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So then,ἄρα οὖνlet us notμὴsleepκαθεύδωμενasὡςthe rest do,οἱ λοιποίbutἀλλὰlet us keep watchγρηγορῶμενandκαὶbe sober.νήφωμεν
1 Thessalonians 5:6
Study it in the app“So then, let us not sleep as the rest do, but let us keep watch and be sober.”
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 5:6, word by word
- So thenἄραara
then, so
So then, therefore.
Where else “ara” appears- sleepκαθεύδωμενkatheudōmen
be dead
To be dead, or live without being alert to God.
Where else “katheudōmen” appears- the rest doλοιποίloipoi
rest
What remains of a group, those not yet named.
Where else “loipoi” appears- let us keep watchγρηγορῶμενgrēgorōmen
be alert
To be alert and ready for when the Lord comes.
Where else “grēgorōmen” appears- be soberνήφωμενnēphōmen
be sober, be alert
Be sober: keep a clear head and stay alert; free from the confusion of wine.
Where else “nēphōmen” appears
The context
5for you are all sons of light and sons of the day. We are not of the night nor of darkness.
6 · This verse (above)
7For those who sleep sleep at night, and those who get drunk are drunk at night.