1 Thessalonians 5:8
1 Thessalonians · New Testament · Chapter 5
“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.”1 Thessalonians 5:8
What Does 1 Thessalonians 5:8 Mean?
1 Thessalonians 5:8 is found in the book of 1 Thessalonians, chapter 5, verse 8 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Faith, Hope, and Spiritual Warfare.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to 1 Thessalonians 5:8 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Ephesians 6:11“Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.”Ephesians 6:14“Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;”Ephesians 6:17“And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:”1 Corinthians 13:13“And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.”2 Corinthians 10:4“(For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;)”Romans 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.”Romans 12:12“Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;”Isaiah 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.”1 Peter 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;”Romans 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?”1 Timothy 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.”Hebrews 10:35“Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath great recompence of reward.”Ephesians 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,”Hebrews 6:19“Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil;”Romans 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.”1 Thessalonians 5:5“Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness.”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.”Job 19:23“Oh that my words were now written! oh that they were printed in a book!”Ephesians 5:8“For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light:”
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