Just before stating that “the night is well along; the day has drawn near, ” Paul wrote:“ You people know the season, that it is already the hour for you to awake from sleep, for now our salvation is nearer than at the time when we became believers. ”
پولُس قبل از اشاره به این که « شبْ رو به پایان است و روز نزدیک شده است ،‏ » گفت :‏ « شما با آگاهی از این که در چه زمانی به‌سر می‌برید ،‏ چنین کنید .‏