1 Thessalonians 5:8

6 So then, let us not sleep as the others do, but let us remain awake and sober.

7 For those who sleep, sleep at night; and those who get drunk, get drunk at night.

But 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.

9 For God has not appointed us to suffer wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ.

10 He died for us so that, whether we are awake or asleep, we may live together with Him.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
But 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.
KJV
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.
WEB
But since we belong to the day, let’s be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and for a helmet, the hope of salvation.
ASV
But let us, since we are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for a helmet, the hope of salvation.
DARBY
but *we* being of [the] day, let us be sober, putting on [the] breastplate of faith and love, and as helmet [the] hope of salvation;
BLB
But we, being of the day, should be sober, having put on the breastplate of faith and love, and the helmet—the hope of salvation,
ÅB
men vi som hører dagen til, la oss være edrue, ikledd troens og kjærlighetens brynje og med håpet om frelse som hjelm;
OTB
Men siden vi tilhører dagen, la oss forbli klare i hodet, iført troens og kjærlighetens brynje, og som hjelm, håpet om frelse.
B1930
men vi som hører dagen til, la oss være edrue, iklædd troens og kjærlighetens brynje og med håpet om frelse som hjelm;

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