1 Thessalonians
1 Thessalonians 5:6–7
6So then, let us not sleep as the others do, but let us remain awake and sober. 7For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk, get drunk at night.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
1 Thessalonians 5:6
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So | ἄρα | ara | Conjunction | G686 then, therefore, since |
| then | οὖν | oun | Conjunction | G3767 therefore, then |
| let us not sleep | καθεύδωμεν | katheudōmen | Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Plural | G2518 I sleep, am sleeping |
| as | ὡς | hōs | Adverb | G5613 as, like as, how, while, so that |
| the | οἱ | hoi | Article - Nominative Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| others | λοιποί | loipoi | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural | G3062 left, left behind, the remainder |
| but | ἀλλὰ | alla | Conjunction | G235 but, except |
| let us remain awake | γρηγορῶμεν | grēgorōmen | Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Plural | G1127 I am awake, am vigilant, watch |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| sober | νήφωμεν | nēphōmen | Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Plural | G3525 I am calm, vigilant, sober |
1 Thessalonians 5:7
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | γὰρ | gar | Conjunction | G1063 for |
| those who | οἱ | hoi | Article - Nominative Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| sleep | καθεύδοντες | katheudontes | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural | G2518 I sleep, am sleeping |
| sleep | καθεύδουσιν | katheudousin | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G2518 I sleep, am sleeping |
| at night | νυκτὸς | nyktos | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G3571 the night, night-time |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| those who | οἱ | hoi | Article - Nominative Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| get drunk | μεθυσκόμενοι | methyskomenoi | Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural | G3182 I make drunk |
| get drunk | μεθύουσιν | methyousin | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G3184 I am drunk |
| at night | νυκτὸς | nyktos | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G3571 the night, night-time |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
1 Thessalonians 5:6 1 Peter 1:13 · Matthew 24:42 · Luke 22:46 · 1 Peter 5:8 · Romans 13:11–14 · Revelation 16:15 · 1 Corinthians 16:13 · Ephesians 5:14 · Revelation 3:2 · Titus 2:12 · Proverbs 19:15 · Mark 13:34–35
1 Thessalonians 5:7 Romans 13:13 · 2 Peter 2:13 · 1 Corinthians 15:34 · Acts 2:15 · Daniel 5:4–5 · Ephesians 5:14 · Luke 21:34–35 · Isaiah 21:4–5 · Proverbs 23:29–35
Cross-references from OpenBible.info, used under CC BY 4.0. The best-supported references for each verse are shown.
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.