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1 Thessalonians 5:4-8

4Butδέ,deG1161yeὑμεῖςhumeisG4771,brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,areἐστὲesteG1510notοὐκoukG3756inἐνenG1722darknessσκότει,skoteiG4655,thatἵναinaG2443that dayἡ ἡμέραhē hēmeraG3588 G2250should overtakeκαταλάβῃ·katalabēG2638youὑμᾶςhumasG4771asὡςhōsG5613a thiefκλέπτηςkleptēsG2812.

5YeὑμεῖςhumeisG4771areἐστεesteG1510allπάντεςpantesG3956the childrenυἱοὶhuioiG5207of lightφωτόςphōtosG5457,andκαὶkaiG2532the childrenυἱοὶhuioiG5207of the dayἡμέρας·hēmerasG2250:we areἐσμὲνesmenG1510notοὐκoukG3756of the nightνυκτὸςnuktosG3571,norοὐδὲoudeG3761of darknessσκότους.¶skotousG4655.

6οἱhoiG3588ἌραAraG686ThereforeοὖνounG3767let usG2518notμὴmēG3361sleepκαθεύδωμενkatheudōmenG2518,asὡςhōsG5613doothersλοιποὶloipoiG3062;butἀλλὰallaG235let us watchγρηγορῶμενgrēgorōmenG1127andG2532be soberνήφωμεν.nēphōmenG3525.G2532

7οἱhoiG3588οἱhoiG3588ForγὰρgarG1063theyG2518that sleepκαθεύδοντεςkatheudontesG2518sleepκαθεύδουσινkatheudousinG2518in the nightνυκτὸςnuktosG3571;andκαὶkaiG2532theyG3184that be drunkenμεθυσκόμενοιmethuskomenoiG3182are drunkenG3184in the nightνυκτὸςnuktosG3571.

8ButδὲdeG1161letG3525usG1473,who areὄντεςontesG1510of the dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250,be soberνήφωμενnēphōmenG3525,putting onἐνδυσάμενοιendusamenoiG1746the breastplateθώρακαthōrakaG2382of faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102andκαὶkaiG2532loveἀγάπηςagapēsG26;andκαὶkaiG2532for an helmetπερικεφαλαίανperikephalaianG4030,the hopeἐλπίδαelpidaG1680of salvationσωτηρίας·sōtēriasG4991.

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