Verse Comparison: 1 Thessalonians 5:6
American Standard Version
so then let us not sleep, as do the rest, but let us watch and be sober.
Amplified® Bible
Accordingly then, let us not sleep, as the rest do, but let us keep wide awake (alert, watchful, cautious, and on our guard) and let us be sober (calm, collected, and circumspect).
Contemporary English Version
Others may sleep, but we should stay awake and be alert.
Darby English Version
So then do not let us sleep as the rest do, but let us watch and be sober;
Good News Bible
So then, we should not be sleeping like the others; we should be awake and sober.
International Standard Version
Therefore, let us not fall asleep like others do, but let us stay awake and be sober.
King James Version
Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober.
New American Standard Bible
so then let us not sleep as others do, but let us be alert and sober.
New International Version
So then, let us not be like others, who are asleep, but let us be alert and self-controlled.
New King James Version
Therefore let us not sleep, as others do, but let us watch and be sober.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
so then let us not sleep as others do, but let us become alert and sober.
Young's Literal Translation
so, then, we may not sleep as also the others, but watch and be sober,