1 Thessalonians 5:9

1 Thessalonians 5:9

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

8 But let us who are of the day be sober, ^aputting on the breastplate of faith and love, and as a helmet the hope of salvation.

9 For ^aGod did not appoint us to wrath, ^bbut to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ,

10 ^awho died for us, that whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with Him.

11 Therefore¹ comfort each other and edify one another, just as you also are doing.

Various Exhortations

12 And we urge you, brethren, ^ato recognize those who labor among you, and are over you in the Lord and¹ admonish you,

Commentaries:

Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)

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But unto the obtaining of salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ (alla eiv peripoihsin swthriav dia tou Kuriou hmwn Ihsou Xristou). The difficult word here is peripoihsin which may be passive, God's possession as in I Peter 2:9, or active, obtaining, as in II Thessalonians 2:14. The latter is probably the idea here. We are to keep awake so as to fulfil God's purpose (eqeto, appointed, second aorist middle indicative of tiqhmi) in calling us. That is our hope of final victory (salvation in this sense).

**Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing 1 Thessalonians 5:9:**

Ephesians 1:14
2 Thessalonians 2:14

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