1 Thessalonians 5:4 “But you, brothers, are not in the darkness so that this day should ove…”

1 Thessalonians 5:4

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

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

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

American Standard Version

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

Geneva Bible 1599

But ye, brethren, are not in darkenes, that that day shall come on you, as it were a thiefe.

Darby Translation

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

Young's Literal Translation

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

Bible in Basic English

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

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Cross references

“are”

1 John 2:8 Colossians 1:13 Romans 13:11–13 1 Peter 2:9 1 Peter 2:10

1 John 2:8 · BSB

Then again, I am also writing to you a new commandment, which is true in Him and also in you. For the darkness is fading and the true light is already shining.

Colossians 1:13 · BSB

He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of His beloved Son,

Romans 13:11–13 · BSB

And do this, understanding the occasion. The hour has come for you to wake up from your slumber, for our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed.

1 Peter 2:9 · BSB

But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.

1 Peter 2:10 · BSB

Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.

“overtake”

Deuteronomy 19:6 Deuteronomy 28:15 Deuteronomy 28:45 Jeremiah 42:16 Hosea 10:9 Zechariah 1:6

Deuteronomy 19:6 · BSB

Otherwise, the avenger of blood might pursue the manslayer in a rage, overtake him if the distance is great, and strike him dead though he did not deserve to die, since he did not intend any harm.

Deuteronomy 28:15 · BSB

If, however, you do not obey the LORD your God by carefully following all His commandments and statutes I am giving you today, all these curses will come upon you and overtake you:

Deuteronomy 28:45 · BSB

All these curses will come upon you. They will pursue you and overtake you until you are destroyed, since you did not obey the LORD your God and keep the commandments and statutes He gave you.

Jeremiah 42:16 · BSB

then the sword you fear will overtake you there, and the famine you dread will follow on your heels into Egypt, and you will die there.

Hosea 10:9 · BSB

Since the days of Gibeah you have sinned, O Israel, and there you have remained. Did not the battle in Gibeah overtake the sons of iniquity?

Zechariah 1:6 · BSB

But did not My words and My statutes, which I commanded My servants the prophets, overtake your fathers? They repented and said, ‘Just as the LORD of Hosts purposed to do to us according to our ways and deeds, so He has…

Also

2 Peter 3:10 Revelation 3:3 Acts 26:18

2 Peter 3:10 · BSB

But the Day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar, the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and its works will be laid bare.

Revelation 3:3 · BSB

Remember, then, what you have received and heard. Keep it and repent. If you do not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will not know the hour when I will come upon you.

Acts 26:18 · BSB

to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those sanctified by faith in Me.’

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

3While people are saying, “Peace and security,” destruction will come upon them suddenly, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.

5For you are all sons of the light and sons of the day; we do not belong to the night or to the darkness.

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