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4 But you, beloved, are not in darkness, for that day to surprise you like a thief;
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But you, brothers and sisters, are not in darkness so that this day should surprise you like a thief.
5 for you are all children of light and children of the day; we are not of the night or of darkness.
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You are all children of the light and children of the day. We do not belong to the night or to the darkness.
6 So then let us not fall asleep as others do, but let us keep awake and be sober;
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So then, let us not be like others, who are asleep, but let us be awake and sober.
7 for those who sleep sleep at night, and those who are drunk get drunk at night.
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For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk, get drunk at night.
8 But since we belong to the day, let us be sober, and put on the breastplate of faith and love, and for a helmet the hope of salvation.
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But since we belong to the day, let us be sober, putting on faith and love as a breastplate, and the hope of salvation as a helmet.
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