Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version So then, let us not be like others, who are asleep, but let us be awake and sober. New Living Translation So be on your guard, not asleep like the others. Stay alert and be clearheaded. English Standard Version So then let us not sleep, as others do, but let us keep awake and be sober. Berean Standard Bible So then, let us not sleep as the others do, but let us remain awake and sober. Berean Literal Bible So then we should not sleep as the others, but we should watch and we should be sober. King James Bible Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober. New King James Version Therefore let us not sleep, as others do, but let us watch and be sober. New American Standard Bible so then, let’s not sleep as others do, but let’s be alert and sober. NASB 1995 so then let us not sleep as others do, but let us be alert and sober. NASB 1977 so then let us not sleep as others do, but let us be alert and sober. Legacy Standard Bible so then let us not sleep as others do, but let us be awake and sober. Amplified Bible So then let us not sleep [in spiritual indifference] as the rest [of the world does], but let us keep wide awake [alert and cautious] and let us be sober [self-controlled, calm, and wise]. Christian Standard Bible So then, let us not sleep, like the rest, but let us stay awake and be self-controlled. Holman Christian Standard Bible So then, we must not sleep, like the rest, but we must stay awake and be serious. American Standard Version so then let us not sleep, as do the rest, but let us watch and be sober. Aramaic Bible in Plain English Let us not sleep therefore as the rest, but let us be watchful and sensible. Contemporary English Version Others may sleep, but we should stay awake and be alert. Douay-Rheims Bible Therefore, let us not sleep, as others do; but let us watch, and be sober. English Revised Version so then let us not sleep, as do the rest, but let us watch and be sober. GOD'S WORD® Translation Therefore, we must not fall asleep like other people, but we must stay awake and be sober. Good News Translation So then, we should not be sleeping like the others; we should be awake and sober. International Standard Version Therefore, let's not fall asleep like others do, but let's stay awake and be sober. Literal Standard Version so, then, we may not sleep as also the others, but watch and be sober, Majority Standard Bible So then, let us not sleep as the others do, but let us remain awake and sober. New American Bible Therefore, let us not sleep as the rest do, but let us stay alert and sober. NET Bible So then we must not sleep as the rest, but must stay alert and sober. New Revised Standard Version So then let us not fall asleep as others do, but let us keep awake and be sober; New Heart English Bible so then let us not sleep, as the rest do, but let us watch and be sober. Webster's Bible Translation Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober. Weymouth New Testament So then let us not sleep, like the rest of the world, but let us keep awake and be sober. World English Bible so then let’s not sleep, as the rest do, but let’s watch and be sober. Young's Literal Translation so, then, we may not sleep as also the others, but watch and be sober, Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Day of the Lord…5For you are all sons of the light and sons of the day; we do not belong to the night or to the darkness. 6So then, let us not sleep as the others do, but let us remain awake and sober. 7For those who sleep, sleep at night; and those who get drunk, get drunk at night.… Cross References Romans 13:11 And do this, understanding the occasion. The hour has come for you to wake up from your slumber, for our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed. Ephesians 2:3 All of us also lived among them at one time, fulfilling the cravings of our flesh and indulging its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature children of wrath. 1 Thessalonians 4:13 Brothers, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death, so that you will not grieve like the rest, who are without hope. 1 Thessalonians 5:10 He died for us so that, whether we are awake or asleep, we may live together with Him. 1 Peter 1:13 Therefore prepare your minds for action. Be sober-minded. Set your hope fully on the grace to be given you at the revelation of Jesus Christ. Treasury of Scripture Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober. let us not. Proverbs 19:15 Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger. Isaiah 56:10 His watchmen are blind: they are all ignorant, they are all dumb dogs, they cannot bark; sleeping, lying down, loving to slumber. Jonah 1:6 So the shipmaster came to him, and said unto him, What meanest thou, O sleeper? arise, call upon thy God, if so be that God will think upon us, that we perish not. watch. Matthew 24:42 Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come. Matthew 25:13 Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh. Matthew 26:38,40,41 Then saith he unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death: tarry ye here, and watch with me… sober. 