⁶Therefore let us not ^msleep, as do others; but let us ⁿwatch and ^obe sober. ⁷For they that ^msleep sleep in the night; and ^pthey that be drunken ^qare drunken ^rin the night.

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1 Thessalonians 5:6: So then let us not sleep, as others do, but let us keep awake and be sober.

Footnotes

m Matt. 25:5. ver. 10 (Gk.). So Rom. 13:11.
nver. 10 (Gk.). See Matt. 24:42.
over. 8. 2 Tim. 4:5 (Gk.). 1 Pet. 1:13. & 4:7. & 5:8. So 1 Cor. 15:34 (Gk.).
m Matt. 25:5. ver. 10 (Gk.). So Rom. 13:11.
qSee John 2:10.
rComp. Acts 2:15. 2 Pet. 2:13.

Cross references

p Luke 21:34. Rom. 13:13. Eph. 5:14.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

So then let us not sleep, as others do, but let us keep awake and be sober. For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk, are drunk at night.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

So then, let us not be like others, who are asleep, but let us be awake and sober. For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk, get drunk at night.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

So then, let us not sleep, like the rest, but let us stay awake and be self-controlled. For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk, get drunk at night.

NLTNew Living Translation

So be on your guard, not asleep like the others. Stay alert and be clearheaded. Night is the time when people sleep and drinkers get drunk.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

So then, we must not sleep like the rest, but must be on the alert and be self-controlled. For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk, are drunk at night.