1Th 5:6 | JFB | STEP | 6. others-- Greek, "the rest" of the world: the unconverted ( ). "Sleep" here is worldly apathy to spiritual things ( ; ); in , ordinary sleep; in , death. watch-- for Christ's coming; literally, "be wakeful." The same Greek occurs in ; . be sober-- refraining from carnal indulgence, mental or sensual ( ).

‏ 1 Thessalonians 5:6

6. others--Greek, "the rest" of the world: the unconverted (1Th 4:13). "Sleep" here is worldly apathy to spiritual things (Ro 13:11; Ep 5:14); in 1Th 5:7, ordinary sleep; in 1Th 5:10, death.

watch--for Christ's coming; literally, "be wakeful." The same Greek occurs in 1Co 15:34; 2Ti 2:26.

be sober--refraining from carnal indulgence, mental or sensual (1Pe 5:8).