1 THESSALONIANS 5:1 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you.”
Now concerning the times and the seasons, brothers, you have no need to have anything written to you — the Thessalonians are already instructed regarding the parousia's timing; Paul refuses to feed speculative anxiety. 'Times and seasons' (chronoi, kairoi) are God's prerogative; human curiosity here is misplaced.
Church Fathers on 1 Thessalonians 5:1
Nothing, as it seems, is so curious, and so fondly prone to pry into things obscure and concealed, as the nature of men. And this is wont to happen to it, when the mind is unsettled and in an imperfect state. For the simpler sort of children never cease teasing their nurses, and tutors, and parents, with their frequent questions, in which there is nothing else but “when will this be?” and “when that?” And this comes to pass also from living in indulgence, and having nothing…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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