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1 Thess. 5:4 KJV (With Strong’s)

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

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Eph. 5:8• ⁸for ye were once darkness, but now light in the Lord; walk as children of light, (Eph. 5:8)

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1 John 2:8• ⁸Again, I write a new commandment to you, which thing is true in him and in you, because the darkness is passing and the true light already shines. (1 John 2:8)

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Rom. 13:11‑13• ¹¹This also, knowing the time, that it is already time that *we* should be aroused out of sleep; for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed.
¹²The night is far spent, and the day is near; let us cast away therefore the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light.
¹³As in the day, let us walk becomingly; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and lasciviousness, not in strife and emulation. (Rom. 13:11‑13)

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Col. 1:13• ¹³who has delivered us from the authority of darkness, and translated us into the kingdom of the Son of his love: (Col. 1:13)

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1 Peter 2:9‑10• ⁹But *ye* are a chosen race, a kingly priesthood, a holy nation, a people for a possession, that ye might set forth the excellencies of him who has called you out of darkness to his wonderful light;
¹⁰who once were not a people, but now God's people; who were not enjoying mercy, but now have found mercy. (1 Peter 2:9‑10)

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1 John 2:8• ⁸Again, I write a new commandment to you, which thing is true in him and in you, because the darkness is passing and the true light already shines. (1 John 2:8)

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Deut. 19:6• ⁶lest the avenger of blood pursue the manslayer, while his heart is hot, and overtake him, because the way is long, and smite him mortally; whereas he was not worthy of death, since he hated him not previously. (Deut. 19:6)

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Deut. 28:15,45• ¹⁵But it shall come to pass if thou wilt not hearken unto the voice of Jehovah thy God, to take heed to do all his commandments and his statutes which I command thee this day, that all these curses shall come upon thee and overtake thee.
⁴⁵And all these curses shall come upon thee, and shall pursue thee, and overtake thee, until thou be destroyed; because thou hearkenedst not unto the voice of Jehovah thy God, to keep his commandments and his statutes which he commanded thee. (Deut. 28:15,45)

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Jer. 42:16• ¹⁶then it shall come to pass, that the sword which ye fear shall overtake you there in the land of Egypt, and the famine, whereof ye are afraid, shall follow hard after you there in Egypt; and there ye shall die. (Jer. 42:16)

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Hos. 10:9• ⁹From the days of Gibeah hast thou sinned, O Israel: there they stood: the battle in Gibeah against the children of iniquity did not overtake them. (Hos. 10:9)

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Zech. 1:6• ⁶But my words and my statutes, which I commanded my servants the prophets, did they not overtake your fathers? And they turned and said, Like as Jehovah of hosts thought to do unto us, according to our ways and according to our doings, so hath he dealt with us. (Zech. 1:6)

• {The Christian} lives in the day, though all is night and darkness around him. One does not sleep in the day. (“1 Thessalonians 5” by J.N. Darby)

J. N. Darby Translation

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

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