6 So then, let us not be like others, who are asleep, but let us be awake and sober.
6 Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober.
6 So then let us not sleep, as others do, but let us keep awake and be sober.
6 So let's not sleepwalk through life like those others. Let's keep our eyes open and be smart.
6 Therefore let us not sleep, as others do, but let us watch and be sober.
6 So be on your guard, not asleep like the others. Stay alert and be clearheaded.
42 "Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come.
42 Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.
42 Therefore, stay awake, for you do not know on what day your Lord is coming.
42 So stay awake, alert. You have no idea what day your Master will show up.
42 Watch therefore, for you do not know what hour your Lord is coming.
42 "So you, too, must keep watch! For you don't know what day your Lord is coming.
(Read Matthew 24:42-51)
To watch for Christ's coming, is to maintain that temper of mind which we would be willing that our Lord should find us in. We know we have but a little time to live, we cannot know that we have a long time to live; much less do we know the time fixed for the judgment. Our Lord's coming will be happy to those that shall be found ready, but very dreadful to those that are not. If a man, professing to be the servant of Christ, be an unbeliever, covetous, ambitious, or a lover of pleasure, he will be cut off. Those who choose the world for their portion in this life, will have hell for their portion in the other life. May our Lord, when he cometh, pronounce us blessed, and present us to the Father, washed in his blood, purified by his Spirit, and fit to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on 1 Thessalonians 5:6
Commentary on 1 Thessalonians 5:6-11
(Read 1 Thessalonians 5:6-11)
Most of mankind do not consider the things of another world at all, because they are asleep; or they do not consider them aright, because they sleep and dream. Our moderation as to all earthly things should be known to all men. Shall Christians, who have the light of the blessed gospel shining in their faces, be careless about their souls, and unmindful of another world? We need the spiritual armour, or the three Christian graces, faith, love, and hope. Faith; if we believe that the eye of God is always upon us, that there is another world to prepare for, we shall see reason to watch and be sober. True and fervent love to God, and the things of God, will keep us watchful and sober. If we have hope of salvation, let us take heed of any thing that would shake our trust in the Lord. We have ground on which to build unshaken hope, when we consider, that salvation is by our Lord Jesus Christ, who died for us, to atone for our sins and to ransom our souls. We should join in prayer and praise one with another. We should set a good example one before another, and this is the best means to answer the end of society. Thus we shall learn how to live to Him, with whom we hope to live for ever.