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Butδέyou,ὑμεῖςbrothers,ἀδελφοίareἐστὲnotοὐκinἐνdarkness,σκότειforἵναthe dayἡ ἡμέραto overtakeκαταλάβῃyouὑμᾶςlikeὡςa thief;κλέπτης
1 Thessalonians 5:4
Study it in the app“But you, brothers, are not in darkness, for the day to overtake you like a thief;”
The day of the Lord comes like a thief in the night, but you are not in darknessJesus Will Return
With the Greek beneath
1 Thessalonians 5:4, word by word
- brothersἀδελφοίadelphoi
brother in faith
A believer, of the same family of God through the Messiah.
Where else “adelphoi” appears- areἐστὲeste
be present
To be in a place or with someone.
Where else “este” appears- darknessσκότειskotei
darkness
Darkness.
Where else “skotei” appears- the dayἡμέραhēmera
judgment day
The day of the Lord, when God judges the world.
Where else “hēmera” appears- to overtakeκαταλάβῃkatalabēi
overtake
To come upon someone suddenly.
Where else “katalabēi” appears- a thiefκλέπτηςkleptēs
thief
Thief.
Where else “kleptēs” appears
Translation note· on the manuscripts
Some manuscripts read “like thieves.”
The context
3When they say, “Peace and security,” then sudden destruction comes upon them, like labor pains on a woman who is pregnant, and they will certainly not escape.
4 · This verse (above)
5for you are all sons of light and sons of the day. We are not of the night nor of darkness.