1 Thessalonians 5:8

1 Thessalonians 5:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But since we belong to the day, let us be sober, having put on the breastplate of faith and love, and for a helmet the hope of salvation.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But let us who are of the day be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and as a helmet the hope of salvation.
• New Living Translation (NLT)But let us who live in the light be clearheaded, protected by the armor of faith and love, and wearing as our helmet the confidence of our salvation.

Context of 1 Thessalonians 5:8

6So then, let us not be like others, who are asleep, but let us be awake and sober. 7For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk, get drunk at night. But 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. 10He died for us so that, whether we are awake or asleep, we may live together with him.

1 Thessalonians 5:8 word by word

ἡμεῖς δὲ ἡμέρας ὄντες νήφωμεν ἐνδυσάμενοι θώρακα πίστεως καὶ ἀγάπης καὶ περικεφαλαίαν ἐλπίδα σωτηρίας·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Butδέde · thenG1161
• letνήφωnēphō · be soberG3525
• usἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• who areεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• of the dayἡμέραhēmera · dayG2250
• putting onἐνδύωenduō · to put onG1746
• the breastplateθώραξthōrax · breastplateG2382
• of faithπίστιςpistis · faithG4102
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• loveἀγάπηagapē · loveG26
• for an helmetπερικεφαλαίαperikephalaia · helmetG4030
• the hopeἐλπίςelpis · hopeG1680
• of salvationσωτηρίαsōtēria · salvationG4991

Cross-references for 1 Thessalonians 5:8

• 1 Thessalonians 5:5You are all children of the light and children of the day. We do not belong to the night or to the darkness.
• Romans 13:13Let us behave decently, as in the daytime, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and debauchery, not in dissension and jealousy.
• Ephesians 5:8For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light
• 1 Peter 2:9But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.
• 1 John 1:7But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin.
• Isaiah 59:17He put on righteousness as his breastplate, and the helmet of salvation on his head; he put on the garments of vengeance and wrapped himself in zeal as in a cloak.
• Romans 13:12The night is nearly over; the day is almost here. So let us put aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light.
• 2 Corinthians 6:7in truthful speech and in the power of God; with weapons of righteousness in the right hand and in the left;
• Ephesians 6:11Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes.
• Job 19:23“Oh, that my words were recorded, that they were written on a scroll,
• Psalms 42:5Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God.
• Psalms 43:5Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God.
• Lamentations 3:26it is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the Lord.
• Romans 5:2through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we boast in the hope of the glory of God.
• Romans 8:24For in this hope we were saved. But hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what they already have?
• 1 Corinthians 13:13And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.

Commentaries on 1 Thessalonians 5:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8Putting on the breastplate - We are not only called to Work, but we are called also to fight; and that we may not be surprised, we must watch; and that we may be in a condition to defend ourselves, we must be sober; and that we may be enabled to conquer, we must be armed: and what the breastplate and helmet are to a soldier's heart and head, such are faith, love, and hope to us. Faith enables us to endure, as seeing him who is invisible; love excites us…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8But let us, who are of the day, be sober - Temperate, as people usually are in the daytime. Putting on the breast-plate of faith and love - This is a favorite comparison of the apostle Paul; see it explained at length in the notes on Ephesians 6:14. And for an helmet, the hope of salvation - See the notes at Ephesians 6:17.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. 8breastplate … helmet: (Isaiah 59:17; Ephesians 6:11–17): These pieces of armor represent living a moral life (Romans 13:12; 2 Corinthians 6:7; 10:3–5; 2 Timothy 2:3–4). The Christian "soldier" uses the equipment of the virtues of faith, love, and hope (see 1 Thessalonians 1:3; 3:6; 1 Corinthians 13:13; 2 Thessalonians 1:3–4).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. Faith, hope, and love, are the three pre-eminent graces (1Th 1:3; 1Co 13:13). We must not only be awake and sober, but also armed; not only watchful, but also guarded. The armor here is only defensive; in Ep 6:13-17, also offensive. Here, therefore, the reference is to the Christian means of being guarded against being surprised by the day of the Lord as a thief in the night. The helmet and breastplate defend the two vital parts, the head and the heart…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Thessalonians 5:8

• Armor
• Breastplate
• Commandments
• Day
• Drunkenness
• Faith
• Helmet
• Hope
• Love
• Salvation
• Sobriety
• Temperance
• War
• Wicked (People)

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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