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1 Thessalonians 5:5-6
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
1 Thessalonians 5:5-6
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
5 For all of you are children of the light[a] and children of the day. We are not of the night or of darkness. 6 Therefore, let us not sleep as the rest do, but let us stay alert and sober.(A)
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1 Thessalonians 5:5-6
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1 Thessalonians 5:5-6
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5 All of you are people who belong to the light, who belong to the day. We do not belong to the night or to the darkness. 6 So then, we should not be sleeping like the others; we should be awake and sober.
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1 Thessalonians 5:5-6
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1 Thessalonians 5:5-6
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5 for you are all children of light and children of the day; we are not of the night or of darkness. 6 So then let us not fall asleep as others do, but let us keep awake and be sober;
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1 Thessalonians 5:5-6
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5 for you are all (A)sons of light and sons of day. We are not of night nor of (B)darkness; 6 so then, let’s not (C)sleep as [a](D)others do, but let’s be alert and [b](E)sober.
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- 1 Thessalonians 5:6 Lit the rest (of mankind)
- 1 Thessalonians 5:6 Or self-controlled
1 Thessalonians 5:5-6
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1 Thessalonians 5:5-6
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5 You are all children of the light(A) and children of the day. We do not belong to the night or to the darkness. 6 So then, let us not be like others, who are asleep,(B) but let us be awake(C) and sober.(D)
1 Thessalonians 5:9-11
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1 Thessalonians 5:9-11
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9 For God did not destine us for wrath, but to gain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, 10 who died for us, so that whether we are awake or asleep we may live together with him.[a] 11 Therefore, encourage one another and build one another up, as indeed you do.(A)
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- 5:10 Characteristically, Paul plays on words suggesting ultimate and anticipated death and life. Union with the crucified and risen Lord at his parousia is anticipated in some measure in contrasted states of our temporal life. The essential element he urges is our indestructible personal union in Christ’s own life (see Rom 5:1–10).
1 Thessalonians 5:9-11
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1 Thessalonians 5:9-11
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9 God did not choose us to suffer his anger, but to possess salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, 10 who died for us in order that we might live together with him, whether we are alive or dead when he comes. 11 And so encourage one another and help one another, just as you are now doing.
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1 Thessalonians 5:9-11
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9 For God has destined us not for wrath but for obtaining salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, 10 who died for us, so that whether we are awake or asleep we may live with him. 11 Therefore encourage one another and build up each other, as indeed you are doing.
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9 For God has not destined us for (A)wrath, but for (B)obtaining salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, 10 (C)who died for us, so that whether we are awake or asleep, we will live together with Him. 11 Therefore, [a]encourage one another and (D)build one another up, just as you also are doing.
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- 1 Thessalonians 5:11 Or comfort
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1 Thessalonians 5:9-11
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9 For God did not appoint us to suffer wrath(A) but to receive salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ.(B) 10 He died for us so that, whether we are awake or asleep, we may live together with him.(C) 11 Therefore encourage one another(D) and build each other up,(E) just as in fact you are doing.
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