1 Thessalonians 5:8 — King James Version← Study notes
“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 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · 1 Thessalonians 5:814 words
ἡμεῖςhēmeisI
δὲdeand / but
ἡμέραςhēmerasage, + alway, (mid-)day (by day
ὄντεςontesam, have been, is I
νήφωμενnēphōmenbe sober, watch
ἐνδυσάμενοιendysamenoiarray, clothe (with), endue
θώρακαthōrakabreast-plate
πίστεωςpisteōsassurance, belief, believe
καὶkaiand / also
ἀγάπηςagapēs(feast of) charity(-ably), dear, love
καὶkaiand / also
περικεφαλαίανperikephalaianhelmet
ἐλπίδαelpidahope
σωτηρίαςsōtēriasdeliver, health, salvation
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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