1Th 5:3 | JFB | STEP | 3. they —the men of the world. , "others," all the rest of the world save Christians. Peace — ( ). then — at the very moment when they least expect it. Compare the case of Belshazzar, ; Herod, . sudden —"unawares" ( ). as travail —"As the labor pang" comes in an instant on the woman when otherwise engaged ( ). 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 ( ).

1 Thessalonians 5:3

3. they—the men of the world. 1Th 5:5, 6; 1Th 4:13, "others," all the rest of the world save Christians.

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

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

sudden—"unawares" (Lu 21:34).

as travail—"As the labor pang" comes in an instant on the woman when otherwise engaged (Ps 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 (Am 9:2, 3; Re 6:15, 16).