1Th 5:5 | RWP | e4.org | Sons of light ( υιο φωτος ), sons of day ( υιο ημερας ). Chiefly a translation Hebraism (Deissmann, Bible Studies , pp. 161ff.). Cf. words of Jesus in and Paul in . He repeats the same idea in turning from "ye" to "we" and using νυκτος (night) and σκοτους (darkness), predicate genitives.

‏ 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.