1 Thessalonians 5:5
Ye are all the children of light, and the children of day: we are not the children of night, nor of darkness.
Thomas Haweis 1795 New Testament
In The King James Version
In Context
4But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that the day should overtake you as a thief.
6Let us not then sleep as do others; but let us watch and be sober.
Cross References
Luke 16:8And the master praised the unjust steward, because he had acted providently: for the children of this world are more provident among their own generation of men, than the children of light.
Acts 26:18to open their eyes, to convert them from darkness to light, and from the dominion of Satan unto God, that they may receive remission of sins, and an inheritance with those who are sanctified by faith which is in me.
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 →