Similarities: Matthew 24 & 1 Thessalonians 5

There are similarities between Matthew 24 and 1 Thessalonians 5. 

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The same Greek words that are used in both passages will be CAPITALIZED.

Matthew 24	1 Thessalonians 5
"you do not know when the TIME is" (Mark 13:33, parallel to Matthew 24:42)	"concerning the dates and the TIMES, brothers, you-have no need (that anything should) be-written (to) you" (1 Thessalonians 5:1)
"having-closely-followed everything ACCURATELY from-the-beginning, TO-WRITE (it for) you" (Luke 1:3) "And you-know this (saying) — that if the house-master had-known (at) which hour the THIEF WAS-COMING" (Luke 12:39, similar to Matthew 24:43)	"you-have no need (that anything should) BE-WRITTEN (to) you. For you-know yourselves ACCURATELY that (the) day (of the) Lord COMES in-this-manner — like (a) THIEF" (1 Thessalonians 5:1-2)
The Greek word for "ACCURATELY" is only used 1 time in Luke, only in Luke 1:3.
"you-do not know (on) which DAY your LORD IS-COMING. And you know that (saying), that if the house-master had-known (on) which watch the THIEF WAS-COMING, he-would-have-kept-watch" (Matthew 24:42-43)	"(the) DAY (of the) LORD COMES in-this-manner — like (a) THIEF" (1 Thessalonians 5:2)
"they-were-eating, drinking, marrying, being-given-in- marriage, until which DAY Noah entered into the ark and the flood came and destroyed everyone" (Luke 17:26-27, parallel to Matthew 24:38-39)	"(the) DAY (of the) Lord comes in-this-manner — like (a) thief in (the) night. When they-are-saying “peace and security”, then unexpected destruction suddenly-comes-upon them" (1 Thessalonians 5:2-3)
"take-heed to yourselves that your hearts may not at any time be-weighed-down with carousing and drunkenness and anxieties pertaining-to-life, and that UNEXPECTED day SUDDENLY-COME-UPON you" (Luke 21:33-34, parallel to Matthew 24:35)	"When they-are-saying “peace and security”, then UNEXPECTED destruction SUDDENLY-COMES-UPON them" (1 Thessalonians 5:3)
The Greek word for "UNEXPECTED" is only used 2 times in the New Testament, only in Luke 21:34 and 1 Thessalonians 5:3. The Greek word for "SUDDENLY-COME-UPON" is not used in Matthew nor Mark nor John, but only in Luke.
"all these (things are a) beginning (of) BIRTH-PAINS" (Matthew 24:8)	"unexpected destruction suddenly-comes-upon them, just as the BIRTH-PAIN" (1 Thessalonians 5:3)
The Greek word for "BIRTH-PAIN" is only used 2 times in all the Gospels, only in Matthew 24:8 and its parallel account in Mark 13:8.
"woe (to) THE (ones) HAVING (a child) IN (the) WOMB" (Matthew 24:19)	"unexpected destruction suddenly-comes-upon them, just as the birth-pain (on) THE (one) HAVING (a child) IN (the) WOMB" (1 Thessalonians 5:3)
"praying that you-may-prevail TO-FLEE-FROM all these (things) being-about to-take-place" (Luke 21:33-36, parallel to Matthew 24:35)	"And by no-means THEY-WILL- FLEE-FROM (that)" (1 Thessalonians 5:3)
The Greek word for "TO-FLEE-FROM" is only used 1 time in all the Gospels, only in Luke 21:36.
"you-do not know (on) which DAY your Lord is-coming. And you know that (saying), that if the house-master had-known (on) which watch the THIEF was-coming, he-would-have-kept-watch" (Matthew 24:42-43)	"you, brothers, are not in darkness, so that the DAY should-overtake you like (a) THIEF" (1 Thessalonians 5:4)
"THEREFORE KEEP-WATCHING [...] that having-come suddenly, he-may not find you SLEEPING" (Mark 13:35-36, parallel to Matthew 24:42)	"So THEREFORE let-us not BE-SLEEPING like the others, but LET-US-BE- KEEPING-WATCH" (1 Thessalonians 5:6)
"if that bad slave [...] drinking with the (ones) BEING-DRUNK" (Matthew 24:48-49)	"the (ones) getting-drunk ARE-DRUNK (at) night" (1 Thessalonians 5:7)
The Greek word for "BEING-DRUNK" (methuó 3184 in Greek, verb) is only used 1 time in Matthew, Mark & Luke: only in Matthew 24:49.
"there-will-be (a) great distress upon the land, and WRATH (against) this people" (Luke 21:23, parallel to Matthew 24:19)	"God did not appoint us for WRATH" (1 Thessalonians 5:9)
"the (one) having-endured to (the) end — this (one) will-be-saved" (Matthew 24:13)	"God did not appoint us for wrath, but for (the) obtaining (of) salvation" (1 Thessalonians 5:9)
"if that BAD slave says in his heart, ‘My lord is-delaying’, and begins to-strike his fellow-slaves" (Matthew 24:48-49)	"See (that) no one gives-back BAD for BAD (to) anyone" (1 Thessalonians 5:15)
"BE-PRAYING that your flight may not take-place (in) winter" (Matthew 24:20)	"BE-PRAYING unceasingly" (1 Thessalonians 5:17)
"THE COMING (of) the Son (of) Man" (Matthew 24:27)	"may your whole spirit and soul and body be-preserved blamelessly at THE COMING (of) our Lord Jesus Christ" (1 Thessalonians 5:23)
This specific Greek word for "COMING" (parousia 3952 in Greek) is only used 4 times in all the Gospels, and these 4 instances are all found exclusively in Matthew 24.

