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1 Thessalonians 5:8The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
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ἡμεῖς δὲ ἡμέρας ὄντες νήφωμεν, ἐνδυσάμενοι θώρακα πίστεως καὶ ἀγάπης καὶ περικεφαλαίαν ἐλπίδα σωτηρίας·
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1 Thessalonians 5:8The Bible in Living English
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8 but let us, who belong to the day, keep sober, putting on the armor of faith and love and as helmet the hope of salvation,
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1 Thessalonians 5:8American Standard Version
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8 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.
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1 Thessalonians 5:8The Emphasized Bible
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8 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.
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1 Thessalonians 5:8King James Version
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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.
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1 ThessaloniansWatch Tower Publications Index 1930-1985
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5:8 w84 10/15 18; w83 1/15 25; w81 11/15 20; w79 9/1 7; km 12/79 1; w74 644; g72 11/22 4; ad 788; w65 664; w64 501; w61 84, 259; g61 11/8 28; w54 284, 506; w53 667; w40 266; w36 106
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1 Thessalonians Study Notes—Chapter 5New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
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the breastplate of faith and love: In this verse, Paul uses two pieces of armor to illustrate three important Christian qualities—faith, love, and hope. (See study note on the hope of salvation as a helmet in this verse and study note on 1Th 1:3.) Just as a breastplate protects a soldier’s heart, so faith and love protect a Christian’s figurative heart. In order to emphasize that such qualities are vital to a Christian’s life, Paul likens them to the equipment worn by a warrior whose life is endangered on the battlefield. At Eph 6:14, Paul uses the breastplate to represent the quality of “righteousness.”
the hope of salvation as a helmet: Just as a helmet protects a soldier’s head, so the hope of salvation protects a Christian’s mind. Paul mentions this figurative helmet, as well as “the breastplate of faith and love,” when he discusses the importance of staying awake spiritually. (1Th 5:6, 7) A Christian who has this helmet on his head looks “intently toward the payment of the reward,” as Moses did. (Heb 11:26) If he keeps his hope of salvation strong, he will stay awake spiritually.—See study note on Eph 6:17.
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