1 Thessalonians 5:4

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

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

Additional Resources

Other Translations

Referenced Verses

  • 1 John 2:8 : 8 Yet I am writing you a new commandment, which is true in Him and in you; because the darkness is passing away, and the true light is already shining.
  • Rev 3:3 : 3 Remember, then, what you have received and heard; keep it and repent. If you are not alert, I will come unexpectedly like a thief, and you will not know at what hour I will come to you.
  • Deut 19:6 : 6 Otherwise, the avenger of blood might pursue the manslayer in anger, overtake him because the way is long, and strike him fatally, even though the manslayer does not deserve death, since he had no prior hatred towards his neighbor.
  • Deut 28:15 : 15 But if you will not listen to the voice of the LORD your God and carefully follow all His commandments and statutes I am commanding you today, then all these curses will come upon you and overtake you.
  • Deut 28:45 : 45 All these curses will come upon you, pursue you, and overtake you until you are destroyed, because you did not obey the voice of the LORD your God by keeping His commandments and statutes that He commanded you.
  • Jer 42:16 : 16 then the sword that you fear will overtake you there in the land of Egypt, and the famine you worry about will follow close behind you to Egypt, and there you will die.
  • Hos 10:9 : 9 From the days of Gibeah, you have sinned, Israel, and there they have remained. Will not war overtake them in Gibeah because of their wickedness?
  • Zech 1:6 : 6 But my words and my decrees, which I commanded my servants the prophets, did they not overtake your ancestors? So they repented and said, 'As the Lord of Hosts planned to do to us, according to our ways and our deeds, so He has done to us.'
  • Acts 26:18 : 18 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 a share among those who are sanctified by faith in me.
  • Rom 13:11-13 : 11 And do this, knowing the time, that the hour has already come for you to wake from sleep. For our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed. 12 The night is far gone, and the day is near. So let us cast off the works of darkness and put on the armor of light. 13 Let us walk properly, as in the daytime, not in revelries and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and sensuality, not in strife and jealousy.
  • Col 1:13 : 13 He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son He loves,
  • 1 Pet 2:9-9 : 9 But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God's own possession, so that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light. 10 Once, you were not a people, but now you are God's people. Once, you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.
  • 2 Pet 3:10 : 10 But the day of the Lord will come like a thief; on that day the heavens will pass away with a loud noise, the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and everything in it will be laid bare.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • 1 Thess 5:5-9
    5 verses
    87%

    5You are all children of the light and children of the day. We are not of the night or of the darkness.

    6So then, let us not sleep like the rest, but let us be alert and sober.

    7For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk, get drunk at night.

    8But since we belong to the day, let us be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and as a helmet, the hope of salvation.

    9For God did not appoint us to suffer wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ.

  • 1 Thess 5:1-3
    3 verses
    87%

    1Now concerning the times and the seasons, brothers, you have no need for anything to be written to you.

    2For you yourselves know very well that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night.

    3While people are saying, "Peace and safety," sudden destruction will come upon them like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.

  • Eph 5:6-8
    3 verses
    76%

    6Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God is coming upon the sons of disobedience.

    7Therefore, do not be partners with them.

    8For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light.

  • 1 Thess 4:12-13
    2 verses
    76%

    12so that you may conduct yourselves properly toward outsiders and not be dependent on anyone.

    13But we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, about those who have fallen asleep, so that you will not grieve like the rest, who have no hope.

  • Mark 13:35-36
    2 verses
    74%

    35Therefore, stay alert, because you do not know when the master of the house will come—whether in the evening, at midnight, when the rooster crows, or at dawn.

    36Otherwise, when he comes suddenly, he may find you sleeping.

  • Rom 13:11-12
    2 verses
    74%

    11And do this, knowing the time, that the hour has already come for you to wake from sleep. For our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed.

    12The night is far gone, and the day is near. So let us cast off the works of darkness and put on the armor of light.

  • 1 Thess 4:15
    74%

    15For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord, will not precede those who have fallen asleep.

  • 2 Thess 2:1-3
    3 verses
    73%

    1Now we ask you, brothers and sisters, concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our gathering together to Him,

    2not to be quickly shaken in mind or disturbed, either by a spirit, a message, or a letter seeming to come from us, claiming that the day of the Lord has already come.

    3Let no one deceive you in any way. That day will not come unless the rebellion takes place first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed—the son of destruction.

  • Eph 5:14-17
    4 verses
    73%

    14Therefore it says, "Awake, O sleeper, and arise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you."

    15Be very careful, then, how you walk—not as unwise but as wise.

    16Make the most of the time, because the days are evil.

    17Because of this, do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.

  • Luke 11:35
    73%

    35See to it, then, that the light within you is not darkness.

  • Luke 12:39-40
    2 verses
    73%

    39But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into.

    40You also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour you do not expect.

  • Matt 24:42-44
    3 verses
    72%

    42Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come.

    43But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what time of night the thief was coming, he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into.

    44So you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.

  • Job 24:16
    72%

    16In the darkness, they break into houses, but by day, they shut themselves in; they do not know the light.

  • Mark 13:33
    72%

    33Be on guard! Stay alert and pray, because you do not know when the time will come.

  • Job 5:14
    72%

    14They encounter darkness by day and grope in the noonday as if it were night.

  • Amos 5:20
    71%

    20Won’t the day of the Lord be darkness and not light, gloom with no brightness in it?

  • Eph 5:11
    71%

    11Do not participate in the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather expose them.

  • John 12:35
    71%

    35Then Jesus said to them, "The light will be with you only a little while longer. Walk while you have the light, so that darkness does not overtake you. The one who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going.

  • Rev 16:15
    71%

    15Look, I am coming like a thief! Blessed is the one who stays awake and keeps their clothes with them, so they will not walk around naked and be shamefully exposed.

  • 1 Thess 4:5-6
    2 verses
    71%

    5not in the passion of lust like the Gentiles who do not know God.

    6And that no one transgresses or defrauds their brother in this matter, because the Lord is an avenger of all these things, as we have forewarned and solemnly testified to you.

  • Matt 5:14
    71%

    14You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden.

  • 2 Pet 1:19
    71%

    19And we have the prophetic word more fully confirmed, to which you will do well to pay attention as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.

  • 2 Pet 3:10
    71%

    10But the day of the Lord will come like a thief; on that day the heavens will pass away with a loud noise, the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and everything in it will be laid bare.

  • 1 John 1:5
    71%

    5This is the message we have heard from Him and declare to you: God is light, and in Him there is no darkness at all.

  • 1 Pet 4:4
    70%

    4They are surprised that you do not join them in their reckless, wild living, and they heap abuse on you.

  • 1 Cor 14:20
    70%

    20Brothers and sisters, do not be children in your thinking. Be infants in regard to evil, but in your thinking be mature.

  • John 1:5
    70%

    5The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.

  • Matt 25:13
    70%

    13Therefore, watch, because you do not know the day or the hour.

  • 1 Thess 4:18
    70%

    18Therefore, encourage one another with these words.

  • 2 Pet 3:14
    70%

    14Therefore, beloved, since you are waiting for these things, make every effort to be found by Him in peace, spotless and blameless.