Parallel Verses

Julia Smith Translation

And we, being of the day, let us be sober, putting on the coat of mail of faith and love; and a helmet, the hope of salvation.

New American Standard Bible

But since we are of the day, let us be sober, having put on the breastplate of faith and love, and as a helmet, the hope of salvation.

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.

Holman Bible

But since we belong to the day, we must be serious and put the armor of faith and love on our chests, and put on a helmet of the hope of salvation.

International Standard Version

But since we belong to the day, let's be sober. We must put on the breastplate of faith and love, and the hope of salvation as a helmet.

A Conservative Version

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

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.

Amplified

But since we [believers] belong to the day, let us be sober, having put on the breastplate of faith and love, and as a helmet, the hope and confident assurance of salvation.

An Understandable Version

But, since we belong to the daytime [i.e., are enlightened], we should be sober. We should put on the "flack jacket" of faith and love, and for a helmet, the hope of being saved.

Anderson New Testament

But let us, who are of the day, be sober, having on the breastplate of faith and love, and for a helmet, the hope of salvation:

Bible in Basic English

But let us, who are of the day, be serious, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and on our heads, the hope of salvation.

Common New Testament

But, since we belong to the day, let us be sober, and put on the breastplate of faith and love, and as a helmet the hope of salvation.

Daniel Mace New Testament

but let us, who enjoy the light, be temperate; let us be arm'd with the breast-plate of faith and charity, and for an helmet, with the hope of salvation.

Darby Translation

but we being of the day, let us be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and as helmet the hope of salvation;

Godbey New Testament

but let us, who are of the day, be sober, having put on the breastplate of faith and divine love; and the helmet, the hope of salvation:

Goodspeed New Testament

but we who belong to the day must be composed, wearing faith and love for a coat of mail, and helmeted with the hope of salvation.

John Wesley New Testament

But let us who are of the day keep awake, having put on the breast-plate of faith and love, and for an helmet the hope of salvation.

King James 2000

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.

Lexham Expanded Bible

But [because] we are of the day, we must be sober, [by] putting on the breastplate of faith and love and [as] a helmet the hope of salvation,

Modern King James verseion

But let us, who are of the day, be calm, having put on the breastplate of faith and love and the hope of salvation for a helmet.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

But let us which are of the day be sober, armed with the breast plate of faith and love, and with hope of salvation as a helmet.

Moffatt New Testament

but we must be sober, we who belong to the day, clad in faith and love as our coat of mail, with the hope of salvation as our helmet ??9 for God destined us not for Wrath but to gain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ,

Montgomery New Testament

But let us who are of the day be self-controlled, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for a helmet, the hope of salvation.

NET Bible

But since we are of the day, we must stay sober by putting on the breastplate of faith and love and as a helmet our hope for salvation.

New Heart 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.

Noyes New Testament

but let us, as we are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and as a helmet, the hope of salvation;

Sawyer New Testament

but let us who are of day be sober, putting on a cuirass of faith and love, and for a helmet the hope of salvation,

The Emphasized Bible

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.

Thomas Haweis New Testament

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.

Twentieth Century New Testament

But let us, who belong to the Day, control ourselves, and put on faith and love as a breast plate, and the hope of Salvation as a helmet.

Webster

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

Weymouth New Testament

But let us, belonging--as we do--to the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and for a helmet the hope of salvation.

Williams New Testament

but let us who belong to the day keep sober, clothed with faith and love for a coat of mail and with the hope of salvation for a helmet.

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.

Worrell New Testament

But let us, being of the day, be sober, having put on a breast-plate of faith and love; and, as a helmet, a hope of salvation;

Worsley New Testament

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.

