1 Thessalonians 5:6
Hence, then, let us not be sleeping, as the rest, but let us watch and be sober:—
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober.
In Context
5For, all ye, are, sons of light, and sons of day,—we are not of night, nor of darkness:
7For, they that sleep, by night, do sleep, and, they that drink, by night, do drink:—
Cross References
Proverbs 19:15Sloth, falleth into a deep sleep, and, a soul that is indolent, shall famish.
Jonah 1:6Then drew near unto him the shipmaster, and said to him, What meanest thou, O sound sleeper? Arise, cry unto thy God, Peradventure God will bethink himself of us, that we perish not.
Matthew 24:42Be watching, therefore, for ye know not, on what manner of day, your Lord is coming.
Matthew 25:13Be watching, therefore, because ye know, neither the day nor the hour.
Matthew 26:40And he cometh unto his disciples, and findeth them sleeping, and said unto Peter—Thus, powerless are ye, one hour, to watch with me?
Mark 13:37But, what, unto you, I say, unto all, I say:—Be watching.
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 →