1 Thessalonians 5:6
Therefore let us not sleep, as others do; but let us watch and be sober.
Revised King James New Testament
In The King James Version
Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober.
In Context
5You are all sons of light, and sons of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness.
7For those who sleep, sleep in the night; and those who get drunk, get drunk in the night.
Cross References
Matthew 24:42Therefore watch: for you do not know on what day your Lord will come.
Matthew 25:13Watch therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour.
Matthew 26:40And he came to the disciples, and found them asleep, and said to Peter, What, could you not watch with me one hour?
Mark 13:37And what I say to you I say to all, Watch.
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 →