Parallel Verses
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,
New American Standard Bible
But since
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
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.
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.
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.
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,
Themes
Armour » Spiritual » Weapons and armour of the saints
military Arms » Illustrative of » Spiritual armor
Battle of Life » Weapons and armour of the saints » Armour provided
Battle of Life » Weapons and armour of the saints » The helmet of salvation
Breastplate » Armor for soldiers » Figurative
Breastplate » Illustrative of the » Defence of faith and love
Coming of the lord jesus Christ » Who
Days » Illustrative of » Spiritual light
Days » Judgment » A figure of spiritual illumination
Faith » Faith encouraged, reasons for » A defensive weapon
Faith » Protection of, illustrated » A breastplate
Sobriety » Required in » All saints
War » Figurative » Armor for » The helmet of salvation
Topics
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References
Word Count of 37 Translations in 1 Thessalonians 5:8
Prayers for 1 Thessalonians 5:8
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Sudden Arrival Of The Day Of The Lord
7 For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk, are drunk at night. 8 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, 9 because God did not appoint us for wrath, but for the obtaining of salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ,
Cross References
1 Peter 1:13
Therefore, {when you have prepared your minds for action} [by] being self-controlled, put your hope completely in the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
1 Thessalonians 5:5
for you are all sons of light and sons of day. We are not of the night nor of darkness.
Isaiah 59:17
And he put on righteousness like breastplate, and a helmet of salvation on his head, and he put on garments of vengeance [for] clothing, and he wrapped [himself in] zeal as [in a] robe.
Romans 13:12-13
The night is far gone, and the day has drawn near. Therefore let us throw off the deeds of darkness and put on the weapons of light.
Ephesians 6:11
Put on the full armor of God, so that you may be able to stand against the stratagems of the devil,
Ephesians 6:13-18
Because of this, take up the full armor of God, in order that you may be able to resist in the evil day, and having done everything, to stand.
Job 19:23-27
"{O that} my words could be written down! {O that they could be inscribed in a scroll}!
Psalm 42:5
Why are you {in despair}, O my soul, and disturbed within me? Hope in God, because I will again praise him, [for] the salvation of his presence.
Psalm 42:11
Why are you {in despair}, O my soul? And why are you disturbed within me? Hope in God, because I shall again praise him, {my salvation} and my God.
Psalm 43:5
Why are you {in despair}, O my soul? And why are you disturbed within me? Hope in God, because I will again praise him, {my salvation} and my God.
Lamentations 3:26
[It is] good to wait in silence for the salvation of Yahweh.
Romans 5:2-5
through whom also we have [obtained] access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we boast in the hope of the glory of God.
Romans 8:24-25
For in hope we were saved, but hope that is seen is not hope, for who hopes for what he sees?
1 Corinthians 13:13
And now these three [things] remain: faith, hope, [and] love. But the greatest of these [is] love.
2 Corinthians 6:7
in the word of truth, in the power of God, with the weapons of righteousness for the right hand and left hand,
Galatians 5:5
For through the Spirit by faith we eagerly await the hope of righteousness.
Ephesians 5:8-9
for you were formerly darkness, but now [you are] light in the Lord. Live like children of light
Ephesians 6:23
Peace to the brothers and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
2 Thessalonians 2:16
Now may our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who has loved us and given [us] eternal encouragement and good hope by grace,
Hebrews 6:19
which we have like an anchor of the soul, both firm and steadfast, and entering into the inside of the curtain,
Hebrews 10:35-36
Therefore do not throw away your confidence, which has great reward.
1 Peter 1:3-5
Blessed [be] the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his great mercy has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
1 Peter 2:9
But you [are] a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for [God's] possession, so that you may proclaim the virtues of the one who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light,
1 John 1:7
But if we walk in the light as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin.
1 John 3:1-3
See what sort of love the Father has given to us: that we should be called children of God, and we are! Because of this the world does not know us: because it did not know him.