1 Thessalonians 5:7

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Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober.	For they that sleep sleep in the night; and they that be drunken are drunken in the night.	But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

For^G1063 they that sleep^G2518 sleep^G2518 in the night^G3571; and^G2532 they that be drunken^G3182 are drunken^G3184 in the night^G3571.

Original Greek

οἱ γὰρ καθεύδοντες νυκτὸς καθεύδουσι· καὶ οἱ μεθυσκόμενοι, νυκτὸς μεθύουσιν.

Greek	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
οἱ	hoi	G3588	T-NPM	*
γὰρ	gar	G1063	CONJ	For
καθεύδοντες	katheudontes	G2518	V-PAP-NPM	they that sleep
νυκτὸς	nuktos	G3571	N-GSF	in the night
καθεύδουσι·	katheudousi	G2518	V-PAI-3P	sleep
καὶ	kai	G2532	CONJ	and
οἱ	hoi	G3588	T-NPM	*
μεθυσκόμενοι,	methuskomenoi	G3182	V-PPP-NPM	they that be drunken
νυκτὸς	nuktos	G3571	N-GSF	in the night
μεθύουσιν.	methuousin	G3184	V-PAI-3P	are drunken

Strong's References

G1063 — γάρ (gár, gar): a primary particle; properly, assigning a reason (used in argument, explanation or intensification; often with other particles); and, as, because (that), but, even, for, indeed, no doubt, seeing, then, therefore, verily, what, why, yet
G2518 — καθεύδω (katheúdō, kath-yoo'-do): from κατά (katá) G2596 and εὕδω (heúdō) (to sleep); to lie down to rest, i.e. (by implication) to fall asleep (literally or figuratively); (be a-)sleep
G2532 — καί (kaí, kahee): apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force; and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words; and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet
G3182 — μεθύσκω (methýskō, meth-oos'-ko): a prolonged (transitive) form of μεθύω (methýō) G3184; to intoxicate; be drunk(-en)
G3184 — μεθύω (methýō, meth-oo'-o): from another form of μέθη (méthē) G3178; to drink to intoxication, i.e. get drunk; drink well, make (be) drunk(-en)
G3571 — νύξ (nýx, noox): a primary word; "night" (literally or figuratively); (mid-)night

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Greek (Textus Receptus, Scrivener 1894) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

G3588 — ὁ (ho, ho): the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom); the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc

Cross References

Verse Cross-References

and they — 1 Samuel 25:36-37, Proverbs 23:29-35, Isaiah 21:4-5, Daniel 5:4-5, Acts 2:15, 2 Peter 2:13
they that sleep — Job 4:13, Job 33:15, Luke 21:34-35, Romans 13:13, 1 Corinthians 15:34, Ephesians 5:14

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