1 Thessalonians 5:2-8
New King James Version
2 For you yourselves know perfectly that (A)the day of the Lord so comes as a thief in the night. 3 For when they say, “Peace and safety!” then (B)sudden destruction comes upon them, (C)as labor pains upon a pregnant woman. And they shall not escape. 4 (D)But you, brethren, are not in darkness, so that this Day should overtake you as a thief. 5 You are all (E)sons of light and sons of the day. We are not of the night nor of darkness. 6 (F)Therefore let us not sleep, as others do, but (G)let us watch and be [a]sober. 7 For (H)those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk (I)are drunk at night. 8 But let us who are of the day be sober, (J)putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and as a helmet the hope of salvation.
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- 1 Thessalonians 5:6 self-controlled
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