The Day of the Lord
1 Thessalonians 5:5
In 9 translations
- BSB
- For you are all sons of the light and sons of the day; we do not belong to the night or to the darkness.
- KJV
- Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness.
- WEB
- You are all children of light and children of the day. We don’t belong to the night, nor to darkness,
- ASV
- for ye are all sons of light, and sons of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness;
- LSV
- you are all sons of light, and sons of day; we are not of night, nor of darkness,
- YLT
- all ye are sons of light, and sons of day; we are not of night, nor of darkness,
- DBY
- for all ye are sons of light and sons of day; we are not of night nor of darkness.
- DRC
- For all you are the children of light, and children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness.
- GNV
- Yee are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, neither of darkenesse.
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Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (1)
- In STEPBible’s comparison, NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles include γὰρ (“for”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text do not include this wording.
SBLGNT apparatus (1)
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- SBLGNT: γὰρ. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read γὰρ; Robinson–Pierpont omit this wording.
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Original-language editions
- SBLGNT
- πάντες γὰρ ὑμεῖς υἱοὶ φωτός ἐστε καὶ υἱοὶ ἡμέρας. οὐκ ἐσμὲν νυκτὸς οὐδὲ σκότους·
- RP2018
- πάντες ὑμεῖς υἱοὶ φωτός ἐστε καὶ υἱοὶ ἡμέρας· οὐκ ἐσμὲν νυκτὸς οὐδὲ σκότους·
- TR-Boyd
- πάντες ὑμεῖς υἱοὶ φωτός ἐστε καὶ υἱοὶ ἡμέρας· οὐκ ἐσμὲν νυκτὸς οὐδὲ σκότους·
- SCR1894
- παντες υμεις υιοι φωτος εστε και υιοι ημερας ουκ εσμεν νυκτος ουδε σκοτους
In the reference works topics that cite this verse
NightDayDarknessChildLightThessalonians, the Second Epistle of Paul to theThessalonians, the First Epistle of Paul to theBlindness, SpiritualSanctificationHoliness
From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).
Cross-references most cited first
- Ephesians 5:8For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light,
- Acts 26:18to 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.’
- John 12:36While you have the Light, believe in the Light, so that you may become sons of light.” After Jesus had spoken these things, He went away and was hidden from them.
- Luke 16:8The master commended the dishonest manager because he had acted shrewdly. For the sons of this age are more shrewd in dealing with their own kind than are the sons of light.
From the OpenBible.info cross-reference set (votes from readers; not every link is a quotation or allusion).