1 Thessalonians 5:8

KJV1611 – Modern English

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

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  • 1 Pet 1:13 : 13 Therefore, gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and rest your hope fully on the grace that is to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;
  • Eph 6:11 : 11 Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.
  • 1 Thess 5:5 : 5 You are all children of light, and children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness.
  • Eph 6:13-18 : 13 Therefore, take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. 14 Stand therefore, having your waist girded with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness; 15 And your feet fitted with the readiness of the gospel of peace; 16 Above all, taking the shield of faith, with which you shall be able to extinguish all the fiery darts of the wicked. 17 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God; 18 Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints;
  • Rom 13:12-13 : 12 The night is far spent, the day is at hand. Therefore let us cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of light. 13 Let us walk properly, as in the day, not in revelry and drunkenness, not in lewdness and lust, not in strife and envy.
  • Isa 59:17 : 17 For he put on righteousness as a breastplate, and a helmet of salvation on his head; and he put on the garments of vengeance for clothing, and was clad with zeal as a cloak.
  • Heb 6:19 : 19 This hope we have as an anchor for the soul, both sure and steadfast, and which enters the inner sanctuary behind the veil,
  • Heb 10:35-36 : 35 Therefore do not cast away your confidence, which has great reward. 36 For you have need of endurance, so that after you have done the will of God, you may receive the promise.
  • 1 Pet 1:3-5 : 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4 To an inheritance incorruptible and undefiled, which does not fade away, reserved in heaven for you, 5 Who are kept by the power of God through faith for salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
  • 1 Pet 2:9 : 9 But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light;
  • 1 John 1:7 : 7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanses us from all sin.
  • Lam 3:26 : 26 It is good that one should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD.
  • Rom 5:2-5 : 2 Through whom also we have access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God. 3 And not only that, but we also glory in tribulations, knowing that tribulation produces patience; 4 And patience, character; and character, hope: 5 And hope does not disappoint, because the love of God is poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who is given to us.
  • Rom 8:24-25 : 24 For we are saved in this hope, but hope that is seen is not hope; for why does one still hope for what he sees? 25 But if we hope for what we do not see, we eagerly wait for it with perseverance.
  • Job 19:23-27 : 23 Oh that my words were now written! Oh that they were printed in a book! 24 That they were engraved with an iron pen and lead in the rock forever! 25 For I know that my Redeemer lives, and that He shall stand at last on the earth; 26 And though after my skin, worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh I shall see God, 27 Whom I shall see for myself, and my eyes shall behold, and not another. How my heart yearns within me!
  • Ps 42:5 : 5 Why are you cast down, O my soul? and why are you disquieted within me? hope in God: for I shall yet praise Him for the help of His countenance.
  • Ps 42:11 : 11 Why are you cast down, O my soul? and why are you disquieted within me? hope in God: for I shall yet praise Him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God.
  • Ps 43:5 : 5 Why are you cast down, O my soul? And why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God; for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God.
  • 1 Cor 13:13 : 13 And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love.
  • 2 Cor 6:7 : 7 By the word of truth, by the power of God, by the armor of righteousness on the right hand and on the left,
  • Gal 5:5 : 5 For we through the Spirit eagerly wait for the hope of righteousness by faith.
  • Eph 5:8-9 : 8 For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord: walk as children of light: 9 (For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;)
  • Eph 6:23 : 23 Peace be to the brethren, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
  • 2 Thess 2:16 : 16 Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, even our Father, who has loved us, and has given us everlasting consolation and good hope through grace,
  • 1 John 3:1-3 : 1 Behold, what kind of love the Father has given us, that we should be called the children of God: therefore the world does not know us, because it did not know him. 2 Beloved, now we are the children of God, and it has not yet been revealed what we shall be: but we know that when he appears, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is. 3 And everyone who has this hope in him purifies himself, just as he is pure.

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  • 1 Thess 5:9-10
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    9For God has not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ,

    10Who died for us, that, whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with him.

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    11And do this, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep; for now our salvation is nearer than when we first believed.

    12The night is far spent, the day is at hand. Therefore let us cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of light.

    13Let us walk properly, as in the day, not in revelry and drunkenness, not in lewdness and lust, not in strife and envy.

    14But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to fulfill its lusts.

  • 1 Thess 5:4-7
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    4But you, brothers, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief.

    5You are all children of light, and children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness.

    6Therefore let us not sleep, as others do; but let us watch and be sober.

    7For those who sleep, sleep in the night; and those who are drunk are drunk in the night.

  • 1 Pet 1:13
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    13Therefore, gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and rest your hope fully on the grace that is to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;

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    13Therefore, take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.

    14Stand therefore, having your waist girded with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;

    15And your feet fitted with the readiness of the gospel of peace;

    16Above all, taking the shield of faith, with which you shall be able to extinguish all the fiery darts of the wicked.

    17And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God;

  • Rom 8:24-25
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    24For we are saved in this hope, but hope that is seen is not hope; for why does one still hope for what he sees?

    25But if we hope for what we do not see, we eagerly wait for it with perseverance.

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    13But I would not have you be ignorant, brethren, concerning those who are asleep, that you sorrow not, even as others who have no hope.

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    3If indeed, being clothed, we shall not be found naked.

    4For we who are in this tabernacle groan, being burdened, not because we want to be unclothed, but to be clothed, so that mortality might be swallowed up by life.

    5Now he who has prepared us for this very thing is God, who also has given us the Spirit as a guarantee.

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    7But the end of all things is at hand: be therefore sober, and watch unto prayer.

  • 1 Pet 5:8-9
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    8Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walks about, seeking whom he may devour:

    9Whom resist steadfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are experienced by your brethren in the world.

  • Eph 6:11
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    11Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.

  • Gal 5:5
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    5For we through the Spirit eagerly wait for the hope of righteousness by faith.

  • 1 Pet 1:4-5
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    4To an inheritance incorruptible and undefiled, which does not fade away, reserved in heaven for you,

    5Who are kept by the power of God through faith for salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.

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    14Therefore he says, Awake, you who sleep, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give you light.

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    9But, beloved, we are convinced of better things concerning you, things that accompany salvation, though we speak in this manner.

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    19If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all people most miserable.

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    15But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts, and always be ready to give a defense to everyone who asks you a reason for the hope that is in you, with meekness and fear;

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    7For we walk by faith, not by sight.

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    15For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not precede those who are asleep.

  • 1 Pet 1:21
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    21Who through Him believe in God, who raised Him from the dead and gave Him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God.

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    2For you know perfectly that the day of the Lord comes as a thief in the night.

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    13Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ;

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    11And we desire that each one of you show the same diligence to the full assurance of hope until the end,

  • 1 Tim 4:10
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    10For to this end we both labor and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, who is the Savior of all men, especially of those who believe.

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    5For the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, of which you heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel;

  • Rom 5:4-5
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    4And patience, character; and character, hope:

    5And hope does not disappoint, because the love of God is poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who is given to us.

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    34Awake to righteousness and do not sin; for some do not have the knowledge of God. I speak this to your shame.

  • Eph 5:17-18
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    17Therefore do not be unwise, but understand what the will of the Lord is.

    18And do not be drunk with wine, in which is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;

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    9Receiving the end of your faith, the salvation of your souls.

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    13Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong.

  • Isa 59:17
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    17For he put on righteousness as a breastplate, and a helmet of salvation on his head; and he put on the garments of vengeance for clothing, and was clad with zeal as a cloak.

  • Heb 6:19
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    19This hope we have as an anchor for the soul, both sure and steadfast, and which enters the inner sanctuary behind the veil,