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1 Thessalonians 5:4

King James Version (KJV)

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1 Thessalonians 5:4

Verse 4 of 28

Scripture focus

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

1 Thessalonians 5:4 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on 1 Thessalonians 5:4

Theological / Devotional

But ye, brethren. Paul now contrasts his converts with the unbelievers who figure in v. 3.

In darkness. That is, in ignorance, and, indirectly, in wickedness. In the NT, “darkness” is frequently used for a state of spiritual poverty and reprobation (Matt. 4:16; 6:23; John 3:19; Acts 26:18; Rom. 13:12). Christians are no longer in that state (1 Thess. 5:5; 1 John 2:8-10).

That day. That is, “the day of the Lord” (v. 2).

Overtake. Gr. katalamband, “to lay hold of” (see on John 1:5), here used in the sense of catching, seizing. The informed child of God, guided by the light that streams from the Divine Word, need not be caught in the destruction of the last days. He may be adequately prepared for all that will come upon the world and its inhabitants.

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