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Matthew 24:42: "Therefore keep-watching, because you do not know (on) which day your Lord is-coming."

The parallel account in Mark reads: 

Mark 13:33: "Be-watching-out, be-keeping-alert, be-praying, for you-do not know when the TIME is."

1 Thessalonians 5:1: "But concerning the dates and the TIMES, brothers, you-have no need (that anything should) be-written (to) you."

Matthew 24:43: "And you know that (saying), that if the house-master had-known (on) which watch the THIEF WAS-COMING, he-would-have-kept-watch and would not have-allowed his house to-be-broken-into."

A similar account in Luke reads:

Luke 1:3: "it-seemed (good to) me-also, having-closely-followed everything ACCURATELY (akribōs 199 in Greek) from-the-beginning, TO-WRITE (it for) you in-order, most-excellent Theophilus,"

Luke 12:39: "And you-know this (saying) — that if the house-master had-known (at) which hour the THIEF WAS-COMING, he-would not have-permitted his house to-be-broken-into."

1 Thessalonians 5:1: "But concerning the times and the seasons, brothers, you-have no need (that anything should) BE-WRITTEN (to) you."

1 Thessalonians 5:2: "For you-know yourselves ACCURATELY (akribōs 199 in Greek) that (the) day (of the) Lord COMES in-this-manner — like (a) THIEF in (the) night."

(The Greek word for "ACCURATELY" is only used 1 time in Luke, only in Luke 1:3).

Matthew 24:42: "Therefore keep-watching, because you-do not know (on) which DAY your LORD IS-COMING."

Matthew 24:43: "And you know that (saying), that if the house-master had-known (on) which watch the THIEF WAS-COMING, he-would-have-kept-watch and would not have-allowed his house to-be-broken-into."

1 Thessalonians 5:2: "For you-know yourselves accurately that (the) DAY (of the) LORD COMES in-this-manner — like (a) THIEF in (the) night."

Matthew 24:38: "For as in those days before the flood they-were eating and drinking, marrying and giving-in-marriage, until which DAY  Noah entered into the ark,"

Matthew 24:39: "and did not know until the flood came and took-away everyone, so also will-be the coming (of) the Son (of) Man."

