1 Thessalonians 5:5 (DBY)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

1 Thessalonians 5:3 When they may say, Peace and safety, then sudden destruction comes upon them, as travail upon her that is with child; and they shall in no wise escape.

1 Thessalonians 5:4 But *ye*, brethren, are not in darkness, that the day should overtake you as a thief:

1 Thessalonians 5:5 for all *ye* are sons of light and sons of day; we are not of night nor of darkness.

1 Thessalonians 5:6 So then do not let us sleep as the rest do, but let us watch and be sober;

1 Thessalonians 5:7 for they that sleep sleep by night, and they that drink drink by night;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "light", "darkness", "sons", and "night". It is saying that the contrast between light and darkness marks a real divide in how people respond to God's work.

The nearby context moves from verse 4's "But ye brethren are not in darkness..." into verse 6's "So then do not let us sleep...", so "light" and "darkness" belong inside that flow. In 1 Thessalonians context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "light" and "darkness" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.