KJV King James Version
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.
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1 Thessalonians 5:8
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
But since we belong to the day, let us be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and the helmet of our hope of salvation.
WEB World English Bible
But let us, since we belong to the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and, for a helmet, the hope of salvation.
ASV American Standard Version
But 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.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and we, being of the day—let us be sober, putting on a breastplate of faith and love, and an helmet—a hope of salvation,
Surrounding context — 1 Thessalonians 5
5 Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness.
6 Therefore let us not sleep, as [do] others; but let us watch and be sober.
7 For they that sleep sleep in the night; and they that be drunken are drunken in the night.
8 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.
9 For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ,
10 Who died for us, that, whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with him.
11 Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as also ye do.
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ἡμεῖςG3165 · memeδὲG1161 · dethenἡμέραςG2250 · hēmeradayὄντεςG1510 · eimito beνήφωμενG3525 · nēphōbe soberἐνδυσάμενοιG1746 · enduōto put onθώρακαG2382 · thōraxbreastplateπίστεωςG4102 · pistisfaithκαὶG2532 · kaiandἀγάπηςG26 · agapēloveκαὶG2532 · kaiandπερικεφαλαίανG4030 · perikephalaiahelmetἐλπίδαG1680 · elpishopeσωτηρίας·G4991 · sōtēriasalvation
Cross-references
Romans 13:12-13The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light.Ephesians 6:11Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.1 Peter 1:13Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;Isaiah 59:17For he put on righteousness as a breastplate, and an helmet of salvation upon his head; and he put on the garments of vengeance [for] clothing, and was clad with zeal as a cloke.Hebrews 10:35-36Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath great recompence of reward.1 Corinthians 13:13And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these [is] charity.Hebrews 6:19Which [hope] we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil;1 Thessalonians 5:5Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness.Romans 5:2-5By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.Ephesians 5:8-9For ye were sometimes darkness, but now [are ye] light in the Lord: walk as children of light:Job 19:23-27Oh that my words were now written! oh that they were printed in a book!Ephesians 6:13-18Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.1 John 1:7But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.2 Corinthians 6:7By the word of truth, by the power of God, by the armour of righteousness on the right hand and on the left,1 Peter 2:9But ye [are] a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:1 Peter 1:3-5Blessed [be] the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,Lamentations 3:26[It is] good that [a man] should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD.Galatians 5:5For we through the Spirit wait for the hope of righteousness by faith.
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