1 Thessalonians 5:4

Ye are not in darkness — Sleeping secure in sin.

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief - The allusion here is to the manner in which a thief or robb...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

(2) But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief. (2) Returning to exhortations, he warns us who are enlighte...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

that . in order that. Greek. hina . overtake . Greek. katalambano. See John 1:5 .
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

4 But ye, brethren. He now admonishes them as to what is the duty of believers, that they look forward in hope to that day, though it be remo...
Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

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Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief. But ye, brethren, are not in darkness - Probably St. Paul refers...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

But ye. — “Though the world (which lieth in darkness) may be surprised at the coming of the Day, you, members of the Church, living in the light, c...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(4) But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief. (5) Ye are all the children of light, and the children of th...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

But ye, brethren, are not in darkness ,.... In a state of unregeneracy, which is a state of darkness, blindness, and ignorance, and which is the con...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

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Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

But ye, brethren, are not As formerly; in darkness In a state of gross ignorance respecting these and all other divine things; that that awful...
L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

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Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

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Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

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Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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Sermon Bible Commentary

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Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

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Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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The Biblical Illustrator

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The Biblical Illustrator

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The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

But ye, brethren, are not in darkness that that day should overtake you as a thief.
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The alertness and vigilance of the Christians:
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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Wells of Living Water Commentary

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⁴ But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief.

Related Commentaries of 1 Thessalonians 5:4

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wells of Living Water Commentary

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