1 Thessalonians 5:5 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

⁵ for all of you people belong to the light; you belong to the daytime. We do not belong to the night or to darkness. [Note: In this passage “light” and “daytime” refer to spiritual illumination, while “darkness” and “night” refer to spiritual ignorance].

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁵ Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁵ For you are all sons of light and sons of the day; we do not belong either to the night or to darkness.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁵ for ye are all sons of light, and sons of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness;

Common English Bible

⁵ All of you are children of light and children of the day. We don’t belong to night or darkness.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁵ For all of you are sons of light and sons of daytime; we are not of nighttime, nor of darkness.

1 Thessalonians 5:5 Referencias Cruzadas

Ephesians 5:8

for you people were once darkness [i.e., when living in sin], but now you are light in [fellowship with] the Lord. [So], live like people who belong to light [i.e., who live godly lives],

Acts 26:18

to open their eyes [to the truth] so they will turn from darkness to light and from the power [i.e., the influence] of Satan to God. [Then] they can receive the forgiveness of sins and the inheritance [of never ending life], along with [all] those who are set apart [for God] by trusting in Me.’

John 12:36

[So], believe in the Light [i.e., Jesus is speaking of Himself] while you [still] have the Light [with you], so that you can become enlightened people.” After Jesus said these things, He left there and hid Himself from them.

Luke 16:8

So, his master commended the dishonest property manager for his shrewdness. For worldly people are more shrewd in dealing with their own kind than are the people of light [i.e., God’s people].

1 Thessalonians 5:8

But, since we belong to the daytime [i.e., are enlightened], we should be sober. We should put on the “flack jacket” of faith and love, and for a helmet, the hope of being saved.

1 John 2:8

Yet, I am [also] writing to you about a new commandment [Note: This commandment was to love one another as Jesus loved them. See John 13:34]; its truth is [being demonstrated] by Christ [perfectly] and [also] by you people [in a lesser measure], because the darkness [of sin] is passing away, and the real light [of righteousness] is already shining [in people’s lives].