1 Thessalonians

1 Thessalonians 5:8

8But since we belong to the day, let us be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and the helmet of our hope of salvation.

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EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
ButδὲdeConjunctionG1161 but, on the other hand, and
weἡμεῖςhēmeisPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person PluralG1473 I
belong toὄντεςontesVerb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluralG1510 I am, exist
dayἡμέραςhēmerasNoun - Genitive Feminine SingularG2250 a day
let us be soberνήφωμενnēphōmenVerb - Present Subjunctive Active - 1st Person PluralG3525 I am calm, vigilant, sober
putting onἐνδυσάμενοιendysamenoiVerb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine PluralG1746 I put on, clothe
breastplateθώρακαthōrakaNoun - Accusative Masculine SingularG2382 a breast-plate
of faithπίστεωςpisteōsNoun - Genitive Feminine SingularG4102 faith, belief, trust
andκαὶkaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
loveἀγάπηςagapēsNoun - Genitive Feminine SingularG26 love
andκαὶkaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
helmetπερικεφαλαίανperikephalaianNoun - Accusative Feminine SingularG4030 a helmet
hopeἐλπίδαelpidaNoun - Accusative Feminine SingularG1680 hope, expectation
of salvationσωτηρίαςsōtēriasNoun - Genitive Feminine SingularG4991 deliverance, salvation

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Romans 13:12–13 · 1 Peter 1:13 · Ephesians 6:11 · Isaiah 59:17 · Hebrews 10:35–36 · Hebrews 6:19 · 1 Corinthians 13:13 · Romans 5:2–5 · 1 Thessalonians 5:5 · Ephesians 6:13–18 · Job 19:23–27 · 1 John 1:7

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.