1 Thessalonians 5:6 (YLT)

Passage

so, then, we may not sleep as also the others, but watch and be sober,

Nearby Context

1 Thessalonians 5:4 and ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that the day may catch you as a thief;

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

1 Thessalonians 5:6 so, then, we may not sleep as also the others, but watch and be sober,

1 Thessalonians 5:7 for those sleeping, by night do sleep, and those making themselves drunk, by night are drunken,

1 Thessalonians 5:8 and we, being of the day--let us be sober, putting on a breastplate of faith and love, and an helmet--a hope of salvation,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "sleep", "others", "watch", and "sober". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "sleep" and "others", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 5's "all ye are sons of light and..." into verse 7's "for those sleeping by night do sleep...", so "sleep" and "others" 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 "sleep" and "others" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.