A similar account in Luke reads: 

Luke 17:26: "“And as it-happened in the days (of) Noah, so it-will-be also in the days (of) the Son (of) Man —"

Luke 17:27: "they-were-eating, drinking, marrying, being-given-in-marriage, until which DAY Noah entered into the ark and the flood came and destroyed [apōlesen 622 in Greek] everyone."

1 Thessalonians 5:2: "For you-know yourselves accurately that (the) DAY (of the) Lord comes in-this-manner — like (a) thief in (the) night."

1 Thessalonians 5:3: "When they-are-saying “peace and security”, then unexpected destruction [olethros 3639 in Greek] suddenly-comes-upon them, just as the birth-pain (on) the (one) having (a child) in (the) womb. And by no-means they-will-flee-from (that)."

The Greek word for "destruction" [olethros 3639 in Greek, noun] used in 1 Thessalonians 5:3 comes from “to-destroy” [ollumi, verb] which is the base from which comes the Greek word for "be-destroyed" [apollumi 622 in Greek, verb] used in Luke 17:27.

Matthew 24:35: "Heaven and earth will-pass-away, but My words by-no-means will-pass-away."

The parallel account in Luke reads: 

Luke 21:33: "Heaven and earth will-pass-away, but My words by-no-means will-pass-away."

Luke 21:34: "“But take-heed to yourselves that your hearts may not at any time be-weighed-down with carousing and drunkenness and anxieties pertaining-to-life, and that UNEXPECTED (aiphnidios 160 in Greek) day SUDDENLY-COME-UPON (epistē 2186 in Greek) you"

1 Thessalonians 5:3: "When they-are-saying “peace and security”, then UNEXPECTED (aiphnidios 160 in Greek) destruction SUDDENLY-COMES-UPON (ephistatai 2186 in Greek) them, just as the birth-pain (on) the (one) having (a child) in (the) womb. And by no-means they-will-flee-from (that)."

(The Greek word for "UNEXPECTED" is only used 2 times in the New Testament, only in Luke 21:34 and 1 Thessalonians 5:3).

(The Greek word for "SUDDENLY-COME-UPON" is not used in Matthew nor Mark nor John, but only in Luke).

Matthew 24:8: "But all these (things are a) beginning (of) BIRTH-PAINS."

1 Thessalonians 5:3: "When they-are-saying “peace and security”, then unexpected destruction suddenly-comes-upon them, just as the BIRTH-PAIN (on) the (one) having (a child) in (the) womb. And by no-means they-will-flee-from (that)."

(The Greek word for "BIRTH-PAIN" is only used 2 times in all the Gospels, only in Matthew 24:8 and in its parallel account in Mark 13:8).

Matthew 24:19: "And woe (to) THE (ones) HAVING (a child) IN (the) WOMB, and (to) the (ones) nursing in those days."

1 Thessalonians 5:3: "When they-are-saying “peace and security”, then unexpected destruction suddenly-comes-upon them, just as the birth-pain (on) THE (one) HAVING (a child) IN (the) WOMB. And by no-means they-will-flee-from (that)."

Matthew 24:35: "Heaven and earth will-pass-away, but My words by-no-means will-pass-away."

The parallel account in Luke reads: 

Luke 21:33: "Heaven and earth will-pass-away, but My words by-no-means will-pass-away."

Luke 21:36: "And be-keeping-alert in every time, praying that you-may-prevail TO-FLEE-FROM all these (things) being-about to-take-place, and to-stand before the Son (of) Man”."

1 Thessalonians 5:3: "When they-are-saying “peace and security”, then unexpected destruction suddenly-comes-upon them, just as the birth-pain (on) the (one) having (a child) in (the) womb. And by no-means THEY-WILL-FLEE-FROM (that)."

