1 Thessalonians 5:7-9
New Catholic Bible
7 Those who sleep do so at night, and those who get drunk do so at night. 8 But since we belong to the day, let us be sober, arming ourselves with faith and love as our breastplate and the hope of salvation as our helmet.[a] 9 [b]For God has not destined us to suffer wrath, but to achieve salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ.
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- 1 Thessalonians 5:8 Paul makes use of a metaphor of armor that he also utilizes in Rom 13:12; 2 Cor 6:7; 10:4; and Eph 6:13-17. However, he does not affix a particular virtue to the same piece of armor.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:9 These verses provide a summary of the primitive preaching, which was wholly focused on the deliverance of humanity in Jesus Christ and on a life in union with him. Whether we are awake or asleep: i.e., whether we are alive or dead.
1 Thessalonians 5:7-9
New International Version
7 For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk, get drunk at night.(A) 8 But since we belong to the day,(B) let us be sober, putting on faith and love as a breastplate,(C) and the hope of salvation(D) as a helmet.(E) 9 For God did not appoint us to suffer wrath(F) but to receive salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ.(G)
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