ascertain. This supposition, however, is not inconsistent with the belief that there will be a general prevalence of the gospel before that period. (2) the impenitent and wicked world will be sunk in carnal security when he comes. They will regard themselves as safe. They will see no danger. They will give no heed to warning. They will be unprepared for his advent. So it has always been. it seems to be a universal truth in regard to all the visitations of God to wicked people for punishment, that he comes upon them at a time when they are not expecting him, and that they have no faith in the predictions of his advent. So it was in the time of the flood; in the destruction of Sodom Gomorrah, and Jerusalem; in the overthrow of Babylon: so it is when the sinner dies, and so it will be when the Lord Jesus shall return to judge the world. One of the most remarkable facts about the history of man is, that he takes no warning from his Maker; he never changes his plans, or feels any emotion, because his Creator "thunders damnation along his path," and threatens to destroy him in hell. Sudden destruction - Destruction that was unforeseen (αἰφνίδιος aiphnidios) or unexpected. The word here rendered "sudden," occurs nowhere else in the New Testament, except in Luk 21:34, "Lest that day come upon you unawares." The word rendered "destruction" - ὄλεθρος olethros - occurs in the New Testament only here and in Co1 5:5; Th2 1:9; Ti1 6:9, in all of which places it is correctly translated destruction. The word destruction is familiar to us. It means, properly, demolition; pulling down; the annihilation of the form of anything, or that form of parts which constitutes it what it is; as the destruction of grass by eating; of a forest by cutting down the trees; of life by murder; of the soul by consigning it to misery. It does not necessarily mean annihilation - for a house or city is not annihilated which is pulled down or burnt; a forest is not annihilated which is cut down; and a man is not annihilated whose character and happiness are destroyed. In regard to the destruction here referred to, we may remark: (1) it will be after the return of the Lord Jesus to judgment; and hence it is not true that the wicked experience all the punishment which they ever will in the present life; (2) that it seems fairly implied that the destruction which they will then suffer will not be annihilation, but will be connected with conscious existence; and, (3) that they will then be cut off from life and hope and salvation. How can the solemn affirmation that they will be "destroyed suddenly," be consistent with the belief that all people will be saved? Is it the same thing to be destroyed and to be saved? Does the Lord Jesus, when he speaks of the salvation of his people, say that he comes to destroy them? As travail upon a woman with child - This expression is sometimes used to denote great consternation, as in Psa 48:6; Jer 6:24; Mic 4:9-10; great pain, as Isa 53:11; Jer 4:31; Joh 16:21; or the suddenness with which anything occurs; Jer 13:21. It seems here to be used to denote two things; first, that the coming of the Lord to a wicked world will be sudden; and, secondly, that it will be an event of the most distressing and overwhelming nature. And they shall not escape - That is, the destruction, or punishment. They calculated on impunity, but now the time will have come when none of these refuges will avail them, and no rocks will cover them from the "wrath to come."

Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834]

For when they shall say, Peace and safety - That is, when the wicked shall say this, for the apostle here refers only to those on whom "sudden destruction" will come; compare Mat 24:36-42 notes; Pe2 3:3-4 notes. It is clear from this:

(1) that when the Lord Jesus shall come the world will not all be converted. There will be some to be "destroyed." How large this proportion will be, it is impossible now to ascertain. This supposition, however, is not inconsistent with the belief that there will be a general prevalence of the gospel before that period.

(2) the impenitent and wicked world will be sunk in carnal security when he comes. They will regard themselves as safe. They will see no danger. They will give no heed to warning. They will be unprepared for his advent. So it has always been. it seems to be a universal truth in regard to all the visitations of God to wicked people for punishment, that he comes upon them at a time when they are not expecting him, and that they have no faith in the predictions of his advent. So it was in the time of the flood; in the destruction of Sodom Gomorrah, and Jerusalem; in the overthrow of Babylon: so it is when the sinner dies, and so it will be when the Lord Jesus shall return to judge the world. One of the most remarkable facts about the history of man is, that he takes no warning from his Maker; he never changes his plans, or feels any emotion, because his Creator "thunders damnation along his path," and threatens to destroy him in hell.

Sudden destruction - Destruction that was unforeseen (αἰφνίδιος aiphnidios) or unexpected. The word here rendered "sudden," occurs nowhere else in the New Testament, except in Luk 21:34, "Lest that day come upon you unawares." The word rendered "destruction" - ὄλεθρος olethros - occurs in the New Testament only here and in Co1 5:5; Th2 1:9; Ti1 6:9, in all of which places it is correctly translated destruction. The word destruction is familiar to us. It means, properly, demolition; pulling down; the annihilation of the form of anything, or that form of parts which constitutes it what it is; as the destruction of grass by eating; of a forest by cutting down the trees; of life by murder; of the soul by consigning it to misery. It does not necessarily mean annihilation - for a house or city is not annihilated which is pulled down or burnt; a forest is not annihilated which is cut down; and a man is not annihilated whose character and happiness are destroyed. In regard to the destruction here referred to, we may remark:

(1) it will be after the return of the Lord Jesus to judgment; and hence it is not true that the wicked experience all the punishment which they ever will in the present life;

(2) that it seems fairly implied that the destruction which they will then suffer will not be annihilation, but will be connected with conscious existence; and,

(3) that they will then be cut off from life and hope and salvation.

How can the solemn affirmation that they will be "destroyed suddenly," be consistent with the belief that all people will be saved? Is it the same thing to be destroyed and to be saved? Does the Lord Jesus, when he speaks of the salvation of his people, say that he comes to destroy them?

As travail upon a woman with child - This expression is sometimes used to denote great consternation, as in Psa 48:6; Jer 6:24; Mic 4:9-10; great pain, as Isa 53:11; Jer 4:31; Joh 16:21; or the suddenness with which anything occurs; Jer 13:21. It seems here to be used to denote two things; first, that the coming of the Lord to a wicked world will be sudden; and, secondly, that it will be an event of the most distressing and overwhelming nature.

And they shall not escape - That is, the destruction, or punishment. They calculated on impunity, but now the time will have come when none of these refuges will avail them, and no rocks will cover them from the "wrath to come."

Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886]
When they shall say The prediction is thrown into dramatic form. Cometh upon (ἐπίσταται) See Luk 21:34, Luk 21:36. Often in N.T. of a person coming suddenly upon another; as Luk 2:9; Luk 24:4; Act 4:1; Act 12:7. Travail (ὠδὶν) Birth-throe. Only here in its literal sense. Elsewhere as a strong figure of sorrow or pain. See Mat 24:8; Mar 13:8; Act 2:24. For the figure in O.T. see Isa 13:6-8; Isa 37:3; Mic 4:9; Hos 13:3; Jer 13:21. Shall not escape (οὐ μὴ ἐκφύγωσιν) A.V. misses the force of the double negative. They shall in no wise escape.

Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65]
When they - The men of the world say.

Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826
For when they shall say, Peace and safety - This points out, very particularly, the state of the Jewish people when the Romans came against them; and so fully persuaded were they that God would not deliver the city and temple to their enemies, that they refused every overture that was made to them. Sudden destruction - In the storming of their city and the burning of their temple, and the massacre of several hundreds of thousands of themselves; the rest being sold for slaves, and the whole of them dispersed over the face of the earth. As travail upon a woman - This figure is perfectly consistent with what the apostle had said before, viz.: that the times and seasons were not known: though the thing itself was expected, our Lord having predicted it in the most positive manner. So, a woman with child knows that, if she be spared, she will have a bearing time; but the week, the day, the hour, she cannot tell. In a great majority of cases the time is accelerated or retarded much before or beyond the time that the woman expected; so, with respect to the Jews, neither the day, week, month, nor year was known. All that was specifically known was this: their destruction was coming, and it should be sudden, and they should not escape.

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¹⁵ And [2532] the kings [935] of the earth [1093], and [2532] the great men [3175], and [2532] the rich men [4145], and [2532] the chief captains [5506], and [2532] the mighty men [1415], and [2532] every [3956] bondman [1401], and [2532] every [3956] free man [1658], hid [2928] themselves [1438] in [1519] the dens [4693] and [2532] in [1519] the rocks [4073] of the mountains [3735];
¹⁶ And [2532] said [3004] to the mountains [3735] and [2532] rocks [4073], Fall [4098] on [1909] us [2248], and [2532] hide [2928] us [2248] from [575] the face [4383] of him that sitteth [2521] on [1909] the throne [2362], and [2532] from [575] the wrath [3709] of the Lamb [721]:

² Though they dig [02864] into hell [07585], thence shall mine hand [03027] take [03947] them; though they climb up [05927] to heaven [08064], thence will I bring them down [03381]:
³ And though they hide [02244] themselves in the top [07218] of Carmel [03760], I will search [02664] and take them out [03947] thence; and though they be hid [05641] from my sight [05869] in the bottom [07172] of the sea [03220], thence will I command [06680] the serpent [05175], and he shall bite [05391] them:

⁸ And they shall be afraid [0926]: pangs [06735] and sorrows [02256] shall take hold [0270] of them; they shall be in pain [02342] as a woman that travaileth [03205]: they shall be amazed [08539] one [0376] at another [07453]; their faces [06440] shall be as flames [03851].

⁶ Fear [07461] took hold [0270] upon them there, and pain [02427], as of a woman in travail [03205].

³⁴ And [1161] take heed [4337] to yourselves [1438], lest at any time [3379] your [5216] hearts [2588] be overcharged [925] with [1722] surfeiting [2897], and [2532] drunkenness [3178], and [2532] cares [3308] of this life [982], and [2532] so that [1565] day [2250] come [2186] upon [1909] you [5209] unawares [160].

²¹ And [1161] upon a set [5002] day [2250] Herod [2264], arrayed [1746] in royal [937] apparel [2066], sat [2523] upon [1909] his throne [968], and [2532] made an oration [1215] unto [4314] them [846].
²² And [1161] the people [1218] gave a shout [2019], saying, It is the voice [5456] of a god [2316], and [2532] not [3756] of a man [444].
²³ And [1161] immediately [3916] the angel [32] of the Lord [2962] smote [3960] him [846], because [473] [3739] he gave [1325] not [3756] God [2316] the glory [1391]: and [2532] he was [1096] eaten of worms [4662], and gave up the ghost [1634].

²⁶ This [01836] is the interpretation [06591] of the thing [04406]: MENE [04484]; God [0426] hath numbered [04483] thy kingdom [04437], and finished [08000] it.
²⁷ TEKEL [08625]; Thou art weighed [08625] in the balances [03977], and art found [07912] wanting [02627].
²⁸ PERES [06537]; Thy kingdom [04437] is divided [06537], and given [03052] to the Medes [04076] and Persians [06540].

⁹ Then [0116] was king [04430] Belshazzar [01113] greatly [07690] troubled [0927], and his countenance [02122] was changed [08133] in him [05922], and his lords [07261] were astonied [07672].

¹ Belshazzar [01113] the king [04430] made [05648] a great [07229] feast [03900] to a thousand [0506] of his lords [07261], and drank [08355] wine [02562] before [06903] the thousand [0506].
² Belshazzar [01113], whiles he tasted [02942] the wine [02562], commanded [0560] to bring [0858] the golden [01722] and silver [03702] vessels [03984] which his father [02] Nebuchadnezzar [05020] had taken [05312] out of [04481] the temple [01965] which was in Jerusalem [03390]; that the king [04430], and his princes [07261], his wives [07695], and his concubines [03904], might drink [08355] therein.
³ Then [0116] they brought [0858] the golden [01722] vessels [03984] that were taken [05312] out of [04481] the temple [01965] of the house [01005] of God [0426] which was at Jerusalem [03390]; and the king [04430], and his princes [07261], his wives [07695], and his concubines [03904], drank [08355] in them.
⁴ They drank [08355] wine [02562], and praised [07624] the gods [0426] of gold [01722], and of silver [03702], of brass [05174], of iron [06523], of wood [0636], and of stone [069].
⁵ In the same hour [08160] came forth [05312] fingers [0677] of a man's [0606] hand [03028], and wrote [03790] over against [06903] the candlestick [05043] upon [05922] the plaister [01528] of the wall [03797] of the king's [04430] palace [01965]: and the king [04430] saw [02370] the part [06447] of the hand [03028] that wrote [03790].
⁶ Then [0116] the king's [04430] countenance [02122] was changed [08133], and his thoughts [07476] troubled [0927] him, so that the joints [07001] of his loins [02783] were loosed [08271], and his knees [0755] smote [05368] one [01668] against another [01668].

¹⁰ Because, even because they have seduced [02937] my people [05971], saying [0559], Peace [07965]; and there was no peace [07965]; and one built up [01129] a wall [02434], and, lo [02009], others daubed [02902] it with untempered [08602] morter:

¹⁴ They have healed [07495] also the hurt [07667] of the daughter [01323] of my people [05971] slightly [07043], saying [0559], Peace [07965], peace [07965]; when there is no peace [07965].

²⁷ And they took [03947] the things which Micah [04318] had made [06213], and the priest [03548] which he had, and came [0935] unto Laish [03919], unto a people [05971] that were at quiet [08252] and secure [0982]: and they smote [05221] them with the edge [06310] of the sword [02719], and burnt [08313] the city [05892] with fire [0784].
²⁸ And there was no deliverer [05337], because it was far [07350] from Zidon [06721], and they had no business [01697] with any man [0120]; and it was in the valley [06010] that lieth by Bethrehob [01050]. And they built [01129] a city [05892], and dwelt [03427] therein.

⁹ And they said [0559], Arise [06965], that we may go up [05927] against them: for we have seen [07200] the land [0776], and, behold, it is very [03966] good [02896]: and are ye still [02814]? be not slothful [06101] to go [03212], and to enter [0935] to possess [03423] the land [0776].

⁷ Then the five [02568] men [0582] departed [03212], and came [0935] to Laish [03919], and saw [07200] the people [05971] that were therein [07130], how they dwelt [03427] careless [0983], after the manner [04941] of the Zidonians [06722], quiet [08252] and secure [0982]; and there was no magistrate [03423] [06114] in the land [0776], that might put them to shame [03637] in any thing [01697]; and they were far [07350] from the Zidonians [06722], and had no business [01697] with any man [0120].

¹³ But [1161] I would [2309] not [3756] have [2309] you [5209] to be ignorant [50], brethren [80], concerning [4012] them which are asleep [2837], that [3363] ye sorrow [3076] not [3363], even [2532] as [2531] others [3062] which [3588] have [2192] no [3361] hope [1680].

⁵ Ye [5210] are [2075] all [3956] the children [5207] of light [5457], and [2532] the children [5207] of the day [2250]: we are [2070] not [3756] of the night [3571], nor [3761] of darkness [4655].
⁶ Therefore [686] [3767] let us [2518] not [3361] sleep [2518], as [5613] [2532] do others [3062]; but [235] let us watch [1127] and [2532] be sober [3525].

²¹ What wilt thou say [0559] when he shall punish [06485] thee? for thou hast taught [03925] them to be captains [0441], and as chief [07218] over thee: shall not sorrows [02256] take [0270] thee, as a woman [0802] in travail [03205]?

²¹ A woman [1135] when [3752] she is in travail [5088] hath [2192] sorrow [3077], because [3754] her [846] hour [5610] is come [2064]: but [1161] as soon as [3752] she is delivered [1080] of the child [3813], she remembereth [3421] no more [3765] the anguish [2347], for [1223] joy [5479] that [3754] a man [444] is born [1080] into [1519] the world [2889].

³¹ For I have heard [08085] a voice [06963] as of a woman in travail [02470], and the anguish [06869] as of her that bringeth forth her first child [01069], the voice [06963] of the daughter [01323] of Zion [06726], that bewaileth [03306] herself, that spreadeth [06566] her hands [03709], saying, Woe [0188] is me now! for my soul [05315] is wearied [05888] because of murderers [02026].

¹¹ He shall see [07200] of the travail [05999] of his soul [05315], and shall be satisfied [07646]: by his knowledge [01847] shall my righteous [06662] servant [05650] justify [06663] many [07227]; for he shall bear [05445] their iniquities [05771].

⁹ Now why dost thou cry [07321] out aloud [07452]? is there no king [04428] in thee? is thy counsellor [03289] perished [06]? for pangs [02427] have taken [02388] thee as a woman in travail [03205].
¹⁰ Be in pain [02342], and labour to bring forth [01518], O daughter [01323] of Zion [06726], like a woman in travail [03205]: for now shalt thou go forth [03318] out of the city [07151], and thou shalt dwell [07931] in the field [07704], and thou shalt go [0935] even to Babylon [0894]; there shalt thou be delivered [05337]; there the LORD [03068] shall redeem [01350] thee from the hand [03709] of thine enemies [0341].

²⁴ We have heard [08085] the fame [08089] thereof: our hands [03027] wax feeble [07503]: anguish [06869] hath taken hold [02388] of us, and pain [02427], as of a woman in travail [03205].

⁶ Fear [07461] took hold [0270] upon them there, and pain [02427], as of a woman in travail [03205].

⁹ But [1161] they that will [1014] be rich [4147] fall [1706] into [1519] temptation [3986] and [2532] a snare [3803], and [2532] into many [4183] foolish [453] and [2532] hurtful [983] lusts [1939], which [3748] drown [1036] men [444] in [1519] destruction [3639] and [2532] perdition [684].

⁹ Who [3748] shall be punished [1349] [5099] with everlasting [166] destruction [3639] from [575] the presence [4383] of the Lord [2962], and [2532] from [575] the glory [1391] of his [846] power [2479];

⁵ To deliver [3860] such an one [5108] unto Satan [4567] for [1519] the destruction [3639] of the flesh [4561], that [2443] the spirit [4151] may be saved [4982] in [1722] the day [2250] of the Lord [2962] Jesus [2424].

³ Knowing [1097] this [5124] first [4412], that [3754] there shall come [2064] in [1909] the last [2078] days [2250] scoffers [1703], walking [4198] after [2596] their [846] own [2398] lusts [1939],
⁴ And [2532] saying [3004], Where [4226] is [2076] the promise [1860] of his [846] coming [3952]? for [1063] since [575] [3739] the fathers [3962] fell asleep [2837], all things [3956] continue [3779] [1265] as they were from [575] the beginning [746] of the creation [2937].

³⁶ But [1161] of [4012] that [1565] day [2250] and [2532] hour [5610] knoweth [1492] no [3762] man, no, not [3761] the angels [32] of heaven [3772], but [1508] my [3450] Father [3962] only [3441].
³⁷ But [1161] as [5618] the days [2250] of Noe [3575] were, so [3779] shall [2071] also [2532] the coming [3952] of the Son [5207] of man [444] be [2071].
³⁸ For [1063] as [5618] in [1722] the days [2250] that were [2258] before [4253] the flood [2627] they were eating [5176] and [2532] drinking [4095], marrying [1060] and [2532] giving in marriage [1547], until [891] the day [2250] that [3739] Noe [3575] entered [1525] into [1519] the ark [2787],
³⁹ And [2532] knew [1097] not [3756] until [2193] the flood [2627] came [2064], and [2532] took [142] them all [537] away [142]; so [3779] shall [2071] also [2532] the coming [3952] of the Son [5207] of man [444] be [2071].
⁴⁰ Then [5119] shall [2071] two [1417] be [2071] in [1722] the field [68]; the one [1520] shall be taken [3880], and [2532] the other [1520] left [863].
⁴¹ Two [1417] women shall be grinding [229] at [1722] the mill [3459]; the one [3391] shall be taken [3880], and [2532] the other [3391] left [863].
⁴² Watch [1127] therefore [3767]: for [3754] ye know [1492] not [3756] what [4169] hour [5610] your [5216] Lord [2962] doth come [2064].

