1 Thessalonians 5:8

New Testament • 10 words with Strong's data

"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."

Word-by-Word Analysis

But

שָׁאַר

shâʼar

H7604

properly, to swell up, i.e. be (causatively, make) redundant

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us who are of the

יוֹם

yôwm

H3117

a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso...

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be

σώφρων

sṓphrōn

G4998

safe (sound) in mind, i.e. self-controlled (moderate as to opinion or passion)

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שׂוּם

sûwm

H7760

to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)

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on the

חֹשֶׁן

chôshen

H2833

perhaps a pocket (as holding the Urim and Thummim), or rich (as containing gems), used only of the gorget of the highpriest

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of

אֵמוּן

ʼêmûwn

H529

established, i.e. (figuratively) trusty; also (abstractly) trustworthiness

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and

אָהַב

ʼâhab

H157

to have affection for (sexually or otherwise)

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and for an

קוֹבַע

qôwbaʻ

H6959

a helmet

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the

יָחַל

yâchal

H3176

to wait; by implication, to be patient, hope

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of

יְשׁוּעָה

yᵉshûwʻâh

H3444

something saved, i.e. (abstractly) deliverance; hence, aid, victory, prosperity

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Key Terms in This Verse

helmet H6959

קוֹבַע qôwbaʻ

a helmet

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sober G4998

σώφρων sṓphrōn

safe (sound) in mind, i.e. self-controlled (moderate as to opinion or passion)

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putting H7760

שׂוּם sûwm

to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)

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breastplate H2833

חֹשֶׁן chôshen

perhaps a pocket (as holding the Urim and Thummim), or rich (as containing gems), used only of the gorget of the highpriest

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hope H3176

יָחַל yâchal

to wait; by implication, to be patient, hope

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salvation H3444

יְשׁוּעָה yᵉshûwʻâh

something saved, i.e. (abstractly) deliverance; hence, aid, victory, prosperity

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faith H529

אֵמוּן ʼêmûwn

established, i.e. (figuratively) trusty; also (abstractly) trustworthiness

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love H157

אָהַב ʼâhab

to have affection for (sexually or otherwise)

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let H7604

שָׁאַר shâʼar

properly, to swell up, i.e. be (causatively, make) redundant

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day H3117

יוֹם yôwm

a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)

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Cross References

Ephesians 6:11 cross-reference

Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

1 Peter 1:13 cross-reference

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;

Isaiah 59:17 cross-reference

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.

1 Corinthians 13:13 cross-reference

And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.

Hebrews 6:19 cross-reference

Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil;

1 Thessalonians 5:5 cross-reference

Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness.

1 Peter 2:9 cross-reference

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:

2 Corinthians 6:7 cross-reference

By the word of truth, by the power of God, by the armour of righteousness on the right hand and on the left,

Ephesians 6:23 cross-reference

Peace be to the brethren, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Lamentations 3:26 cross-reference

It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD.

Galatians 5:5 cross-reference

For we through the Spirit wait for the hope of righteousness by faith.

Psalm 43:5 cross-reference

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.

Psalm 42:5 cross-reference

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.

Psalm 42:11 cross-reference

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.

2 Thessalonians 2:16 cross-reference

Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, even our Father, which hath loved us, and hath given us everlasting consolation and good hope through grace,

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