‏ 1 Thessalonians 5:5

 Sons of light ( υιο φωτος ),

 sons of day ( υιο ημερας ). Chiefly a translation Hebraism (Deissmann, Bible Studies, pp. 161ff.). Cf. words of Jesus in Lu 16:8 and Paul in Eph 5:9. He repeats the same idea in turning from "ye" to "we" and using  νυκτος (night) and  σκοτους (darkness), predicate genitives.

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