1 Thessalonians 5:8

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

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.

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Pet 1:13 : 13 Therefore, get your minds ready for action by being fully sober, and set your hope completely on the grace that will be brought to you when Jesus Christ is revealed.
  • Eph 6:11 : 11 Clothe yourselves with the full armor of God, so that you will be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.
  • 1 Thess 5:5 : 5 For you all are sons of the light and sons of the day. We are not of the night nor of the darkness.
  • Eph 6:13-18 : 13 For this reason, take up the full armor of God so that you may be able to stand your ground on the evil day, and having done everything, to stand. 14 Stand firm therefore, by fastening the belt of truth around your waist, by putting on the breastplate of righteousness, 15 by fitting your feet with the preparation that comes from the good news of peace, 16 and in all of this, by taking up the shield of faith with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. 17 And take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit(which is the word of God). 18 With every prayer and petition, pray at all times in the Spirit, and to this end be alert, with all perseverance and petitions for all the saints.
  • Rom 13:12-13 : 12 The night has advanced toward dawn; the day is near. So then we must lay aside the works of darkness, and put on the weapons of light. 13 Let us live decently as in the daytime, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and sensuality, not in discord and jealousy.
  • Isa 59:17 : 17 He wears his desire for justice like body armor, and his desire to deliver is like a helmet on his head. He puts on the garments of vengeance and wears zeal like a robe.
  • Heb 6:19 : 19 We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, sure and steadfast, which reaches inside behind the curtain,
  • Heb 10:35-36 : 35 So do not throw away your confidence, because it has great reward. 36 For you need endurance in order to do God’s will and so receive what is promised.
  • 1 Pet 1:3-5 : 3 New Birth to Joy and Holiness Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By his great mercy he gave us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4 that is, into an inheritance imperishable, undefiled, and unfading. It is reserved in heaven for you, 5 who by God’s power are protected 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, a people of his own, so that you may proclaim the virtues of the one who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.
  • 1 John 1:7 : 7 But if we walk in the light as he himself 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 patiently for deliverance from the LORD.
  • Rom 5:2-5 : 2 through whom we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in the hope of God’s glory. 3 Not only this, but we also rejoice in sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, 4 and endurance, character, and character, hope. 5 And hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us.
  • Rom 8:24-25 : 24 For in hope we were saved. Now hope that is seen is not hope, because who hopes for what he sees? 25 But if we hope for what we do not see, we eagerly wait for it with endurance.
  • Job 19:23-27 : 23 Job’s Assurance of Vindication“O that my words were written down, O that they were written on a scroll, 24 that with an iron chisel and with lead they were engraved in a rock forever! 25 As for me, I know that my Redeemer lives, and that as the last he will stand upon the earth. 26 And after my skin has been destroyed, yet in my flesh I will see God, 27 whom I will see for myself, and whom my own eyes will behold, and not another. My heart grows faint within me.
  • Ps 42:5 : 5 Why are you depressed, O my soul? Why are you upset? Wait for God! For I will again give thanks to my God for his saving intervention.
  • Ps 42:11 : 11 Why are you depressed, O my soul? Why are you upset? Wait for God! For I will again give thanks to my God for his saving intervention.
  • Ps 43:5 : 5 Why are you depressed, O my soul? Why are you upset? Wait for God! For I will again give thanks to my God for his saving intervention.
  • 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 by truthful teaching, by the power of God, with weapons of righteousness both for the right hand and for the left,
  • Gal 5:5 : 5 For through the Spirit, by faith, we wait expectantly for the hope of righteousness.
  • Eph 5:8-9 : 8 for you were at one time darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live like children of light– 9 for the fruit of the light consists 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 loved us and by grace gave us eternal comfort and good hope,
  • 1 John 3:1-3 : 1 (See what sort of love the Father has given to us: that we should be called God’s children– and indeed we are! For this reason the world does not know us: because it did not know him. 2 Dear friends, we are God’s children now, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. We know that whenever it is revealed we will be like him, because we will see him just as he is. 3 And everyone who has this hope focused on him purifies himself, just as Jesus is pure).

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    9 For God did not destine us for wrath but for gaining salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ.

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    11 Motivation to Godly Conduct And do this because we know the time, that it is already the hour for us to awake from sleep, for our salvation is now nearer than when we became believers.

