1 Thessalonians 5:9
For God hath not appointed vs vnto wrath, but to obtaine saluation by the meanes of our Lord Iesus Christ,
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ,
In Context
10Which died for vs, that whether we wake or sleepe, we should liue together with him.
Cross References
Exodus 9:16And in deede, for this cause haue I appointed thee, to shewe my power in thee, and to declare my Name throughout all the world.
Proverbs 16:4The Lord hath made all things for his owne sake: yea, euen the wicked for the day of euill.
Matthew 26:24Surely the Sonne of man goeth his way, as it is written of him: but woe be to that man, by whom the Sonne of man is betrayed: it had bene good for that man, if hee had neuer bene borne.
Acts 1:25That he may take the roume of this ministration and Apostleship, from which Iudas hath gone astray, to goe to his owne place.
Romans 9:11For yer the children were borne, and when they had neither done good, nor euill (that the purpose of God might remaine according to election, not by workes, but by him that calleth)
Romans 11:30For euen as yee in times past haue not beleeued God, yet haue nowe obteined mercie through their vnbeliefe:
Matthew Henry on 1 Thessalonians 5:7-11
Watchfulness and Sobriety. ( a. d. 51.) 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 a 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. On… Read the whole commentary →