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1 Thessalonians 5:4–5

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4But ye, brethren,jare not in darkness, that cthat day should overtake you das a thief. 5Ye are all kthe children of light, and the children of the day: lwe are not of the night, nor of darkness.

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Cross references

  1. jSo Rom. 13. 12, 13. 1 John 2. 8.
  2. cSee Luke 17. 24.
  3. dSee Matt. 24. 43. Comp. 2 Thess. 2. 2.
  4. kSee Luke 16. 8.
  5. lSee Acts 26. 18.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

But you are not in darkness, brothers, for that day to surprise you like a thief. For you are all children of light, children of the day. We are not of the night or of the darkness.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

But you, brothers and sisters, are not in darkness so that this day should surprise you like a thief. You are all children of the light and children of the day. We do not belong to the night or to the darkness.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

But you, brothers and sisters, are not in the dark, for this day to surprise you like a thief. For you are all children of light and children of the day. We do not belong to the night or the darkness.

NLTNew Living Translation

But you aren’t in the dark about these things, dear brothers and sisters, and you won’t be surprised when the day of the Lord comes like a thief. For you are all children of the light and of the day; we don’t belong to darkness and night.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

But you, brothers, are not in the darkness, so that the day should catch you like a thief, for you are all sons of light and sons of day. We are not of the night nor of darkness.

KJV 1900King James Version

But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief. Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness.