1 Thessalonians 5:6-10

New King James Version

⁶^(A)Therefore let us not sleep, as others do, but ^(B)let us watch and be ^[a]sober. ⁷For ^(C)those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk ^(D)are drunk at night. ⁸But let us who are of the day be sober, ^(E)putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and as a helmet the hope of salvation. ⁹For ^(F)God did not appoint us to wrath, ^(G)but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, ¹⁰^(H)who died for us, that whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with Him.

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1 Thessalonians 5:6-10

New International Version

⁶So then, let us not be like others, who are asleep,^(A) but let us be awake^(B) and sober.^(C) ⁷For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk, get drunk at night.^(D) ⁸But since we belong to the day,^(E) let us be sober, putting on faith and love as a breastplate,^(F) and the hope of salvation^(G) as a helmet.^(H) ⁹For God did not appoint us to suffer wrath^(I) but to receive salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ.^(J) ¹⁰He died for us so that, whether we are awake or asleep, we may live together with him.^(K)

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1 Thessalonians 5:6-10

English Standard Version

⁶So then ^(A)let us not sleep, as others do, but let us ^(B)keep awake and ^(C)be sober. ⁷For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk, ^(D)are drunk at night. ⁸But since we belong to the day, let us be sober, ^(E)having put on the breastplate of ^(F)faith and love, and for a helmet the hope of salvation. ⁹For God has not destined us for ^(G)wrath, but ^(H)to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, ¹⁰^(I)who died for us so that whether we are awake or asleep we might live with him.