1 Thessalonians 5:4
But ye, my brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should seize you as a thief:
1770 John Worsley NT
In The King James Version
But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief.
In Context
5ye are all children of the light, and 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 unto God; that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and an inheritance among them that are sanctified by faith in me.
Colossians 1:13who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath transferred us into the kingdom of his beloved Son:
2 Peter 3:10But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night, in which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements being set on fire shall be dissolved, and the earth and the works therein shall be burnt 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 →