1 Thessalonians 5:7 — King James Version← Study notes
“For they that sleep sleep in the night; and they that be drunken are drunken in the night.”
1 Thessalonians 5:7 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · 1 Thessalonians 5:710 words
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
Church Fathers on 1 Thessalonians 5:7
Here he shows, that to be in the day depends on ourselves. For here indeed, in the case of the present day and night, it does not depend on ourselves. But night comes even against our will, and sleep overtakes us when we do not wish it. But with respect to that night and that sleep, it is not so, but it is in our power always to have it day, it is in our power always to watch. For to shut the eyes of the soul, and to bring on the sleep of wickedness, is not of nature, but of…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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