So then, let us not be like others, who are asleep, but let us be awake and sober.
OJBTherefore, let us not “sleep” as the rest, but let us keep awake with zililut da'as (sober-mindedness).
TCENTSo then let us not sleep, as others do, but let us be watchful and sober.
T4TSo we believers must be aware of what is happening. We must be watching carefully, as people who are awake watch for a thief [MET]. We must be self-controlled, as people who are ◄sober/not drunk► are able to control what they do [MET]. People who sleep [MET] are unaware of what is happening, and unbelievers are like that.