1 Thessalonians 5:7
“For they that sleep sleep in the night; and they that be drunken are drunken in the night.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
For they that sleep, sleep in the night,.... The night is the usual season for sleep, and sleep is only for such who are…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
For they that sleep, sleep in the night - Night is the time for sleep. The day is the time for action, and in the light…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
For they that sleep - Sleepers and drunkards seek the night season; so the careless and the profligate persons indulge…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17141 Thessalonians 5:6-10
On what had been said, the apostle grounds seasonable exhortations to several needful duties.
I. To watchfulness and…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
For they that sleep sleep in the night; and they that be drunken are drunken in the night The "sons of day" must be…
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