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1 Thessalonians 5:10
10who has died for us, that whether we may be watching or sleep, we may 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 we being of [the] day, let us be sober, putting on [the] breastplate of faith and love, and as helmet [the] hope of salvation; 9because God has not set us for wrath, but for obtaining salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, who has died for us, that whether we may be watching or sleep, we may live together with him. 11Wherefore encourage one another, and build up each one the other, even as also ye do. 12But we beg you, brethren, to know those who labour among you, and take the lead among you in [the] Lord, and admonish you,
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τοῦ ἀποθανόντος ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν, ἵνα εἴτε γρηγορῶμεν εἴτε καθεύδωμεν ἅμα σὺν αὐτῷ ζήσωμεν.¶Read the interlinear
Cross-references for 1 Thessalonians 5:10
- Matthew 20:28as indeed the Son of man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life a ransom for many.
- John 10:11I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep:
- John 15:13No one has greater love than this, that one should lay down his life for his friends.
- Romans 5:6for we being still without strength, in [the] due time Christ has died for [the] ungodly.
- Romans 8:34who is he that condemns? [It is] Christ who has died, but rather has been [also] raised up; who is also at the right hand of God; who also intercedes for us.
- Romans 14:8For both if we should live, [it is] to the Lord we live; and if we should die, [it is] to the Lord we die: both if we should live then, and if we should die, we are the Lord's.
- 1 Corinthians 15:3For I delivered to you, in the first place, what also I had received, that Christ died for our sins, according to the scriptures;
- 2 Corinthians 5:15and he died for all, that they who live should no longer live to themselves, but to him who died for them and has been raised.
- Ephesians 5:2and walk in love, even as the Christ loved us, and delivered himself up for us, an offering and sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling savour.
- 1 Timothy 2:6who gave himself a ransom for all, the testimony [to be rendered] in its own times;
- 1 Peter 2:24who himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, in order that, being dead to sins, we may live to righteousness: by whose stripes ye have been healed.
- 1 Peter 3:18for Christ indeed has once suffered for sins, [the] just for [the] unjust, that he might bring us to God; being put to death in flesh, but made alive in [the] Spirit,
- 1 Thessalonians 4:13But we do not wish you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them that are fallen asleep, to the end that ye be not grieved even as also 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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Commentaries on 1 Thessalonians 5
- 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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