Brothers and sisters, you are not in darkness. So that day should not surprise you as a thief would.

弟兄们，你们却不在黑暗里，叫那日子临到你们像贼一样。

弟兄们，你们并不在黑暗里，那日子不会像贼一样临到你们。

弟兄们，你们并不在黑暗里，那日子不会像贼一样临到你们。

然而，弟兄姊妹，你们不是活在黑暗里，因此那日子不会像贼一样突然临到你们。

但是弟兄们，你们不在黑暗里，以致那日子会临到你们像贼来到一样。

不过弟兄们，你们不是在黑暗里，以致那日子像贼一样抓住你们。

弟兄們，你們卻不在黑暗裏，叫那日子臨到你們像賊一樣。

弟兄們，你們並不在黑暗裏，那日子不會像賊一樣臨到你們。

弟兄們，你們並不在黑暗裏，那日子不會像賊一樣臨到你們。

然而，弟兄姊妹，你們不是活在黑暗裡，因此那日子不會像賊一樣突然臨到你們。

但是弟兄們，你們不在黑暗裡，以致那日子會臨到你們像賊來到一樣。

但你們呢、弟兄們，你們並不是在黑暗裏、以致那日子像個賊突襲了你們一樣。

不過弟兄們，你們不是在黑暗裡，以致那日子像賊一樣抓住你們。

兄弟乎、爾非在暗中、致是日如盜襲爾、

然則兄弟不處幽暗、彼日豈猶盜襲爾乎、

但兄弟非在幽暗、故其日不能如盜臨爾、

惟我兄弟。既不處黑暗之中、屆時當不致襲爾如不速之客。

But you, brothers and sisters, are not in darkness so that this day should surprise you like a thief.

But you are not in darkness, brothers, for that day to surprise you like a thief.

But you aren’t in the dark about these things, dear brothers and sisters, and you won’t be surprised when the day of the Lord comes like a thief.

But you, brothers and sisters, are not in the dark, for this day to surprise you like a thief.

But you, brothers and sisters, are not in darkness, so that the day would overtake you like a thief;

But you, brethren, are not in darkness, so that this Day should overtake you as a thief.

But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief:

But you, brothers, are not in the dark, for this day to overtake you like a thief.

But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief.

But you, brothers and sisters, are not in the darkness for the day to overtake you like a thief would.

But you, brothers, aren’t in darkness, that the day should overtake you like a thief.

But the day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar. Fire will destroy everything in them. God will judge the earth and everything done in it.

But suppose you don’t obey the Lord your God. And you aren’t careful to obey all his commands and rules I’m giving you today. Then he will send curses on you. They’ll catch up with you. Here are those curses.

He has saved us from the kingdom of darkness. He has brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves.

I commanded my servants the prophets what to say. I told them what I planned to do. But your people refused to obey me. So I had to punish them.“ Then they had a change of heart. They said,‘ The Lord who rules over all has punished us because of how we have lived. He was fair and right to do that. He has done to us just what he decided to do.’ ”

When you do these things, keep in mind the times we are living in. The hour has already come for you to wake up from your sleep. The full effects of our salvation are closer now than when we first believed in Christ.The dark night of evil is nearly over. The day of Christ’s return is almost here. So let us get rid of the works of darkness that harm us. Let us do the works of light that protect us.Let us act as we should, like people living in the daytime. Have nothing to do with wild parties, and don’t get drunk. Don’t take part in sexual sins or evil conduct. Don’t fight with each other or be jealous of anyone.

So remember what you have been taught and have heard. Hold firmly to it. Turn away from your sins. If you don’t wake up, I will come like a thief. You won’t know when I will come to you.

But God chose you to be his people. You are royal priests. You are a holy nation. You are God’s special treasure. You are all these things so that you can give him praise. God brought you out of darkness into his wonderful light.Once you were not a people. But now you are the people of God. Once you had not received mercy. But now you have received mercy.

The Lord your God will send all these curses on you. They will follow you everywhere. They’ll catch up with you. You will be under the Lord’ s curse until you are destroyed. That’s because you didn’t obey him. You didn’t keep the commands and rules he gave you.

Then the war you fear will catch up with you there. The hunger you are afraid of will follow you into Egypt. And you will die there.

If he doesn’t go to one of those cities, the dead man’s nearest male relative might become very angry. He might chase the man. If the city is too far away, he might catch him and kill him. But the man running to the city isn’t worthy of death, because he didn’t hate his neighbor.

The Lord says,“ Israel, you have done evil things ever since your people sinned at Gibeah long ago. And you are still doing what is evil. War will come again to those who sinned at Gibeah.

to open their eyes. I want you to turn them from darkness to light. I want you to turn them from Satan’s power to God. I want their sins to be forgiven. They will be forgiven when they believe in me. They will have their place among God’s people.’