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1 Thessalonians 5:8 Interlinear

“us But of the day who are be sober putting on the breastplate of faith and love and for an helmet the hope of salvation”

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1 Thessalonians 5 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	ἡμεῖς	G2249	us	we (only used when emphatic)
2	δὲ	G1161	But	but, and, etc
3	ἡμέρας	G2250	of the day	day, i.e., (literally) the time space between dawn and dark, or the whole 24 hours (but several days were usually reckoned by the jews as inclusive of
4	ὄντες	G5607	who are	being
5	νήφωμεν	G3525	be sober	to abstain from wine (keep sober), i.e., (figuratively) be discreet
6	ἐνδυσάμενοι	G1746	putting on	to invest with clothing (literally or figuratively)
7	θώρακα	G2382	the breastplate	the chest ("thorax"), i.e., (by implication) a corslet
8	πίστεως	G4102	of faith	persuasion, i.e., credence; moral conviction (of religious truth, or the truthfulness of god or a religious teacher), especially reliance upon christ
9	καὶ	G2532	and	and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
10	ἀγάπης	G26	love	love, i.e., affection or benevolence; specially (plural) a love-feast
11	καὶ	G2532	and	and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
12	περικεφαλαίαν	G4030	for an helmet	encirclement of the head, i.e., a helmet
13	ἐλπίδα	G1680	the hope	expectation (abstractly or concretely) or confidence
14	σωτηρίας·	G4991	of salvation	rescue or safety (physically or morally)

1 Thessalonians 5:8 (current)us But of the day who are be sober putting on the breastplate of faith and love and for an helmet the hope of salvation