Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief.
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Bible References
Are
Romans 13:11
This also, knowing the time, that it is already time that we should be aroused out of sleep; for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed.
Colossians 1:13
who has delivered us from the authority of darkness, and translated us into the kingdom of the Son of his love:
1 Peter 2:9
But ye are a chosen race, a kingly priesthood, a holy nation, a people for a possession, that ye might set forth the excellencies of him who has called you out of darkness to his wonderful light;
1 John 2:8
Again, I write a new commandment to you, which thing is true in him and in you, because the darkness is passing and the true light already shines.
Overtake
Deuteronomy 19:6
lest the avenger of blood pursue the manslayer, while his heart is hot, and overtake him, because the way is long, and smite him mortally; whereas he was not worthy of death, since he hated him not previously.
Deuteronomy 28:15
But it shall come to pass if thou wilt not hearken unto the voice of Jehovah thy God, to take heed to do all his commandments and his statutes which I command thee this day, that all these curses shall come upon thee and overtake thee.
Jeremiah 42:16
then it shall come to pass, that the sword which ye fear shall overtake you there in the land of Egypt, and the famine, whereof ye are afraid, shall follow hard after you there in Egypt; and there ye shall die.
Hosea 10:9
From the days of Gibeah hast thou sinned, O Israel: there they stood: the battle in Gibeah against the children of iniquity did not overtake them.
Zechariah 1:6
But my words and my statutes, which I commanded my servants the prophets, did they not overtake your fathers? And they turned and said, Like as Jehovah of hosts thought to do unto us, according to our ways and according to our doings, so hath he dealt with us.
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Luke 12:38
And if he come in the second watch, and come in the third watch, and find them thus, blessed are those bondmen.