1 Thessalonians 5:8

5:7 For they that sleep sleep in the night; and they that be drunken are drunken in the night.

But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation.

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But let us, since we belong to the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and, for a helmet, the hope of salvation.

But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation.

5:9 For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ,

What does 1 Thessalonians 5:8 mean?

1 Thessalonians 5:8 is a verse in the book of 1 Thessalonians, in the New Testament. In the original Greek, key words include δέ (de), νήφω (nepho), ἐγώ (hemeis). It connects to 10 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.

Greek interlinear

Butδέde/deh/G1161a primary particle (adversative or continuative); but, and, etc.:--also, and, but, moreover, now (often unexpressed in English).

letνήφωnepho/nay'-fo/G3525of uncertain affinity: to abstain from wine (keep sober), i.e. (figuratively) be discreet:--be sober, watch.

us,ἐγώhemeis/hay-mice'/G2249nominative plural of 1473; we (only used when emphatic):--us, we (ourselves).

who

areεἰμί εἰμινonG5607ousa oo'-sah; and the neuter on on present participle of 1510; being:--be, come, have.

the

day,ἡμέραhemera/hay-mer'-ah/G2250feminine (with 5610 implied) of a derivative of hemai (to sit; akin to the base of 1476) meaning tame, i.e. gentle; day, i.e. (literally) the time space between dawn and dark, or the whole 24 hours (but several days were usually reckoned by the Jews as inclusive of the parts of both extremes); figuratively, a period (always defined more or less clearly by the context):--age, + alway, (mid-)day (by day, (-ly)), + for ever, judgment, (day) time, while, years.

sober,νήφωnepho/nay'-fo/G3525of uncertain affinity: to abstain from wine (keep sober), i.e. (figuratively) be discreet:--be sober, watch.

putting

onἐνδύωenduo/en-doo'-o/G1746from 1722 and 1416 (in the sense of sinking into a garment); to invest with clothing (literally or figuratively):--array, clothe (with), endue, have (put) on.

the

breastplateθώραξthorax/tho'-rax/G2382of uncertain affinity; the chest ("thorax"), i.e. (by implication) a corslet:--breast-plate.

faithπίστιςpistis/pis'-tis/G4102from 3982; persuasion, i.e. credence; moral conviction (of religious truth, or the truthfulness of God or a religious teacher), especially reliance upon Christ for salvation; abstractly, constancy in such profession; by extension, the system of religious (Gospel) truth itself:--assurance, belief, believe, faith, fidelity.

andκαίkai/kahee/G2532apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force; and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words:--and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.

love;ἀγάπηagape/ag-ah'-pay/G26from 25; love, i.e. affection or benevolence; specially (plural) a love-feast:--(feast of) charity(-ably), dear, love.

for

helmet,περικεφαλαίαperikephalaia/per-ee-kef-al-ah'-yah/G4030feminine of a compound of 4012 and 2776; encirclement of the head, i.e. a helmet:--helmet.

the

hopeἐλπίςelpis/el-pece'/G1680from a primary elpo (to anticipate, usually with pleasure); expectation (abstractly or concretely) or confidence:--faith, hope.

salvation.σωτηρίαsoteria/so-tay-ree'-ah/G4991feminine of a derivative of 4990 as (properly, abstract) noun; rescue or safety (physically or morally):--deliver, health, salvation, save, saving.

Cross-references

Related passages from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

Romans 1:8

First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is spoken of throughout the whole world.

Romans 1:9

For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that without ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers; with: or, in

Romans 6:17

But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin, but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you. which: Gr. whereto ye were delivered

1 Corinthians 1:4

I thank my God always on your behalf, for the grace of God which is given you by Jesus Christ;

Ephesians 1:15

Wherefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and love unto all the saints,

Ephesians 1:16

Cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers;

Philippians 1:3

I thank my God upon every remembrance of you, remembrance: or, mention

Philippians 1:4

Always in every prayer of mine for you all making request with joy,

Colossians 1:3

We give thanks to God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you,

Philemon 1:4

I thank my God, making mention of thee always in my prayers,

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with 1 Thessalonians 5:8.

Ephesians 6:14

Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;

John 9:40

And some of the Pharisees which were with him heard these words, and said unto him, Are we blind also?

Matthew 1:19

Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing to make her a publick example, was minded to put her away privily.

Matthew 2:1

Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem,

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What does 1 Thessalonians 5:8 say?

1 Thessalonians 5:8 (King James Version) reads: "But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation."

Is 1 Thessalonians 5:8 in the Old or New Testament?

1 Thessalonians 5:8 is in the New Testament of the Bible, in the book of 1 Thessalonians.

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