Occult/Masonic terms in Modern Bible Versions: Sons of Light

Sons of Light

The King James Bible says that Christians are children of light:

Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness. 1 Thessalonians 1 5:5 (King James Bible)

Freemasons, Theosophists, Kabbalists and Gnostics are the ones who call themselves "sons of light/sons of Light."

Masonic "sons of light" work to further the "kingdom of light."

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sons of light (Freemasonry)

New King James Version

American Standard Version

Amplified Bible

Amplified Bible Classic Edition

Darby Version

1 Thess. 5:5

You are all sons of light and sons of the day. We are not
of the night nor of darkness.

for ye are all sons of light, and sons of the day: we are not of the night, nor
of darkness;

for you are all sons of light and sons of day. We do not
belong to the night nor to darkness.

For you are all sons of light and sons of the day; we do not belong either to
the night or to darkness.

for all *ye* are sons of light and sons of day; we are not of night nor of
darkness.

Modern English Version

Mounce Reverse Interlinear New Testament

NASB

NASB 1995

RSV

1 Thess. 5:5

You are all the sons of light and the sons of the day. We
are not of the night nor of darkness.

or you are all sons of light, · sons of the day. We do not belong to night or darkness.

for you are all sons of light and sons of day. We are not of night nor of darkness;

For you are all sons of light and sons of the day; we are not of the night or of darkness.

Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

Tree of Life

Young's Literal Translation

Lexham English Bible

1 Thess. 5:5

For you are all sons of light and sons of the day; we are not of the night or of darkness.

For you all are sons of light and sons of day. We are not
of night or of darkness—

all ye are sons of light, and sons of day; we are not of
night, nor of darkness,

for you are all sons of light and sons of day. We are not of
the night nor of darkness.

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