1 Thessalonians 5:6 — compare English translations

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1 Thessalonians 5:6 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →

ἄρα ára G686 therefore οὖν oûn G3767 therefore μὴ mḗ G3361 not καθεύδωμεν katheúdō G2518 to fall asleep ὡς hōs G5613 as οἱ ho G3588 the λοιποί loipoí G3062 remaining ἀλλὰ allá G235 but γρηγορῶμεν grēgoreúō G1127 to watch καὶ kaí G2532 and νήφωμεν nḗphō G3525 to be sober

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World English Bible Public Domain

so then let's not sleep, as the rest do, but let's watch and be sober.
King James Version Public Domain

Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober.
unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0

So then, let us not sleep as the rest, but let us keep watch and be sober.

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