For you yourselves know full well that (A)the day of the Lord is coming (B)just like a thief in the night. While they are saying, “(C)Peace and safety!” then (D)sudden destruction [a]will come upon them like (E)labor pains upon a pregnant woman, and they will not escape. But you, brothers and sisters, are not in (F)darkness, so that the day would overtake you [b](G)like a thief; for you are all (H)sons of light and sons of day. We are not of night nor of (I)darkness; so then, let’s not (J)sleep as [c](K)others do, but let’s be alert and [d](L)sober. For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who are drunk, (M)get drunk at night.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Thessalonians 5:3 Lit is coming
  2. 1 Thessalonians 5:4 One early ms like thieves
  3. 1 Thessalonians 5:6 Lit the rest (of mankind)
  4. 1 Thessalonians 5:6 Or self-controlled

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