Youngs 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,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
But
δέ 
De 
but, and, now, then, also, yet, yea, so, moreover, nevertheless, for, even, , not tr
Usage: 2184

let
νήφω 
Nepho 
be sober, watch
Usage: 6

us
ἡμεῖς 
hemeis 
we, us, we ourselves
Usage: 120

ὤν οὖσα ὄν 
On 
being, when ... was, which is, that is, not tr,
Usage: 128

of the day
ἡμέρα 
hemera 
day, daily 9, time, not tr,
Usage: 287

be sober
νήφω 
Nepho 
be sober, watch
Usage: 6

putting on
ἐνδύω 
Enduo 
put on, clothed with, clothed in, have on, clothe with, be endued, arrayed in, be clothed, vr put on
Usage: 23

θώραξ 
Thorax 
Usage: 5

of faith
πίστις 
Pistis 
Usage: 221

and



and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0
Usage: 0

G26
ἀγάπη 
Agape 
Usage: 105

for an helmet
περικεφαλαία 
Perikephalaia 
Usage: 2

the hope
ἐλπίς 
Elpis 
Usage: 54

Devotionals

Devotionals about 1 Thessalonians 5:8

Images 1 Thessalonians 5:8

Prayers for 1 Thessalonians 5:8

Context Readings

The Sudden Arrival Of The Day Of The Lord

7 For they sleeping sleep in the night; and they drunken are drunken in the night. 8 And we, being of the day, let us be sober, putting on the coat of mail of faith and love; and a helmet, the hope of salvation. 9 For God set us not for wrath, but for the acquisition of salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ,

Cross References

1 Peter 1:13

Wherefore having girded up the loins of your mind, living abstemiously, hope perfectly upon the grace brought to you in the revelation of Jesus Christ;

1 Thessalonians 5:5

Ye are all sons of light, and sons of day: we are not of night, nor of darkness.

Isaiah 59:17

And he will put on justice as a coat of mail, and a helmet of salvation upon his head; and be will put on robes of vengeance a garment, and he will clothe himself with zeal as an upper garment

Romans 13:12-13

The night has advanced, and the day has drawn near: therefore let us lay down the works of darkness, and put on the weapons of light.

Ephesians 6:11

Put on the complete armor of God, for you to be able to stand against the artifices of the accuser.

Ephesians 6:13-18

For this take up the complete armor of God, that ye might be able to withstand in the evil day, and having effected all things, to stand.

Job 19:23-27

Who will give now, and my words shall be written? who will give and they shall be delineated in a book?.

Psalm 42:5

Why wilt thou be bowed down, O my soul? and be disturbed upon me? Hope upon God, for yet shall I praise him for the salvation of his face.

Psalm 42:11

Why wilt thou be bowed down, O my soul? and why wilt thou be disturbed upon me? Hope upon God, for yet shall I praise him, the salvation of my face and my God.

Psalm 43:5

Why wilt thou be bowed down, O my soul? and why wilt thou be disturbed upon me? hope upon God, for yet shall I praise him, the salvation of my face, and my God.

Lamentations 3:26

Good, and he shall wait and stand still for the salvation of Jehovah.

Romans 5:2-5

By whom also we have had access by faith into this grace in which we have stood, and we boast upon hope of the glory of God.

Romans 8:24-25

For by hope were we saved: but hope being seen is not hope: for what any one sees, why does he also hope?

1 Corinthians 13:13

And now remains faith, hope, love, these three; and the greater of these, love.

2 Corinthians 6:7

In the word of truth, in the power of God, through the weapons of justice of the right hands and the left,

Galatians 5:5

For we in spirit by faith expect the hope of justice.

Ephesians 5:8-9

For ye were then darkness, and now light in the Lord: walk ye as children of light:

Ephesians 6:23

Peace to the brethren, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

2 Thessalonians 2:16

And our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, also our Father, having loved us, and given us eternal consolation and good hope in grace,

Hebrews 6:19

Which we have as an anchor of the soul, unshaken and firm, and entering into that further within the veil.;

Hebrews 10:35-36

Throw not away therefore your freedom of speech, which has great payment of reward.

1 Peter 1:3-5

Praised the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his great mercy having begotten us again to a living hope, by the rising up of Jesus Christ from the dead,

1 Peter 2:9

And ye a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for acquisition; so that ye should proclaim the excellencies of him having called you out of darkness into his wonderful light:

1 John 1:7

But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have communion with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ cleanses us from every sin.

1 John 3:1-3

See ye, what kind of love the Father has given us, that we should be called the children of God: for this the world knows us not, for it knew him not.

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