1Th 5:6-7 | TNotes | STEP | 5:6 Stay alert and be clearheaded echoes Jesus’ call to be morally prepared because the disciples will not know the day of his return (Matt 24:42 , 44 ; 25:13 ; cp. 1 Pet 1:13 ).

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‏ 1 Thessalonians 5:6-7

5:6 ^a Stay alert and be clearheaded echoes Jesus’ call to be morally prepared because the disciples will not know the day of his return (Matt 24:42 ^b, 44 ^c; 25:13 ^d; cp. 1 Pet 1:13 ^e).
5:7 ^f Sleep refers to moral indifference (5:6 ^g), and drunk is a metaphor for those who do not exercise self-control; they will be surprised by the day of the Lord (5:4 ^h; Matt 24:48-51 ⁱ).