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You are all sons of light, and sons of the day. We don`t belong to the night, nor to darkness,
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A New Identity in Christ
Commentators explain that being "sons of light" is more than a metaphor; it's a statement of a believer's new identity. This Hebrew expression signifies a deep, vital connection to God's truth and holiness. Scholars note this means being spiritually enlightened to understand the gospel and having a nature that has a natural "kinship" with light, making darkness feel alien.
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1 Thessalonians
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18th Century
Presbyterian
You are all the children of light. This refers to all who are Christians. The phrase "children of light" is a Hebraism, meaning t…
Sons of light (υιο φωτος),
sons of day (υιο ημερας). Chiefly a translation Hebraism (Deissmann, Bible S…
19th Century
Anglican
You are all.—St. Paul recognizes no exceptions, no inner distinctions, among the members of the Church: all stand alike so far as …
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Baptist
You are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness. Therefore let us not sleep, as do oth…
Paul’s assertion that they are “all sons of the light and sons of the day” rules out living in darkness. “A ll” brings reassurance that none is exc…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
You are all children of light Or enlightened persons, whose understandings were enlightened by the spirit of God, to…
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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…
13th Century
Catholic
In what he had written before, Paul corrected the Thessalonians in matters that needed improvement, and now he begins to instruct them about the fu…
