Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk, get drunk at night. New Living Translation Night is the time when people sleep and drinkers get drunk. English Standard Version For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk, are drunk at night. Berean Standard Bible For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk, get drunk at night. Berean Literal Bible For those sleeping, sleep by night; and those becoming drunk, get drunk by night. King James Bible For they that sleep sleep in the night; and they that be drunken are drunken in the night. New King James Version For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk are drunk at night. New American Standard Bible For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who are drunk, get drunk at night. NASB 1995 For those who sleep do their sleeping at night, and those who get drunk get drunk at night. NASB 1977 For those who sleep do their sleeping at night, and those who get drunk get drunk at night. Legacy Standard Bible For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk, get drunk at night. Amplified Bible For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who are drunk get drunk at night. Christian Standard Bible For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk, get drunk at night. Holman Christian Standard Bible For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk are drunk at night. American Standard Version For they that sleep sleep in the night; and they that are drunken are drunken in the night. Contemporary English Version People sleep during the night, and some even get drunk. English Revised Version For they that sleep sleep in the night; and they that be drunken are drunken in the night. GOD'S WORD® Translation People who sleep, sleep at night; people who get drunk, get drunk at night. Good News Translation It is at night when people sleep; it is at night when they get drunk. International Standard Version For people who go to sleep, go to sleep at night; and people who get drunk, get drunk at night. Majority Standard Bible For those who sleep, sleep at night; and those who get drunk, get drunk at night. NET Bible For those who sleep, sleep at night and those who get drunk are drunk at night. New Heart English Bible For those who sleep, sleep in the night, and those who are drunk are drunk in the night. Webster's Bible Translation For they that sleep, sleep in the night; and they that are drunken, are drunken in the night. Weymouth New Testament For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who drink freely, drink at night. World English Bible For those who sleep, sleep in the night; and those who are drunk are drunk in the night. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionfor those sleeping, sleep by night, and those making themselves drunk, are drunken by night, Berean Literal Bible For those sleeping, sleep by night; and those becoming drunk, get drunk by night. Young's Literal Translation for those sleeping, by night do sleep, and those making themselves drunk, by night are drunken, Smith's Literal Translation For they sleeping sleep in the night; and they drunken are drunken in the night. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleFor they that sleep, sleep in the night; and they that are drunk, are drunk in the night. Catholic Public Domain Version For those who sleep, sleep in the night; and those who are inebriated, are inebriated in the night. New American Bible Those who sleep go to sleep at night, and those who are drunk get drunk at night. New Revised Standard Version for those who sleep sleep at night, and those who are drunk get drunk at night. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleFor those who sleep, sleep in the night: and those who are drunken are drunken in the night. Aramaic Bible in Plain English For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who are drunk are drunk at night. NT Translations Anderson New TestamentFor those who sleep, sleep in the night; and those who are drunken, are drunken in the night. Godbey New Testament For those sleeping, sleep in the night; and those who are drunken, get drunk in the night: Haweis New Testament For they who sleep, sleep in the night, and they who are drunken, are drunken in the night; Mace New Testament they that are sober take their rest in the night, whilst they that are sots, are drunk in the night: Weymouth New Testament For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who drink freely, drink at night. Worrell New Testament For those who sleep sleep at night, and those who are drunken are drunken at night. Worsley New Testament for they, that sleep, sleep in the night; and drunkards are drunk in the night: Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Day of the Lord…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. 8But since we belong to the day, let us be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and the helmet of our hope of salvation.… Cross References Romans 13:12-13 The night is nearly over; the day has drawn near. So let us lay aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light. / Let us behave decently, as in the daytime, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and debauchery, not in dissension and jealousy. Ephesians 5:8-14 For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light, / for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness, and truth. / Test and prove what pleases the Lord. ... Luke 21:34 But watch yourselves, or your hearts will be weighed down by dissipation, drunkenness, and the worries of life—and that day will spring upon you suddenly like a snare. 