1 Thessalonians 5:4
But you, brethren, are not in darkness, that this day should overtake you as a thief.
Revised King James New Testament
In The King James Version
But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief.
In Context
5You are all sons of light, and sons of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness.
Cross References
Acts 26:18To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and an inheritance along with those who are sanctified by faith in me.
Colossians 1:13He has delivered us from the dominion of darkness, and has transferred us into the kingdom of his dear Son:
2 Peter 3:10But the day of the Lord will come as a thief; in which the heavens shall pass away with a roar, and the elements shall be destroyed with fervent heat, the earth and the works that are upon it shall be burned up.
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 →