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1 Thessalonians 5:4

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

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ASV

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

KJV

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

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14 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
ὑμεῖςhumeisYou yourselvesG4771 →
δέ,dehowever,G1161 →
ἀδελφοί,adelphoibrothers,G80 →
οὐκouknotG3756 →
ἐστὲesteareG1510 →
ἐνeninG1722 →
σκότει,skoteidarkness,G4655 →
ἵναinathatG2443 →
ἡhētheG3588 →
ἡμέραhēmeradayG2250 →
ὑμᾶςhumasyouG4771 →
ὡςhōslikeG5613 →
κλέπτηςkleptēsa thiefG2812 →
καταλάβῃ·katalabēmay grasp;G2638 →

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Matthew 7:22Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?’1 John 2:8Then 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.1 Peter 2:9–10But 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.Jeremiah 42:16then 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.Deuteronomy 19:6Otherwise, 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 28:15If, 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 28:45All 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.2 Peter 3:10But 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.Colossians 1:13He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of His beloved Son,2 Timothy 1:12For this reason, even though I suffer as I do, I am not ashamed; for I know whom I have believed, and I am convinced that He is able to guard what I have entrusted to Him for that day.Revelation 3:3Remember, 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.Hosea 10:9Since 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?Romans 13:11–13And 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.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.’2 Timothy 4:8From now on there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day—and not only to me, but to all who crave His appearing.Zechariah 1:6But 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 done to us.’”

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