1 Thessalonians 5:10

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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Christ died for us so that, whether we are dead or alive when he returns, we can live with him forever.

Context of 1 Thessalonians 5:10

8But since we belong to the day, let us be sober, putting on faith and love as a breastplate, and the hope of salvation as a helmet. 9For God did not appoint us to suffer wrath but to receive salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ. He died for us so that, whether we are awake or asleep, we may live together with him. 11Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing. 12Now we ask you, brothers and sisters, to acknowledge those who work hard among you, who care for you in the Lord and who admonish you.

1 Thessalonians 5:10 word by word

τοῦ ἀποθανόντος ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν, ἵνα εἴτε γρηγορῶμεν εἴτε καθεύδωμεν ἅμα σὺν αὐτῷ ζήσωμεν.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Who diedἀποθνήσκωapothnēskō · to dieG599
• forὑπέρhuper · above/forG5228
• usἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• thatἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
• whetherεἴτεeite · whetherG1535
• we wakeγρηγορέωgrēgoreuō · to keep watchG1127
• sleepκαθεύδωkatheudō · to sleepG2518
• we should liveζάωzaō · to liveG2198
• togetherἅμαhama · togetherG260
• withσύνsun · withG4862
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846

Cross-references for 1 Thessalonians 5:10

• Matthew 20:28just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
• John 10:11“I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.
• John 15:13Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.
• Romans 5:6You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly.
• Romans 8:34Who then is the one who condemns? No one. Christ Jesus who died—more than that, who was raised to life—is at the right hand of God and is also interceding for us.
• Romans 14:8If we live, we live for the Lord; and if we die, we die for the Lord. So, whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord.
• 1 Corinthians 15:3For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures,
• 2 Corinthians 5:15And he died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves but for him who died for them and was raised again.
• Ephesians 5:2and walk in the way of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.
• 1 Timothy 2:6who gave himself as a ransom for all people. This has now been witnessed to at the proper time.
• 1 Peter 2:24“He himself bore our sins” in his body on the cross, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; “by his wounds you have been healed.”
• 1 Peter 3:18For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive in the Spirit.
• 1 Thessalonians 4:13Brothers and sisters, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death, so that you do not grieve like the rest of mankind, 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

Topics related to 1 Thessalonians 5:10

• Atonement
• Death
• Fellowship
• Immortality
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Righteous
• Salvation
• Suffering

In the dictionaries

• Edify
• Greet
• Patient
• Peter, Second Epistle of
• Quench
• Render
• Sudden
• Warn
• Paul, the Apostle
• Sacrifice

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