As a thief (ως κλεπτης). As in verse 2, but A B Bohairic have κλεπτας (thieves), turning the metaphor round.

But you, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief. The allusion here is to the manner in which a thief …

But you.—“Though the world (which lies in darkness) may be surprised at the coming of the Day, you, members of the Church, living …

But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief.

You who truly know the Lord, you who are saved…

In contrast to the non-Christians referred to in v.3 are the believers (“brothers”) in Thessalonica. Continuing the figure of night (v.2), “darknes…

But you, brethren. He now admonishes them about the duty of believers: to look forward in hope to that day, even though it may be distant.…

But ye, brethren, are not in darkness
In a state of unregeneracy, which is a state of darkness, blindness, and ignor…

It is needless or useless to ask about the particular time of Christ's coming. Christ did not reveal this to the apostles. There are times and seas…

In what he had written before, Paul corrected the The alonians in matters that needed improvement, and now he begins to instruct them about the fut…