    12 The night has advanced toward dawn; the day is near. So then we must lay aside the works of darkness, and put on the weapons of light.

    13 Let us live decently as in the daytime, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and sensuality, not in discord and jealousy.

    14 Instead, put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh to arouse its desires.

  • 1 Thess 5:4-7
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    4 But you, brothers and sisters, are not in the darkness for the day to overtake you like a thief would.

    5 For you all are sons of the light and sons of the day. We are not of the night nor of the darkness.

    6 So then we must not sleep as the rest, but must stay alert and sober.

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

  • 1 Pet 1:13
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    13 Therefore, get your minds ready for action by being fully sober, and set your hope completely on the grace that will be brought to you when Jesus Christ is revealed.

  • Eph 6:13-17
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    13 For this reason, take up the full armor of God so that you may be able to stand your ground on the evil day, and having done everything, to stand.

    14 Stand firm therefore, by fastening the belt of truth around your waist, by putting on the breastplate of righteousness,

    15 by fitting your feet with the preparation that comes from the good news of peace,

    16 and in all of this, by taking up the shield of faith with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.

    17 And 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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    24 For in hope we were saved. Now hope that is seen is not hope, because who hopes for what he sees?

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

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    13 The Lord Returns for Believers Now we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers and sisters, about those who are asleep, so that you will not grieve like the rest who have no hope.

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    3 if indeed, after we have put on our heavenly house, we will not be found naked.

    4 For we groan while we are in this tent, since we are weighed down, because we do not want to be unclothed, but clothed, so that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life.

    5 Now the one who prepared us for this very purpose is God, who gave us the Spirit as a down payment.

  • 1 Pet 4:7
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    7 Service, Suffering, and Judgment For the culmination of all things is near. So be self-controlled and sober-minded for the sake of prayer.

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    8 Be sober and alert. Your enemy the devil, like a roaring lion, is on the prowl looking for someone to devour.

    9 Resist him, strong in your faith, because you know that your brothers and sisters throughout the world are enduring the same kinds of suffering.

  • Eph 6:11
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    11 Clothe yourselves with the full armor of God, so that you will be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.

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

  • 1 Pet 1:4-5
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    4 that is, into an inheritance imperishable, undefiled, and unfading. It is reserved in heaven for you,

    5 who by God’s power are protected through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.

  • Eph 5:14
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    14 For everything made visible is light, and for this reason it says:“Awake, O sleeper! Rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you!”

  • Heb 6:9
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    9 But in your case, dear friends, even though we speak like this, we are convinced of better things relating to salvation.

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    19 For if only in this life we have hope in Christ, we should be pitied more than anyone.

  • 1 Pet 3:15
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    15 But set Christ apart as Lord in your hearts and always be ready to give an answer to anyone who asks about the hope you possess.

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    7 for we live by faith, not by sight.

  • 1 Thess 4:15
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    15 For we tell you this by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord, will surely not go ahead of those who have fallen asleep.

  • 1 Pet 1:21
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    21 Through him you now trust 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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    2 For you know quite well that the day of the Lord will come in the same way as a thief in the night.

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    13 as we wait for the happy fulfillment of our hope in the glorious appearing of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ.

  • Heb 6:11
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    11 But we passionately want each of you to demonstrate the same eagerness for the fulfillment of your hope until the end,

  • 1 Tim 4:10
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    10 In fact this is why we work hard and struggle, because we have set our hope on the living God, who is the Savior of all people, especially of believers.

  • Col 1:5
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    5 Your faith and love have arisen from the hope laid up for you in heaven, which you have heard about in the message of truth, the gospel

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

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

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    34 Sober up as you should, and stop sinning! For some have no knowledge of God– I say this to your shame!

  • Eph 5:17-18
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    17 For this reason do not be foolish, but be wise by understanding what the Lord’s will is.

    18 And do not get drunk with wine, which is debauchery, but be filled by the Spirit,

  • 1 Pet 1:9
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    9 because you are attaining the goal of your faith– the salvation of your souls.

  • 1 Cor 16:13
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    13 Final Challenge and Blessing Stay alert, stand firm in the faith, show courage, be strong.

  • Isa 59:17
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    17 He wears his desire for justice like body armor, and his desire to deliver is like a helmet on his head. He puts on the garments of vengeance and wears zeal like a robe.

  • Heb 6:19
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    19 We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, sure and steadfast, which reaches inside behind the curtain,

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