1 Thessalonians 5:6
So, consequently, we-should_not_be-lying-asleep as also the[plural] remaining; contrariwise, we-should-be-being-awake and should-be-being-sober,
Garth's Hyper-literal Translation
In The King James Version
Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober.
In Context
5for you all are-being sons of{light} and sons of{day}. We-are_not_being of{night} nor of{darkness}.
7for the lying-asleep are-lying-asleep of{night} and the being-drunk are-being-drunk of{night}.
Cross References
Matthew 24:42So, be-being-awake, that you-have_not_beheld to{about-what-such hour} the Lord of{you} is-being-come.
Matthew 25:13So, be-being-awake, that you-have_not_beheld the day nor the hour in to{which} the son of{the man} is-being-come,
Matthew 26:40and he-is-being-come toward the disciples and is-discovering same lying-asleep, and he-is-saying to{the Peter}, "The-same-ly you-do_not_have-strength one hour to-be-awake alongside of{emphatically-me}[?]
Mark 13:37Moreover, what I-am-saying to{you}, to{all} I-am-saying, 'Be-being-awake.'"
Matthew Henry on 1 Thessalonians 5:2-6
The Coming of Christ. ( a. d. 51.) 1 But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you. 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… Read the whole commentary →