1 Thessalonians 5:6

Updated: June 3, 2025

so then let’s not sleep, as the rest do, but let’s watch and be sober.

World English Bible (WEB)

Therefore{G686}{G3767} let us{G2518} not{G3361} sleep{G2518}{(G5725)}, as{G5613}{G2532} do others{G3062}; but{G235} let us watch{G1127}{(G5725)} and{G2532} be sober{G3525}{(G5725)}.

KJV with Strongs

(6) So then indeed, don't fall asleep like others but rather be alert and self-controlled.

The F.O.G

[6] So let's not fall into spiritual slumber like the rest of the world. Instead, let's stay alert and clear-minded, like watchmen scanning the horizon for the first light of dawn.

The F.O.G Paraphrase

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

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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