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1 Thessalonians 5:4-6 KJV
1 Thessalonians · chapter 5 · verses 4–6 · King James Version
4But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief. 5Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness. 6Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober.1 Thessalonians 5:4-6 · King James Version
1 Thessalonians 5:4-6 in context
2For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.
3For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.
4But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief.
5Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness.
6Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober.
7For they that sleep sleep in the night; and they that be drunken are drunken in the night.
8But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation.
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Cross references
Key words (Strong's)
- brethrenadelphosa brother, whether born of the same two parents or only of the same father or mother…G80 →
- darknessskotosdarkness, of night darkness, of darkened eyesight or blindness, metaph., of ignorance…G4655 →
- overtakekatalambanōto lay hold of, to lay hold of so as to make one s own, to obtain, attain to, to make one…G2638 →
- childrenyhiosa son, rarely used for the young of animals, generally used of the offspring of men, in a…G5207 →
- othersloiposremaining, the rest, the rest of any number or class under consideration, with a certain…G3062 →
- thiefkleptēsan embezzler, pilferer, the name is transferred to false teachers, who do not care to…G2812 →
- lightphōslight, the light, emitted by a lamp, a heavenly light such as surrounds angels when they…G5457 →
- nightnyxnight, metaph. the time when work ceases, the time of death, the time for deeds of sin…G3571 →
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