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.

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.

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

But you are not in darkness, brothers, for that day to surprise you 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 as unexpectedly as a thief. Then the heavens will pass away with a terrible noise, and the very elements themselves will disappear in fire, and the earth and everything on it will be found to deserve judgment.

“ But if you refuse to listen to the Lord your God and do not obey all the commands and decrees I am giving you today, all these curses will come and overwhelm you:

For he has rescued us from the kingdom of darkness and transferred us into the Kingdom of his dear Son,

But everything I said through my servants the prophets happened to your ancestors, just as I said. As a result, they repented and said,‘ We have received what we deserved from the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. He has done what he said he would do.’”

This is all the more urgent, for you know how late it is; time is running out. Wake up, for our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed.The night is almost gone; the day of salvation will soon be here. So remove your dark deeds like dirty clothes, and put on the shining armor of right living.Because we belong to the day, we must live decent lives for all to see. Don’t participate in the darkness of wild parties and drunkenness, or in sexual promiscuity and immoral living, or in quarreling and jealousy.

Go back to what you heard and believed at first; hold to it firmly. Repent and turn to me again. If you don’t wake up, I will come to you suddenly, as unexpected as a thief.

But you are not like that, for you are a chosen people. You are royal priests, a holy nation, God’s very own possession. As a result, you can show others the goodness of God, for he called you out of the darkness into his wonderful light.“ Once you had no identity as a people; now you are God’s people. Once you received no mercy; now you have received God’s mercy.”

“ If you refuse to listen to the Lord your God and to obey the commands and decrees he has given you, all these curses will pursue and overtake you until you are destroyed.

the very war and famine you fear will catch up to you, and you will die there.

“ If the distance to the nearest city of refuge is too far, an enraged avenger might be able to chase down and kill the person who caused the death. Then the slayer would die unfairly, since he had never shown hostility toward the person who died.

The Lord says,“ O Israel, ever since Gibeah, there has been only sin and more sin! You have made no progress whatsoever. Was it not right that the wicked men of Gibeah were attacked?

to open their eyes, so they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God. Then they will receive forgiveness for their sins and be given a place among God’s people, who are set apart by faith in me.’