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But You Know The Day of The Lord Will Come Like a Thief In The Night. Keep Watching

But concerning the times and the seasons, brothers, you have no need that anything should be written to you. For you yourselves accurately know that the day of the Lord comes in this manner— like a thief in the night. When they are saying “peace and security”, then unexpected[a] destruction suddenly-comes-upon[b] them, just as the birth-pain on the one having a child in the womb. And they will by no means escape. But you, brothers, are not in darkness, so that the day should overtake you like a thief. For you all are sons of [c] light and sons of day. We are not of night, nor of darkness. So then, let us not be sleeping like the others, but let us be keeping-watch[d] and being sober. For the ones sleeping are sleeping at night. And the ones getting-drunk are-drunk at night. But let us, being of the day, be sober, having put on a breastplate of faith and love, and a helmet: the hope of salvation. Because God did not appoint[e] us for wrath, but for the obtaining[f] of salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ— 10 the One having died for us in order that whether we are keeping-watch or sleeping[g], we may live together with Him. 11 Therefore be encouraging one another and building-up one the other, just as you are also doing.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Thessalonians 5:3 Or, sudden, unforeseen.
  2. 1 Thessalonians 5:3 Or, springs-upon.
  3. 1 Thessalonians 5:5 That is, belonging to.
  4. 1 Thessalonians 5:6 Or, staying awake, keeping alert.
  5. 1 Thessalonians 5:9 Or, make, destine.
  6. 1 Thessalonians 5:9 Or, possession.
  7. 1 Thessalonians 5:10 That is, physically alive (living, remaining at the end, and thus watching) or dead. Or, prepared (keeping watch) or unprepared, as in v 6.

The Day of the Lord

Now, brothers and sisters, about times and dates(A) we do not need to write to you,(B) for you know very well that the day of the Lord(C) will come like a thief in the night.(D) While people are saying, “Peace and safety,”(E) destruction will come on them suddenly,(F) as labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.(G)

But you, brothers and sisters, are not in darkness(H) so that this day should surprise you like a thief.(I) You are all children of the light(J) and children of the day. We do not belong to the night or to the darkness. So then, let us not be like others, who are asleep,(K) but let us be awake(L) and sober.(M) For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk, get drunk at night.(N) But since we belong to the day,(O) let us be sober, putting on faith and love as a breastplate,(P) and the hope of salvation(Q) as a helmet.(R) For God did not appoint us to suffer wrath(S) but to receive salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ.(T) 10 He died for us so that, whether we are awake or asleep, we may live together with him.(U) 11 Therefore encourage one another(V) and build each other up,(W) just as in fact you are doing.

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