(The Greek word for "TO-FLEE-FROM" is only used 1 time in all the Gospels, only in Luke 21:36).

Matthew 24:42: "Therefore keep-watching, because you-do not know (on) which DAY your Lord is-coming."

Matthew 24:43: "And you know that (saying), that if the house-master had-known (on) which watch the THIEF was-coming, he-would-have-kept-watch and would not have-allowed his house to-be-broken-into."

1 Thessalonians 5:4: "But you, brothers, are not in darkness, so that the DAY should-overtake you like (a) THIEF."

Matthew 24:42: "THEREFORE KEEP-WATCHING, because you do not know (on) which day your Lord is-coming."

The parallel account in Mark reads: 

Mark 13:35: "THEREFORE, KEEP-WATCHING — for you-do not know when the lord (of) the house is-coming, whether evening or midnight or rooster-crowing or early-morning —"

Mark 13:36: "that having-come suddenly, he-may not find you SLEEPING."

1 Thessalonians 5:6: "So THEREFORE, let-us not BE-SLEEPING like the others, but LET-US-BE-KEEPING-WATCH and being-sober."

Matthew 24:48: "But if that evil slave says in his heart, ‘My lord is-delaying’,"

Matthew 24:49: "and begins to-strike his fellow-slaves, and is-eating and drinking with the (ones) BEING-DRUNK —"

1 Thessalonians 5:7: "For the (ones) sleeping are-sleeping (at) night. And the (ones) getting-drunk ARE-DRUNK (at) night."

(The Greek word for "BEING-DRUNK" (methuó 3184 in Greek, verb) is only used 1 time in Matthew, Mark & Luke: only in Matthew 24:49).

Matthew 24:19: "And woe (to) the (ones) having (a child) in (the) womb, and (to) the (ones) nursing in those days."

The parallel account in Luke reads: Luke 21:23: "Woe (to) the (ones) having (a child) in (the) womb, and (to) the (ones) nursing in those days. For there-will-be (a) great distress upon the land, and WRATH (against) this people."

1 Thessalonians 5:9: "Because God did not appoint us for WRATH, but for (the) obtaining (of) salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ —"

Matthew 24:13: "But the (one) having-endured to (the) end — this (one) will-be-saved (sōthēsetai 4982 in Greek)."

1 Thessalonians 5:9: "Because God did not appoint us for wrath, but for (the) obtaining (of) salvation (sōtērias 4991 in Greek) through our Lord Jesus Christ —"

(The Greek word for "salvation" (sótéria 4991 in Greek, noun) used in 1 Thessalonians 5:9 is a feminine of a derivative of the Greek word for "savior" (sótér 4990 in Greek, noun) which comes from the Greek word for "will-be-saved" (sózó 4982 in Greek, verb) used in Matthew 24:13).

Matthew 24:48: "But if that BAD slave says in his heart, ‘My lord is-delaying’,"

Matthew 24:49: "and begins to-strike his fellow-slaves, and is-eating and drinking with the (ones) being-drunk —"

1 Thessalonians 5:15: "See (that) no one gives-back BAD for BAD (to) anyone, but always be-pursuing the good, both for one-another and for everyone."

Matthew 24:20: "And BE-PRAYING that your flight may not take-place (in) winter, nor (on a) Sabbath."

1 Thessalonians 5:17: "BE-PRAYING unceasingly,"

Matthew 24:27: "For just-as the lightning comes-out from (the) east and is-appearing as-far-as (the) west, so will-be THE COMING (of) the Son (of) Man."

1 Thessalonians 5:23: "Now may the God (of) peace Himself sanctify you wholly. And may your whole spirit and soul and body be-preserved blamelessly at THE COMING (of) our Lord Jesus Christ."

(This specific Greek word for "COMING" (parousia 3952 in Greek) is only used 4 times in all the Gospels, and these 4 instances are all found exclusively in Matthew 24).

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