Verse Comparison: 1 Thessalonians 5:4
American Standard Version
But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief:
Amplified® Bible
But you are not in [given up to the power of] darkness, brethren, for that day to overtake you by surprise like a thief.
Contemporary English Version
My dear friends, you don't live in darkness, and so that day won't surprise you like a thief.
Darby English Version
But *ye*, brethren, are not in darkness, that the day should overtake you as a thief:
Good News Bible
But you, friends, are not in the darkness, and the Day should not take you by surprise like a thief.
International Standard Version
However, brothers, you are not in the darkness, in order that the day might surprise you like a thief.
King James Version
But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief.
New American Standard Bible
But you, brethren, are not in darkness, that the day would overtake you like a thief;
New International Version
But you, brothers, are not in darkness so that this day should surprise you like a thief.
New King James Version
But you, brethren, are not in darkness, so that this Day should overtake you as a thief.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
But you, brethren, do not dwell in darkness, that the day would overtake you like a thief;
Young's Literal Translation
and ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that the day may catch you as a thief;
