Revelation 16:15 echoes the same 'coming like a thief' metaphor, reinforcing the call to stay awake and ready.

In Revelation 3:3, Christ warns the church in Sardis that he will come like a thief if they do not wake up — directly mirroring Paul's warning.

In 2 Peter 3:10, the same phrase 'the day of the Lord will come like a thief' appears, adding the cosmic destruction that accompanies it.

In Luke 12:40, Jesus concludes the thief analogy by commanding readiness for the Son of Man's unexpected arrival — the same imperative as Paul's.

In Luke 12:39, Jesus uses the identical thief metaphor — if the owner knew the hour, he would have watched — highlighting the suddenness Paul assumes.

In Mark 13:35, Jesus explicitly says to keep watch because the owner returns at an unknown hour — directly echoing the unexpected coming like a thief.

In Matthew 25:13, Jesus commands to keep watch because the day and hour are unknown — the same call to readiness behind Paul's thief image.

In Matthew 24:42-44, Jesus uses the same thief analogy for his return, urging watchfulness because the hour is unknown.

Matthew 24:36 states no one knows the day or hour of Christ's return, reinforcing the unexpectedness of the thief-like day of the Lord in 1 Thessalonians 5:2.

Acts 1:7 underscores that the timing of the Day is known only to the Father, reinforcing the sudden, secret coming like a thief.

Luke 21:34 similarly warns that the Day will come unexpectedly, echoing the 'thief in the night' imagery of suddenness.

Luke 17:24 compares the Son of Man's coming to lightning flashing, a sudden event similar to the thief in the night in 1 Thessalonians 5:2.

Mark 13:32 says no one knows the day or hour, emphasizing the suddenness of Christ's return, as in 1 Thessalonians 5:2's thief comparison.

Matthew 24:50 warns of the master's return at an unexpected hour, aligning with the sudden thief imagery in 1 Thessalonians 5:2.

Matthew 24:43 uses the same thief-in-the-night imagery for the Son of Man's coming, directly paralleling the metaphor in 1 Thessalonians 5:2.

Job 24:14 uses the exact phrase 'in the night is as a thief' — the same imagery Paul applies to the day of the Lord.

Joel 2:1 sounds an alarm for the coming day of the LORD, directly parallel to the 'day of the Lord' Paul describes as coming like a thief.

Daniel 4:4 depicts Nebuchadnezzar at rest before his fall—parallels the peace-and-safety attitude that precedes the thief-like day.

Ezekiel 13:5 mentions 'the day of the Lord' and rebukes those unprepared—direct parallel to Paul's call to watchfulness.

Isaiah 13:6 announces the day of the Lord as destruction at hand—parallel to Paul's sudden, thief-like coming.

Isaiah 2:12 directly speaks of the day of the Lord against the proud—the same eschatological event Paul describes as coming like a thief.

Job 34:25: God overturns the wicked in the night — a direct parallel to the thief-like coming of judgment.

Job 34:20: sudden death at midnight parallels the unexpected destruction of the day of the Lord.

Daniel 5:5 records a supernatural hand writing judgment during a feast, echoing the sudden, unexpected arrival of the day of the Lord in 1 Thessalonians 5:2.

Jeremiah 5:12 shows people denying that judgment will come—parallel to the false security Paul warns against before the thief-like day.

Zechariah 14:7 describes a unique day known only to the LORD, a concept of the day of the Lord echoed in 1 Thessalonians 5:2's thief metaphor.

Amos 4:12 warns Israel to prepare for meeting God in judgment, a sudden call similar to the unexpected day of the Lord in 1 Thessalonians 5:2.

Ezekiel 12:28 emphasizes that God's word will not be delayed—parallel to the imminent, sudden coming of the day of the Lord.

Proverbs 22:3: the prudent foresees evil and hides — contrasts with the thief's unexpected arrival, urging readiness.

Proverbs 6:9 rebukes the sluggard for sleeping — contrasts with the call to be alert for the thief-like day of the Lord.