³ Therefore they shall be as the morning [01242] cloud [06051], and as the early [07925] dew [02919] that passeth away [01980], as the chaff [04671] that is driven with the whirlwind [05590] out of the floor [01637], and as the smoke [06227] out of the chimney [0699].

³ And they said [0559] unto him, Thus saith [0559] Hezekiah [02396], This day [03117] is a day [03117] of trouble [06869], and of rebuke [08433], and of blasphemy [05007]: for the children [01121] are come [0935] to the birth [04866], and there is not strength [03581] to bring forth [03205].

⁶ Howl [03213] ye; for the day [03117] of the LORD [03068] is at hand [07138]; it shall come [0935] as a destruction [07701] from the Almighty [07706].
⁷ Therefore shall all hands [03027] be faint [07503], and every man's [0582] heart [03824] shall melt [04549]:
⁸ And they shall be afraid [0926]: pangs [06735] and sorrows [02256] shall take hold [0270] of them; they shall be in pain [02342] as a woman that travaileth [03205]: they shall be amazed [08539] one [0376] at another [07453]; their faces [06440] shall be as flames [03851].

²⁴ Whom [3739] God [2316] hath raised up [450], having loosed [3089] the pains [5604] of death [2288]: because [2530] it was [2258] not [3756] possible [1415] that he [846] should be holden [2902] of [5259] it [846].

⁸ For [1063] nation [1484] shall rise [1453] against [1909] nation [1484], and [2532] kingdom [932] against [1909] kingdom [932]: and [2532] there shall be [2071] earthquakes [4578] in divers [2596] places [5117], and [2532] there shall be [2071] famines [3042] and [2532] troubles [5016]: these [5023] are the beginnings [746] of sorrows [5604].

⁸ All [1161] [3956] these [5023] are the beginning [746] of sorrows [5604].

⁷ And [2532], behold [2400], the angel [32] of the Lord [2962] came upon [2186] him, and [2532] a light [5457] shined [2989] in [1722] the prison [3612]: and [1161] he smote [3960] Peter [4074] on the side [4125], and raised [1453] him [846] up [1453], saying [3004], Arise up [450] quickly [1722] [5034]. And [2532] his [846] chains [254] fell off [1601] from [1537] his hands [5495].

¹ And [1161] as they [846] spake [2980] unto [4314] the people [2992], the priests [2409], and [2532] the captain [4755] of the temple [2411], and [2532] the Sadducees [4523], came upon [2186] them [846],

⁴ And [2532] it came to pass [1096], as [1722] they [846] were much perplexed [1280] thereabout [4012] [5127], [2532] behold [2400], two [1417] men [435] stood by [2186] them [846] in [1722] shining [797] garments [2067]:

⁹ And [2532], lo [2400], the angel [32] of the Lord [2962] came upon [2186] them [846], and [2532] the glory [1391] of the Lord [2962] shone round about [4034] them [846]: and [2532] they were sore [3173] afraid [5399] [5401].

³⁶ Watch ye [69] therefore [3767], and pray [1189] always [1722] [3956] [2540], that [2443] ye may be accounted worthy [2661] to escape [1628] all [3956] these things [5023] that shall [3195] come to pass [1096], and [2532] to stand [2476] before [1715] the Son [5207] of man [444].