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1 Thessalonians 5:5 — King James Version← Study notes

Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness.


1 Thessalonians 5:5Greek Interlinear

Greek · 1 Thessalonians 5:514 words
GreekMeaning
πάντεςpantes
AlladjectiveG3956
γὰρgar
forwordG1063
ὑμεῖςhymeis
you yourselvespronounG4771
υἱοὶhyioi
sonsnounG5207
φωτόςphōtos
of lightnounG5457
ἐστεeste
areverbG1510
καὶkai
andwordG2532
υἱοὶhyioi
sonsnounG5207
ἡμέραςhēmeras
of daynounG2250
οὐκouk
NotadverbG3756
ἐσμὲνesmen
we areverbG1510
νυκτὸςnyktos
of nightnounG3571
οὐδὲoude
norwordG3761
σκότουςskotous
of darknessnounG4655
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on 1 Thessalonians 5:5

“For you are all,” he says, “sons of light, and sons of the day.” And how is it possible to be “sons of the day”? Just as it is said, “sons of destruction” and “sons of hell.” Wherefore Christ also said to the Pharisees, “Woe unto you — for you compass sea and land to make one proselyte, and when he has become so, you make him a son of hell.” Matthew 23:15 And again Paul said, “For which things' sake comes the wrath of God upon the sons of disobedience.” Colossians 3:6 That…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 9 on First Thessalonians
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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