1 Thessalonians 5:8

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But since we belong to the day, let us 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, prepare your minds for action, be sober-minded, and set your hope completely on the grace to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
  • Eph 6:11 : 11 Put on the full armor of God, so that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.
  • 1 Thess 5:5 : 5 You are all children of the light and children of the day. We are not of the night or of the darkness.
  • Eph 6:13-18 : 13 Therefore, take up the full armor of God so that you may be able to resist in the evil day, and having done everything, to stand firm. 14 Stand, then, with the belt of truth fastened around your waist and the breastplate of righteousness in place. 15 And as shoes for your feet, put on the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. 16 In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. 17 Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. 18 Pray in the Spirit at all times with every kind of prayer and petition. Stay alert with all perseverance as you pray for all the saints.
  • Rom 13:12-13 : 12 The night is far gone, and the day is near. So let us cast off the works of darkness and put on the armor of light. 13 Let us walk properly, as in the daytime, not in revelries and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and sensuality, not in strife and jealousy.
  • Isa 59:17 : 17 He put on righteousness as a breastplate and a helmet of salvation on His head. He clothed Himself in garments of vengeance and wrapped Himself in zeal as a cloak.
  • Heb 6:19 : 19 We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain,
  • Heb 10:35-36 : 35 So do not throw away your confidence, which has a great reward. 36 You need endurance so that after you have done the will of God, you may receive what was promised.
  • 1 Pet 1:3-5 : 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who in His great mercy has caused us to be born again into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4 to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you, 5 who are being guarded by the power of God through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
  • 1 Pet 2:9 : 9 But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God's own possession, so 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, His Son, cleanses us from all sin.
  • Lam 3:26 : 26 It is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the LORD.
  • Rom 5:2-5 : 2 Through Him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God. 3 Not only that, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance. 4 And endurance produces character, and character produces hope. 5 And hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.
  • Rom 8:24-25 : 24 For in this hope we were saved. But hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what they already see? 25 But if we hope for what we do not see, we eagerly wait for it with patience.
  • Job 19:23-27 : 23 Oh, that my words were written! Oh, that they were inscribed in a book! 24 That with an iron stylus and lead they were engraved in the rock forever! 25 For I know that my Redeemer lives, and at the last He will stand upon the earth. 26 And after my skin has been destroyed, yet in my flesh I shall see God. 27 Whom I shall see for myself, and my eyes shall behold, and not another. My heart faints within me!
  • Ps 42:5 : 5 These things I remember as I pour out my soul: how I used to go with the multitude, leading the procession to the house of God, with shouts of joy and thanksgiving among the celebrating crowd.
  • Ps 42:11 : 11 With crushing pain in my bones, my enemies taunt me, saying to me all day long, 'Where is your God?'
  • Ps 43:5 : 5 Why are you cast down, my soul, and why are you so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will still praise Him—my Savior and my God.
  • 1 Cor 13:13 : 13 And now these three remain: faith, hope, and love. But the greatest of these is love.
  • 2 Cor 6:7 : 7 in the word of truth, in the power of God; through the weapons of righteousness on the right hand and on the left;
  • Gal 5:5 : 5 For through the Spirit, by faith, we eagerly wait for the hope of righteousness.
  • 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, righteousness, and truth.)
  • Eph 6:23 : 23 Peace to the brothers and sisters, and love with faith from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
  • 2 Thess 2:16 : 16 Now may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself, and God our Father, who has loved us and given us eternal comfort and good hope by His grace,
  • 1 John 3:1-3 : 1 See how great a love the Father has given us, that we should be called children of God; and this is what we are! The world does not know us because it did not know Him. 2 Beloved, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. But we know that when He is revealed, 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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    9For God did not appoint us to suffer wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ.

    10He died for us so that, whether we are awake or asleep, we may live together with Him.

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    11And do this, knowing the time, that the hour has already come for you to wake from sleep. For our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed.

    12The night is far gone, and the day is near. So let us cast off the works of darkness and put on the armor of light.

    13Let us walk properly, as in the daytime, not in revelries and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and sensuality, not in strife and jealousy.

    14But clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and do not make provision for the desires of the flesh.

  • 1 Thess 5:4-7
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    4But you, brothers, are not in darkness, so that this day should surprise you like a thief.

    5You are all children of the light and children of the day. We are not of the night or of the darkness.

    6So then, let us not sleep like the rest, but let us be alert and sober.

    7For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk, get drunk at night.

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    13Therefore, prepare your minds for action, be sober-minded, and set your hope completely on the grace to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.

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    13Therefore, take up the full armor of God so that you may be able to resist in the evil day, and having done everything, to stand firm.

    14Stand, then, with the belt of truth fastened around your waist and the breastplate of righteousness in place.

    15And as shoes for your feet, put on the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace.

    16In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.

    17Take 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 in this hope we were saved. But hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what they already see?

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

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    13But we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, about those who have fallen asleep, so that you will not grieve like the rest, who have no hope.

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    3because when we are clothed, we will not be found naked.

    4For while we are in this tent, we groan and are burdened, because we do not wish to be unclothed but to be clothed instead with our heavenly dwelling, so that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life.

    5Now the one who has prepared us for this very purpose is God, who has given us the Spirit as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come.

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    7The end of all things is near. Therefore, be alert and of sober mind so that you may pray.

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    8Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.

    9Resist him, standing firm in your faith, knowing that the same kinds of suffering are being experienced by your fellow believers throughout the world.

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

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

  • 1 Pet 1:4-5
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    4to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you,

    5who are being guarded by the power of God through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.

  • Eph 5:14
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    14Therefore it says, "Awake, O sleeper, and arise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you."

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    9But we are confident of better things concerning you, dear friends—things that accompany salvation—even though we speak in this way.

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    19If only for this life we have hope in Christ, we are of all people most to be pitied.

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    15But honor the Lord as holy in your hearts. Always be ready to give a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you.

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    7(For we live 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, who are left until the coming of the Lord, will not precede those who have fallen asleep.

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    21Through Him you 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 yourselves know very well that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night.

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    13while we await the blessed hope and the glorious appearing of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ.

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    11We want each of you to show this same diligence to the very end, so that your hope may be fully realized.

  • 1 Tim 4:10
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    10That is why we labor and strive, because we have put our hope in the living God, who is the Savior of all people, especially of those who believe.

  • Col 1:5
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    5This faith and love spring from the hope stored up for you in heaven, which you have already heard about in the word of truth, the gospel.

  • Rom 5:4-5
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    4And endurance produces character, and character produces hope.

    5And hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.

  • 1 Cor 15:34
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    34Wake up righteously, and do not sin, for some are ignorant of God—I say this to your shame.

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

    18And do not get drunk with wine, which leads to reckless living, but be filled with the Spirit.

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    9because you are receiving the goal of your faith, the salvation of your souls.

  • 1 Cor 16:13
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    13Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, be courageous, be strong.

  • Isa 59:17
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    17He put on righteousness as a breastplate and a helmet of salvation on His head. He clothed Himself in garments of vengeance and wrapped Himself in zeal as a cloak.

  • Heb 6:19
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    19We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain,