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.
• 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 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 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. 9For God did not appoint us to wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, who died for us, that whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with Him. 11Therefore comfort each other and edify one another, just as you also are doing. 12And we urge you, brethren, to recognize those who labor among you, and are over you in the Lord and 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 a ransom for many.”
• John 10:11“I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd gives His life for the sheep.
• John 15:13Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends.
• Romans 5:6For when we were still without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly.
• Romans 8:34Who is he who condemns? It is Christ who died, and furthermore is also risen, who is even at the right hand of God, who also makes intercession for us.
• Romans 14:8For if we live, we live to the Lord; and if we die, we die to the Lord. Therefore, whether we live or die, we are the Lord’s.
• 1 Corinthians 15:3For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures,
• 2 Corinthians 5:15and He died for all, that those who live should live no longer for themselves, but for Him who died for them and rose again.
• Ephesians 5:2And walk in love, as Christ also has loved us and given Himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling aroma.
• 1 Timothy 2:6who gave Himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time,
• 1 Peter 2:24who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness—by whose stripes you were healed.
• 1 Peter 3:18For Christ also suffered once for sins, the just for the unjust, that He might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive by the Spirit,
• 1 Thessalonians 4:13But I do not want you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning those who have fallen asleep, lest you sorrow as others 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