1 Thessalonians 5:2

For yourselves know perfectly,.... With great exactness and accuracy, with great clearness and perspicuity, as a certain truth, which was made plain and evident to them, and about which there could be…

For yourselves know perfectly - That is, they had been fully taught this. There could be no doubt in their minds respecting it. The day of the Lord so cometh - Of the Lord Jesus - for so the word…

In these words observe,

I. The apostle tells the Thessalonians it was needless or useless to enquire about the particular time of Christ's coming: Of the times and seasons you need not that I write…

For yourselves know perfectly "For yourselves know:" a turn of expression characteristic of these Epistles; ch. 1Th 1:5 (see note), 1Th 2:1 (Identical with this), 2, 5, 11; 1Th 3:4; 1Th 4:2; 2Th 2:6;…