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1 Thessalonians 5:4-8

4But you, brothersἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80and sisters, are not indarknessσκότει,skoteiG4655,soG2443thatG2443the dayἡμέραhēmeraG2250would overtakeκαταλάβῃ·katalabēG2638youlikeὡςhōsG5613a thiefκλέπτηςkleptēsG2812;

5for you are allπάντεςpantesG3956sonsυἱοὶhuioiG5207of lightφωτόςphōtosG5457and sonsυἱοὶhuioiG5207of dayἡμέρας·hēmerasG2250.We are not of nightνυκτὸςnuktosG3571norοὐδὲoudeG3761ofdarknessσκότους.¶skotousG4655;

6soἌραAraG686thenοὖνounG3767, let’s notsleepκαθεύδωμενkatheudōmenG2518asothersλοιποὶloipoiG3062do, but let’s be alertγρηγορῶμενgrēgorōmenG1127andsoberνήφωμεν.nēphōmenG3525.

7For thoseοἱhoiG3588who sleepκαθεύδοντεςkatheudontesG2518,sleepκαθεύδουσινkatheudousinG2518at nightνυκτὸςnuktosG3571,and thoseοἱhoiG3588who areG3182drunkμεθυσκόμενοιmethuskomenoiG3182,getG3184drunkμεθύουσιν·methuousinG3184at nightνυκτὸςnuktosG3571.

8But since we are of thedayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250, let’s besoberνήφωμενnēphōmenG3525,having putἐνδυσάμενοιendusamenoiG1746on thebreastplateθώρακαthōrakaG2382offaithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102and loveἀγάπηςagapēsG26, and as ahelmetπερικεφαλαίανperikephalaianG4030, thehopeἐλπίδαelpidaG1680of salvationσωτηρίας·sōtēriasG4991.

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