1 Thessalonians 5:5
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For all you are the children of light and children of the day: we are not of the night nor of darkness.

Luke 16:8 And the lord commended the unjust steward, forasmuch as he had done wisely: for the children of this world are wiser in their generation than the children of light.

John 12:36 Whilst you have the light, believe in the light, that you may be the children of light. These things Jesus spoke: and he went away and hid himself from them.

Acts 26:18 To open their eyes, that they may be converted from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a lot among the saints, by the faith that is in me.

Ephesians 5:8 For you were heretofore darkness, but now light in the Lord. Walk then as children of the light.

Context
The Day of the Lord
4But you, brethren, are not in darkness, that the day should overtake you as a thief. 5For all you are the children of light and children of the day: we are not of the night nor of darkness. 6Therefore, let us not sleep, as others do: but let us watch, and be sober.…
Cross References
Luke 16:8
And the lord commended the unjust steward, forasmuch as he had done wisely: for the children of this world are wiser in their generation than the children of light.

Acts 26:18
To open their eyes, that they may be converted from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a lot among the saints, by the faith that is in me.

1 Thessalonians 5:8
But let us, who are of the day, be sober, having on the breast plate of faith and charity and, for a helmet, the hope of salvation.

1 John 2:8
Again a new commandment I write unto you: which thing is true both in him and in you, because the darkness is passed and the true light now shineth.

Lexicon
For
γὰρ (gar)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 1063: For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.

you
ὑμεῖς (hymeis)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

are
ἐστε (este)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

all
πάντες (pantes)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3956: All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.

sons
υἱοὶ (huioi)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 5207: A son, descendent. Apparently a primary word; a 'son', used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship.

of [the] light
φωτός (phōtos)
Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 5457: Light, a source of light, radiance. From an obsolete phao; luminousness.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

sons
υἱοὶ (huioi)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 5207: A son, descendent. Apparently a primary word; a 'son', used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship.

of [the] day;
ἡμέρας (hēmeras)
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 2250: A day, the period from sunrise to sunset.

we do not belong
ἐσμὲν (esmen)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural
Strong's Greek 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

to [the] night
νυκτὸς (nyktos)
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 3571: The night, night-time. A primary word; 'night'.

[or]
οὐδὲ (oude)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 3761: Neither, nor, not even, and not. From ou and de; not however, i.e. Neither, nor, not even.

to [the] darkness.
σκότους (skotous)
Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 4655: Darkness, either physical or moral. From the base of skia; shadiness, i.e. Obscurity.


Additional Translations
For you are all sons of the light and sons of the day; we do not belong to the night or to the darkness.

For you are all sons of light and sons of day; we are not of night nor of darkness.

You are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness.

for ye are all sons of light, and sons of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness;

for all ye are sons of light and sons of day; we are not of night nor of darkness.

for ye are all sons of light, and sons of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness;

Ye are all children of light, and children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness.

for all of you are sons of Light and sons of the day. We belong neither to the night nor to darkness.

You are all children of light, and children of the day. We don't belong to the night, nor to darkness,

all ye are sons of light, and sons of day; we are not of night, nor of darkness,
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