1 Thessalonians 5:4
But ye, my brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief.
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
In The King James Version
But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief.
In Context
Cross References
Acts 26:18to open their eyes; that they may turn from darkness to the light, and from the dominion of Satan unto God; and may receive remission of sins, and a portion with the saints, by faith in me.
Colossians 1:13and hath rescued us from the dominion of darkness, and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son;
2 Peter 3:10And the day of the Lord will come, like a thief; in which the heavens will suddenly pass away; and the elements, being ignited, will be dissolved; and the earth and the works in it, will not be found.
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 →