4But you, brothers, aren't in darkness, that the day should overtake you like a thief.


In Context

1 But concerning the times and the seasons, brothers, you have no need that anything be written to you.

2 For you yourselves know well that the day of the Lord comes like a thief in the night.

3 For when they are saying, |Peace and safety,| then sudden destruction will come on them, like birth pains on a pregnant woman; and they will in no way escape.

4 But you, brothers, aren't in darkness, that the day should overtake you like a thief.

5 You are all children of light, and children of the day. We don't belong to the night, nor to darkness,

6 so then let's not sleep, as the rest do, but let's watch and be sober.

1 Thessalonians 5:4 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:4But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

5:4But you, brothers, are not in darkness so that this day should surprise you like a thief.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

5:4But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief:

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

5:4But you, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:4But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that the day should overtake you as a thief:

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

5:4But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:4But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

5:4and ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that the day may catch you as a thief;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:4But you, brothers, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief.