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1 Thessalonians 5:8

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.

KJV

ἡμεῖς δὲ ἡμέρας ὄντες νήφωμεν, ἐνδυσάμενοι θώρακα πίστεως καὶ ἀγάπης καὶ περικεφαλαίαν ἐλπίδα σωτηρίας·

Greek NT

Nos autem, qui diei sumus, sobrii simus, induti loricam fidei et caritatis, et galeam spem salutis :

Vulgate

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.

ASV

But let us, who are of the day, be sober, having on the breast plate of faith and charity and, for a helmet, the hope of salvation.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

13 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

δέ
de
conjunction · 2781×
εἰμί
eimi
verb · 2461×
θώραξ
thorax
noun · 5×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
νήφω
nepho
verb · 6×
πίστις
pistis
noun · 243×
περικεφαλαία
perikephalaia
noun · 2×
σωτηρία
soteria
noun · 45×
ἀγάπη
agape
noun · 116×
ἐλπίς
elpis
noun · 53×
ἐνδύω
enduo
verb · 28×
ἡμέρα
emera
noun · 388×
ἡμεῖς
emeis
pronoun · 862×

Themes

Historic Christian voices

4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

§1820Christian hope unfolds from the beginning of Jesus' preaching in the proclamation of the beatitudes. the beatitudes raise our hope toward heaven as the new Promised Land; they trace the path that leads through the trials that await the disciples of Jesus. But through the merits of Jesus Christ and of his Passion, God keeps us in the "hope that does not disappoint."88 Hope is th…

Cross-references

  • 1Cor 13:13 — And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.
  • 1Cor 13:13 — And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.
  • 1John 1:7 — But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.
  • 1John 3:1 — Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.
  • 1Pet 1:3 — Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
  • 1Pet 1:13 — Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;
  • 1Pet 2:9 — But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:
  • 1Thess 5:5 — Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness.
  • 1Tim 6:12 — Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.
  • 2Cor 6:7 — By the word of truth, by the power of God, by the armour of righteousness on the right hand and on the left,
  • 2Cor 6:7 — By the word of truth, by the power of God, by the armour of righteousness on the right hand and on the left,
  • 2Cor 10:4 — (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;)
  • Eph 1:18 — The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,
  • Eph 5:8 — For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light:
  • Eph 6:11 — Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
  • Eph 6:11 — Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
  • Eph 6:13 — Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.
  • Eph 6:14 — Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;
  • Eph 6:17 — And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:
  • Eph 6:23 — Peace be to the brethren, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
  • Exod 28:4 — And these are the garments which they shall make; a breastplate, and an ephod, and a robe, and a broidered coat, a mitre, and a girdle: and they shall make holy garments for Aaron thy brother, and his
  • Gal 5:5 — For we through the Spirit wait for the hope of righteousness by faith.
  • Heb 6:19 — Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil;
  • Heb 10:35 — Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath great recompence of reward.
  • Isa 59:17 — For he put on righteousness as a breastplate, and an helmet of salvation upon his head; and he put on the garments of vengeance for clothing, and was clad with zeal as a cloak.
  • Isa 59:17 — For he put on righteousness as a breastplate, and an helmet of salvation upon his head; and he put on the garments of vengeance for clothing, and was clad with zeal as a cloak.
  • Job 19:23 — Oh that my words were now written! oh that they were printed in a book!
  • Job 29:14 — I put on righteousness, and it clothed me: my judgment was as a robe and a diadem.
  • Lam 3:26 — It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD.
  • Luke 22:38 — And they said, Lord, behold, here are two swords. And he said unto them, It is enough.
  • Ps 42:5 — Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted in me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him for the help of his countenance.
  • Ps 42:11 — Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God.
  • Ps 43:5 — Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God.
  • Rom 5:2 — By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.
  • Rom 8:24 — For we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen is not hope: for what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for?
  • Rom 8:24 — For we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen is not hope: for what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for?
  • Rom 12:12 — Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;
  • Rom 13:12 — The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light.
  • Titus 1:2 — In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began;
  • Titus 2:2 — That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience.