1 Thessalonians 5:8

but let us, who are of the day, be sober; putting on the breast-plate of faith and love, and for an helmet the hope of salvation.

1770 John Worsley NT

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, sleep in the night; and drunkards are drunk in the night:

9For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to the obtaining of salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ,

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Cross References

Romans 8:24For we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen, is not hope; for what any one sees, how doth he yet hope for?

1 Corinthians 13:13And now abideth faith, hope, love, these three graces; but the greatest of these is love.

Galatians 5:5For we through the Spirit wait for the hope of righteousness by faith.

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 →

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