1 Thessalonians 5:4 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief.”

1 Thessalonians 5:4 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Thessalonians 5:4 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Thessalonians 5:4 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“But you, brothers, aren’t in darkness, that the day should overtake you like a thief.”

1 Thessalonians 5:4 — World English Bible

1 Thessalonians 5:4 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief: ”

1 Thessalonians 5:4 — American Standard Version

1 Thessalonians 5:4 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that the day may catch you as a thief;”

1 Thessalonians 5:4 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Thessalonians 5:4 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that the day should overtake you as a thief: ”

1 Thessalonians 5:4 — Darby Translation

1 Thessalonians 5:4 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“But ye, brethren, are not in darkenes, that that day shall come on you, as it were a thiefe.”

1 Thessalonians 5:4 — Geneva Bible

1 Thessalonians 5:4 in Context — 1 Thessalonians 5

2 For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.

3 For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.

4 But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief.

5 Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness.

6 Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober.

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What Does 1 Thessalonians 5:4 Mean?

1 Thessalonians 5:4 is a verse from the Book of 1 Thessalonians, part of the New Testament. It appears in 1 Thessalonians chapter 5. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.

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