1 Peter 4:3-7 For you have spent enough time in the past carrying out the same desires as the Gentiles: living in debauchery, lust, drunkenness, orgies, carousing, and detestable idolatry. / Because of this, they consider it strange of you not to plunge with them into the same flood of reckless indiscretion, and they heap abuse on you. / But they will have to give an account to Him who is ready to judge the living and the dead. ... Proverbs 23:29-35 Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has contentions? Who has complaints? Who has needless wounds? Who has bloodshot eyes? / Those who linger over wine, who go to taste mixed drinks. / Do not gaze at wine while it is red, when it sparkles in the cup and goes down smoothly. ... Isaiah 28:7 These also stagger from wine and stumble from strong drink: Priests and prophets reel from strong drink and are befuddled by wine. They stumble because of strong drink, muddled in their visions and stumbling in their judgments. Galatians 5:19-21 The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, and debauchery; / idolatry and sorcery; hatred, discord, jealousy, and rage; rivalries, divisions, factions, / and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God. 1 Corinthians 6:9-10 Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who submit to or perform homosexual acts, / nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor verbal abusers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God. Matthew 24:48-51 But suppose that servant is wicked and says in his heart, ‘My master will be away a long time.’ / And he begins to beat his fellow servants and to eat and drink with drunkards. / The master of that servant will come on a day he does not expect and at an hour he does not anticipate. ... Job 24:13-17 Then there are those who rebel against the light, not knowing its ways or staying on its paths. / When daylight is gone, the murderer rises to kill the poor and needy; in the night he is like a thief. / The eye of the adulterer watches for twilight. Thinking, ‘No eye will see me,’ he covers his face. ... Isaiah 5:11-12 Woe to those who rise early in the morning in pursuit of strong drink, who linger into the evening, to be inflamed by wine. / At their feasts are the lyre and harp, tambourines and flutes and wine. They disregard the actions of the LORD and fail to see the work of His hands. 1 Corinthians 5:11 But now I am writing you not to associate with anyone who claims to be a brother but is sexually immoral or greedy, an idolater or a verbal abuser, a drunkard or a swindler. With such a man do not even eat. 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. Jeremiah 13:13-14 then you are to tell them that this is what the LORD says: ‘I am going to fill with drunkenness all who live in this land—the kings who sit on David’s throne, the priests, the prophets, and all the people of Jerusalem. / I will smash them against one another, fathers and sons alike, declares the LORD. I will allow no mercy or pity or compassion to keep Me from destroying them.’” Habakkuk 2:15 Woe to him who gives drink to his neighbors, pouring it from the wineskin until they are drunk, in order to gaze at their nakedness! Treasury of Scripture For they that sleep sleep in the night; and they that be drunken are drunken in the night. they that sleep. Job 4:13 In thoughts from the visions of the night, when deep sleep falleth on men, Job 33:15 In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falleth upon men, in slumberings upon the bed; Luke 21:34,35 And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares… and they. 1 Samuel 25:36,37 And Abigail came to Nabal; and, behold, he held a feast in his house, like the feast of a king; and Nabal's heart was merry within him, for he was very drunken: wherefore she told him nothing, less or more, until the morning light… Proverbs 23:29-35 Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause? who hath redness of eyes? … Isaiah 21:4,5 My heart panted, fearfulness affrighted me: the night of my pleasure hath he turned into fear unto me… Jump to Previous Drink Drunk Drunken Freely Making Night Sleep Sleeping Themselves WorseJump to Next Drink Drunk Drunken Freely Making Night Sleep Sleeping Themselves Worse1 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. For those who sleep The phrase "for those who sleep" can be understood both literally and metaphorically. In the literal sense, it refers to the natural human activity of sleeping, which typically occurs at night. Metaphorically, sleep often symbolizes spiritual lethargy or moral indifference in the New Testament. The Greek word used here, "καθεύδω" (katheudō), implies a state of inactivity or unawareness. In the context of Paul's letter, it serves as a warning against spiritual complacency, urging believers to remain vigilant and alert in their faith. sleep at night and those who get drunk get drunk at night Parallel Commentaries ... Greek Forγὰρ (gar) Conjunction Strong's 1063: For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason. those who 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. sleep, καθεύδοντες (katheudontes) Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 2518: To sleep, be sleeping. From kata and heudo; to lie down to rest, i.e. to fall asleep. sleep καθεύδουσιν (katheudousin) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Strong's 2518: To sleep, be sleeping. From kata and heudo; to lie down to rest, i.e. to fall asleep. at night; νυκτὸς (nyktos) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular Strong's 3571: The night, night-time. A primary word; 'night'. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. those who 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. get drunk, μεθυσκόμενοι (methyskomenoi) Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 3182: To make drunk; pass: I become drunk. A prolonged form of methuo; to intoxicate. get drunk μεθύουσιν (methyousin) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Strong's 3184: To be intoxicated with wine, be drunk. From another form of methe; to drink to intoxication, i.e. Get drunk. at night. νυκτὸς (nyktos) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular Strong's 3571: The night, night-time. A primary word; 'night'. 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