Verse List for 1 TH 5:4

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B I ◄ ← 1 Th 5:4 ↓ → ═ ©

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OET (OET-RV) but you, brothers and sisters, aren’t in darkness and likely to get surprised by a thief in the night

OET-LV But you _all, brothers, not are in darkness, in _order _that the day you _all like thieves may _grasp.

ULT But you, brothers, are not in darkness, so that the day might overtake you as a thief.

UST However, our fellow believers in the Messiah, you are not people who are unaware of what will happen, like when people are in the darkness. This is why, when the Lord Jesus returns to earth to punish the people who do not belong to him, he will not surprise you as if he were a thief.

BSB But you, brothers, are not in [the] darkness so that [this] day should overtake you like a thief.

MSB But you, brothers, are not in [the] darkness so that [this] day should overtake you like a thief.[fn]

BLB But you, brothers, are not in darkness, so that the day should overtake you like a thief.

AICNT But you, brothers, are not in darkness, so that the day would overtake you like a thief;

OEB You, however, friends, are not in darkness, that the daylight should take you by surprise as if you were thieves.

WEBBE & WMBB But you, brothers, aren’t in darkness, that the day should overtake you like a thief.

MSG ^(4-8)But friends, you’re not in the dark, so how could you be taken off guard by any of this? You’re sons of Light, daughters of Day. We live under wide open skies and know where we stand. So let’s not sleepwalk through life like those others. Let’s keep our eyes open and be smart. People sleep at night and get drunk at night. But not us! Since we’re creatures of Day, let’s act like it. Walk out into the daylight sober, dressed up in faith, love, and the hope of salvation.

NET But you, brothers and sisters, are not in the darkness for the day to overtake you like a thief would.

LSV but you, brothers, are not in darkness, that the Day may catch you as a thief;

FBV But you, brothers and sisters, are not in the dark about this so that you won't be caught by surprise when the Day of Judgment[fn] arrives suddenly like a thief.

TCNT But you, brothers, are not in darkness so that this day should catch you like [fn]a thief.

T4T 4-5 Just like people in the dark are unaware of what is happening around them, most people will not be aware of what is about to happen to them [MET, PRS]. Just like a thief comes unexpectedly for people who are unaware, that time of punishment will come when people are not expecting it [SIM]. But you, my fellow believers, are people who are very much aware [LIT] of what is going to happen. As a result, you will be expecting [LIT] those things [MTY] to happen [PRS]. All of us believers are people [IDM] who do what is right, as people usually do in the daytime [MET] when their actions can be seen. We are not people who do evil things, as some people do when it is dark [MET].

LEB But you, brothers, are not in the darkness, so that the day should catch you like a thief,

BBE But you, my brothers, are not in the dark, for that day to overtake you like a thief:

Moff But, brothers, you are not in the darkness for the Day to surprise you like thieves;

Wymth But you, brethren, are not in darkness, that daylight should surprise you like a thief;

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

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

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

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

RV But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief:
(But ye/you_all, brethren/brothers, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief:)

SLT And ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that the day as a thief overtake you.

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

KJB-1769 But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief.
(But ye/you_all, brethren/brothers, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief.)

KJB-1611 But ye, brethren, are not in darkenesse, that that day should ouertake you as a thiefe.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

Bshps But ye brethren are not in darknesse, that that day shoulde ouertake you as a theefe.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Gnva But ye, brethren, are not in darkenes, that that day shall come on you, as it were a thiefe.
(But ye/you_all, brethren/brothers, are not in darkness, that that day shall come on you, as it were a thief.)

Cvdl But ye brethren are not in darknes, that that daye shulde come on you as a thefe.
(But ye/you_all brethren/brothers are not in darkness, that that day should come on you as a thief.)

TNT But ye brethren are not in darcknes that that daye shuld come on you as it were a thefe.
(But ye/you_all brethren/brothers are not in darkness that that day should come on you as it were a thief.)

Wycl But, britheren, ye ben not in derknessis, that the ilke dai as a theef catche you.
(But, brethren/brothers, ye/you_all been not in darkness, that the ilke day as a thief catch you.)

Luth Ihr aber, liebe Brüder, seid nicht in der Finsternis, daß euch der Tag wie ein Dieb ergreife.
(You(pl) but, love(v) brothers, are not in the/of_the darkness, that you the/of_the day as/like a thief seize.)

ClVg Vos autem, fratres, non estis in tenebris, ut vos dies illa tamquam fur comprehendat:
(You(pl) however, brothers, not/no you_are in/into/on darkness, as you(pl) days that as_if a_thief comprehendat:)

SR-GNT Ὑμεῖς δέ, ἀδελφοί, οὐκ ἐστὲ ἐν σκότει, ἵνα ἡ ἡμέρα ὑμᾶς ὡς κλέπτας καταλάβῃ. ‡

UGNT ὑμεῖς δέ, ἀδελφοί, οὐκ ἐστὲ ἐν σκότει, ἵνα ἡ ἡμέρα ὑμᾶς ὡς κλέπτας καταλάβῃ.

SBL-GNT ὑμεῖς δέ, ἀδελφοί, οὐκ ἐστὲ ἐν σκότει, ἵνα ἡ ἡμέρα ὑμᾶς ὡς ⸀κλέπτης καταλάβῃ,

RP-GNT Ὑμεῖς δέ, ἀδελφοί, οὐκ ἐστὲ ἐν σκότει, ἵνα ἡ ἡμέρα ὑμᾶς ὡς κλέπτης καταλάβῃ·

TC-GNT ὑμεῖς δέ, ἀδελφοί, οὐκ ἐστὲ ἐν σκότει, ἵνα ἡ ἡμέρα ὑμᾶς ὡς [fn]κλέπτης καταλάβῃ·

Verse List for 1 TH 5:4

Verse List for 1 TH 5:4