“In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falls on men, as they slumber in bed,
1 Thessalonians 5:7 - Tree of Life Version For those who sleep, sleep at night; and those who get drunk, get drunk at night. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 For they that sleep, sleep in the night; and they that be drunken are drunken in the night. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who are drunk, get drunk at night. American Standard Version (1901) For they that sleep sleep in the night; and they that are drunken are drunken in the night. Common English Bible People who sleep sleep at night, and people who get drunk get drunk at night. Catholic Public Domain Version For those who sleep, sleep in the night; and those who are inebriated, are inebriated in the night. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version For they that sleep, sleep in the night; and they that are drunk, are drunk in the night. |
“In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falls on men, as they slumber in bed,
Amid unsettling visions in the night, when a deep sleep falls on men,
and says to him, “Everyone brings out the good wine first, and whenever they are drunk, then the worse. But you’ve reserved the good wine until now!”
These men are not drunk, as you suppose—for it’s only the third hour of the day!
Let us walk properly as in the day—not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual promiscuity and sensuality, not in strife and envy.
Come to your senses as you ought, and stop sinning! For some have no knowledge of God—I say this to your shame.
for everything made visible is light. This is why it says, “Wake up, O sleeper! Rise from the dead, and Messiah will shine on you.”
And do not get drunk on wine, for that is recklessness. Instead, be filled with the Ruach,
They will be paid back for what they have done—evil for evil. They consider carousing in broad daylight a pleasure. They are blots and blemishes, reveling in their deceitful pleasures while feasting together with you.