American Standard Version
1 Thessalonians 5:10
10who died for us, that, whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with him.
1 Thessalonians 5:10 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Who died for us, that, whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with him.
- New International Version (NIV)He died for us so that, whether we are awake or asleep, we may live together with him.
- English Standard Version (ESV)who died for us so that whether we are awake or asleep we might live with him.
- New King James Version (NKJV)who died for us, that whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with Him.
Context of 1 Thessalonians 5:10
8But let us, since we are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for a helmet, the hope of salvation. 9For God appointed us not unto wrath, but unto the obtaining of salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, who died for us, that, whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with him. 11Wherefore exhort one another, and build each other up, even as also ye do. 12But we beseech you, brethren, to know them that labor among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you;
Read all of 1 Thessalonians 51 Thessalonians 5:10 word by word
τοῦ ἀποθανόντος ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν, ἵνα εἴτε γρηγορῶμεν εἴτε καθεύδωμεν ἅμα σὺν αὐτῷ ζήσωμεν.¶Read the interlinear
Cross-references for 1 Thessalonians 5:10
- Matthew 20:28even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.
- John 10:11I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd layeth down his life for the sheep.
- John 15:13Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
- Romans 5:6For while we were yet weak, in due season Christ died for the ungodly.
- Romans 8:34who is he that condemneth? It is Christ Jesus that died, yea rather, that was raised from the dead, who is at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us.
- Romans 14:8For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; or whether we die, we die unto the Lord: whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord’s.
- 1 Corinthians 15:3For I delivered unto you first of all that which also I received: that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;
- 2 Corinthians 5:15and he died for all, that they that live should no longer live unto themselves, but unto him who for their sakes died and rose again.
- Ephesians 5:2and walk in love, even as Christ also loved you, and gave himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for an odor of a sweet smell.
- 1 Timothy 2:6who gave himself a ransom for all; the testimony to be borne in its own times;
- 1 Peter 2:24who his own self bare our sins in his body upon the tree, that we, having died unto sins, might live unto righteousness; by whose stripes ye were healed.
- 1 Peter 3:18Because Christ also suffered for sins once, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God; being put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit;
- 1 Thessalonians 4:13But we would not have you ignorant, brethren, concerning them that fall asleep; that ye sorrow not, even as the rest, who have no hope.
Commentaries on 1 Thessalonians 5:10
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10Who died for us - His death was an atoning sacrifice for the Gentiles as well as for the Jews. Whether we wake or sleep - Whether we live or die, whether we are in this state or in the other world, we shall live together with him-shall enjoy his life, and the consolations of his Spirit, while here; and shall be glorified together with him in the eternal world. The words show that every where and in all circumstances genuine believers, who walk after God…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10Who died for us - That is, to redeem us. He designed by his death that we should ultimately live with him; and this effect of his death could be secured only as it was an atoning sacrifice. Whether we wake or sleep - Whether we are found among the living or the dead when he comes. The object here is to show that the one class would have no advantage over the other. This was designed to calm their minds in their trials, and to correct an error which seems…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-11Verses 6-11 Most of mankind do not consider the things of another world at all, because they are asleep; or they do not consider them aright, because they sleep and dream. Our moderation as to all earthly things should be known to all men. Shall Christians, who have the light of the blessed gospel shining in their faces, be careless about their souls, and unmindful of another world? We need the spiritual armour, or the three Christian graces, faith, love…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10The promise that Christians will live with him forever is based on Christ’s resurrection (4:14). awake or asleep: This refers to living and dead Christians (4:13–15) rather than people’s moral condition (as in 5:6–7).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. died for us--Greek, "in our behalf." whether we wake or sleep--whether we be found at Christ's coming awake, that is, alive, or asleep, that is, in our graves. together--all of us together; the living not preceding the dead in their glorification "with Him" at His coming (1Th 4:13).Read the comment
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- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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