But you, brethren, are not in (A)darkness, that the day would overtake you [a](B)like a thief; for you are all (C)sons of light and sons of day. We are not of night nor of (D)darkness; so then let us not (E)sleep as [b](F)others do, but let us be alert and [c](G)sober.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Thessalonians 5:4 One early ms reads like thieves
  2. 1 Thessalonians 5:6 Lit the remaining ones
  3. 1 Thessalonians 5:6 Or self-controlled

But you, brothers and sisters, are not in darkness(A) so that this day should surprise you like a thief.(B) You are all children of the light(C) 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,(D) but let us be awake(E) and sober.(F)

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