1 Thessalonians 5:7
For they that sleep sleep in the night; and they that be drunken are drunken in the night.
For they that sleepe, sleepe in the night, and they that bee drunken, are drunken in the night.
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- Romans 13:13Rank 1 from verse 7
- 1 Corinthians 15:34Rank 2 from verse 7
- 2 Peter 2:13Rank 3 from verse 7
13And shall receive the reward of unrighteousness, as they that count it pleasure to riot in the day time. Spots they are and blemishes, sporting themselves with their own deceivings while they feast with you;
13And shall receiue the reward of vnrighteousnesse, as they that count it pleasure to riot in the day time: Spots they are and blemishes, sporting themselues with their owne deceiuings, while they feast with you:
- Daniel 5:4–5Rank 5 from verse 7
4They drank wine, and praised the gods of gold, and of silver, of brass, of iron, of wood, and of stone.
5¶ In the same hour came forth fingers of a man’s hand, and wrote over against the candlestick upon the plaister of the wall of the king’s palace: and the king saw the part of the hand that wrote.
4They drunke wine, and praised the gods of gold and of siluer, of brasse, of yron, of wood, and of stone.
5¶ In the same houre came forth fingers of a mans hand, and wrote ouer against the candlesticke vpon the plaister of the wall of the Kings palace, and the king saw the part of the hand that wrote.
- Ephesians 5:14Rank 6 from verse 7
- Isaiah 21:4–5Rank 7 from verse 7
4My heart panted, fearfulness affrighted me: the night of my pleasure hath he turned into fear unto me.
5Prepare the table, watch in the watchtower, eat, drink: arise, ye princes, and anoint the shield.
4‖†My heart panted, fearefulnesse affrighted me: the night of my pleasure hath he turned into feare vnto me.
5Prepare the table, watch in the watch-tower, eate, drinke: arise yee princes, and anoint the shield.
- Luke 21:34–35Rank 8 from verse 7
34¶ And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares.
35For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth.
34¶ And take heed to your selues, least at any time your hearts be ouercharged with surfetting, and drunkennesse, and cares of this life, and so that day come vpon you vnawares.
35For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth.
- Proverbs 23:29–35Rank 9 from verse 7
29Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause? who hath redness of eyes?
30They that tarry long at the wine; they that go to seek mixed wine.
31Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth his colour in the cup, when it moveth itself aright.
32At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder.
33Thine eyes shall behold strange women, and thine heart shall utter perverse things.
34Yea, thou shalt be as he that lieth down in the midst of the sea, or as he that lieth upon the top of a mast.
35They have stricken me, shalt thou say, and I was not sick; they have beaten me, and I felt it not: when shall I awake? I will seek it yet again.
29*Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause? who hath rednesse of eyes?
30They that tarry long at the wine, they that goe to seeke mixt wine.
31Looke not thou vpon the wine when it is red, when it giueth his colour in the cup, when it moueth it selfe aright.
32‖At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder.
33Thine eyes shall behold strange women, and thine heart shall vtter peruerse things.
34†Yea thou shalt be as he that lyeth downe in the midst of the sea, or as he that lyeth vpon the top of a mast.
35†They haue striken me, shalt thou say, and I was not sicke: they haue beaten me, and I felt it not: when shall I awake? I will seeke it yet againe.
- 1 Samuel 25:36–37Rank 10 from verse 7
36¶ And Abigail came to Nabal; and, behold, he held a feast in his house, like the feast of a king; and Nabal’s heart was merry within him, for he was very drunken: wherefore she told him nothing, less or more, until the morning light.
37But it came to pass in the morning, when the wine was gone out of Nabal, and his wife had told him these things, that his heart died within him, and he became as a stone.
36¶ And Abigail came to Nabal, and behold, he held a feast in his house like the feast of a king; & Nabals heart was merry within him, for hee was very drunken: wherefore shee tolde him nothing, lesse or more, vntill the morning light.
37But it came to passe in the morning, when the wine was gone out of Nabal, and his wife had told him these things, that his heart died within him, and he became as a stone.
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1 Thessalonians 5:7
1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.
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Sense 1: Natural bodily rest with suspended waking activity; figuratively, inattention or inactivity; or death described as sleep. Sense 2: To rest in sleep; figuratively, to lie in death.
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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.
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1. The dark part of the daily cycle distinguished from day, from evening until morning, or any portion of it. 2. A time or condition compared with night or darkness.
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Intoxicated with strong drink; overcome or affected as by intoxication.
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5:1BUT of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you.
5:1¶ But of the times and the seasons, brethren, yee haue no need that I write vnto you.
5:2For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.
5:2For your selues knowe perfectly that the day of the Lord so commeth as a thiefe in the night.
5:3For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.
5:3For when they shal say, Peace and safety: then sudden destructiō commeth vpon them, as trauaile vpon a woman with childe, and they shall not escape.
5:4But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief.
5:4But ye, brethren, are not in darkenesse, that that day should ouertake you as a thiefe.
5:5Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness.
5:5Yee are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkenesse.
5:6Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober.
5:6Therefore let vs not sleepe, as doe others: but let vs watch and be sober.
5:7For they that sleep sleep in the night; and they that be drunken are drunken in the night.
5:7For they that sleepe, sleepe in the night, and they that bee drunken, are drunken in the night.
Selected passage5:8But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation.
5:8But let vs who are of the day, bee sober, putting on the brestplate of faith and loue, and for an helmet, the hope of saluation.
5:9For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ,
5:9For God hath not appointed vs to wrath: but to obtaine saluation by our Lord Iesus Christ,
5:10Who died for us, that, whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with him.
5:10Who died for vs, that whether we wake or sleepe, we should liue together with him.
5:11Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as also ye do.
5:11Wherefore, ‖comfort your selues together, and edifie one another, euen as also ye doe.