1 Thessalonians 5:8

But, we, being of the day, let us be sober, putting on a breastplate of faith and love, and, for helmet, the hope of salvation.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The 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.

In Context

7For, they that sleep, by night, do sleep, and, they that drink, by night, do drink:—

9Because God did not appoint us unto anger, but unto acquiring salvation through our Lord Jesus [Christ]:—

Read all of 1 Thessalonians 5

Cross References

Psalms 42:5Why shouldst thou be cast down, O my soul? And [why] shouldst thou moan over me? Wait thou for God, for yet shall I praise him, As the triumph of my presence.

Psalms 43:5Why shouldst thou be cast down, O my soul? And why shouldst thou moan over me, Wait thou for God, for yet shall I praise him, As the triumph of my presence, and my God.

Lamentations 3:26Good it is—both to wait and to be silent, for the deliverance of Yahweh;

Romans 8:24For, by our hope, have we been saved,—but, hope beheld, is not hope, for, what one beholdeth, why doth he hope for?

1 Corinthians 13:13But, now abide—faith, hope, love,—these three; but, the greatest of these, is, love.

Galatians 5:5For, we, in Spirit, by faith, for a hope of righteousness, are ardently waiting,—

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 →

This Verse In Other Editions

Study 1 Thessalonians 5:8