1 Thessalonians 5:8 But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation. Philippians 4:5 Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand. 1 Timothy 2:9,15 In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array; … Jump to Previous Alert Asleep Awake Let's Others Rest Self-Controlled Sleep Sober Watch WorldJump to Next Alert Asleep Awake Let's Others Rest Self-Controlled Sleep Sober Watch World1 Thessalonians 5 1. He proceeds in the description of Christ's coming to judgment;16. and gives various instructions; 23. and so concludes the epistle. (6) Let us not sleep.--The metaphor here expresses not so much actual sin (Ephesians 5:14) as carelessness in spiritual and moral things. "Let us not say, 'Peace and safety,' and resign ourselves to indifference about Christ's coming." St. Paul (as always) indicates that it was possible for "children of light" to be converted back into "children of darkness." Others.--Rather, the rest, as in 1Thessalonians 4:13 : so also Romans 11:7; Ephesians 2:3. Watch and be sober.--The comparison of night now suggests to the writer another thought besides that of sloth, namely, that of dissipation. Christians are not to turn day into night by debauchery any more than by sleep. Verse 6. - Therefore; because we are the children of the, light and of the day, because we have been enlightened and purified, we ought to be watchful and sober, so that we may not be unprepared for the day of the Lord. Privileges will avail us nothing, unless we use them and walk up to them. Let us not sleep. Sleep is here evidently used metaphorically to denote religious carelessness. As do others; the unbelieving and ungodly. But let us watch and be sober; evidently to be understood metaphorically of spiritual vigilance and sobriety: watchfulness denoting wakefulness from sleep, and sobriety freedom from intoxication. Both must be combined: we must be watchful, on our guard, and we must be sober, armed and prepared; "for even by day," observes St. Chrysostom, "if one watches, but is not sober, he will fall into numberless dangers." The same exhortation is given by Peter, but in the reverse order: "Be sober, be vigilant" (1 Peter 5:8).Parallel Commentaries ... Greek Soἄρα (ara) Conjunction Strong's 686: Then, therefore, since. Probably from airo; a particle denoting an inference more or less decisive. then, οὖν (oun) Conjunction Strong's 3767: Therefore, then. Apparently a primary word; certainly, or accordingly. let us not sleep καθεύδωμεν (katheudōmen) Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Plural Strong's 2518: To sleep, be sleeping. From kata and heudo; to lie down to rest, i.e. to fall asleep. as ὡς (hōs) Adverb Strong's 5613: Probably adverb of comparative from hos; which how, i.e. In that manner. the οἱ (hoi) Article - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. others [do], λοιποί (loipoi) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 3062: Left, left behind, the remainder, the rest, the others. Masculine plural of a derivative of leipo; remaining ones. but ἀλλὰ (alla) Conjunction Strong's 235: But, except, however. Neuter plural of allos; properly, other things, i.e. contrariwise. let us remain awake γρηγορῶμεν (grēgorōmen) Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Plural Strong's 1127: (a) I am awake (in the night), watch, (b) I am watchful, on the alert, vigilant. From egeiro; to keep awake, i.e. Watch. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. sober. νήφωμεν (nēphōmen) Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Plural Strong's 3525: (lit: I am sober), I am calm (vigilant), circumspect. Of uncertain affinity: to abstain from wine, i.e. be discreet. Links 1 Thessalonians 5:6 NIV1 Thessalonians 5:6 NLT 1 Thessalonians 5:6 ESV 1 Thessalonians 5:6 NASB 1 Thessalonians 5:6 KJV 1 Thessalonians 5:6 BibleApps.com 1 Thessalonians 5:6 Biblia Paralela 1 Thessalonians 5:6 Chinese Bible 1 Thessalonians 5:6 French Bible 1 Thessalonians 5:6 Catholic Bible NT Letters: 1 Thessalonians 5:6 So then let's not sleep as (1 Thess. 1 Thes. 1Th iTh i Th) |
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