1 Thes 5:8 Cross References

1 Thessalonians 5:8

8: But let us who live in the light think clearly, protected by the body armor of faith and love, and wearing as our helmet the confidence of our salvation.

1 Peter 1:13

  1. So think clearly and exercise self-control. Look forward to the special blessings that will come to you at the return of Jesus Christ.

Romans 13:12

  1. The night is almost gone; the day of salvation will soon be here. So don't live in darkness. Get rid of your evil deeds. Shed them like dirty clothes. Clothe yourselves with the armor of right living, as those who live in the light.
  2. We should be decent and true in everything we do, so that everyone can approve of our behavior. Don't participate in wild parties and getting drunk, or in adultery and immoral living, or in fighting and jealousy.

Isaiah 59:17

  1. He put on righteousness as his body armor and placed the helmet of salvation on his head. He clothed himself with the robes of vengeance and godly fury.

Hebrews 6:19

  1. This confidence is like a strong and trustworthy anchor for our souls. It leads us through the curtain of heaven into God's inner sanctuary.

Ephesians 6:11

  1. Put on all of God's armor so that you will be able to stand firm against all strategies and tricks of the Devil.

1 Thessalonians 5:5

  1. For you are all children of the light and of the day; we don't belong to darkness and night.

Hebrews 10:35

  1. Do not throw away this confident trust in the Lord, no matter what happens. Remember the great reward it brings you!
  2. Patient endurance is what you need now, so you will continue to do God's will. Then you will receive all that he has promised.

1 John 1:7

  1. But if we are living in the light of God's presence, just as Christ is, then we have fellowship with each other, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, cleanses us from every sin.

1 Corinthians 13:13

  1. There are three things that will endure--faith, hope, and love--and the greatest of these is love.

Romans 5:2

  1. Because of our faith, Christ has brought us into this place of highest privilege where we now stand, and we confidently and joyfully look forward to sharing God's glory.
  2. We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they are good for us--they help us learn to endure.
  3. And endurance develops strength of character in us, and character strengthens our confident expectation of salvation.
  4. And this expectation will not disappoint us. For we know how dearly God loves us, because he has given us the Holy Spirit to fill our hearts with his love.

1 Peter 2:9

  1. But you are not like that, for you are a chosen people. You are a kingdom of priests, God's holy nation, his very own possession. This is so you can show others the goodness of God, for he called you out of the darkness into his wonderful light.

Ephesians 5:8

  1. For though your hearts were once full of darkness, now you are full of light from the Lord, and your behavior should show it!
  2. For this light within you produces only what is good and right and true.

Ephesians 6:13

  1. Use every piece of God's armor to resist the enemy in the time of evil, so that after the battle you will still be standing firm.
  2. Stand your ground, putting on the sturdy belt of truth and the body armor of God's righteousness.
  3. For shoes, put on the peace that comes from the Good News, so that you will be fully prepared.
  4. In every battle you will need faith as your shield to stop the fiery arrows aimed at you by Satan.
  5. Put on salvation as your helmet, and take the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.

Lamentations 3:26

  1. So it is good to wait quietly for salvation from the LORD.

2 Corinthians 6:7

  1. We have faithfully preached the truth. God's power has been working in us. We have righteousness as our weapon, both to attack and to defend ourselves.

Psalms 43:5

  1. Why am I discouraged? Why so sad? I will put my hope in God! I will praise him again--my Savior and my God!

1 Peter 1:3

  1. All honor to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, for it is by his boundless mercy that God has given us the privilege of being born again. Now we live with a wonderful expectation because Jesus Christ rose again from the dead.
  2. For God has reserved a priceless inheritance for his children. It is kept in heaven for you, pure and undefiled, beyond the reach of change and decay.
  3. And God, in his mighty power, will protect you until you receive this salvation, because you are trusting him. It will be revealed on the last day for all to see.

Galatians 5:5

  1. But we who live by the Spirit eagerly wait to receive everything promised to us who are right with God through faith.

Psalms 42:11

  1. Why am I discouraged? Why so sad? I will put my hope in God! I will praise him again--my Savior and my God!

2 Thessalonians 2:16

  1. May our Lord Jesus Christ and God our Father, who loved us and in his special favor gave us everlasting comfort and good hope,

Ephesians 6:23

  1. May God give you peace, dear brothers and sisters, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Romans 8:24

  1. Now that we are saved, we eagerly look forward to this freedom. For if you already have something, you don't need to hope for it.
  2. But if we look forward to something we don't have yet, we must wait patiently and confidently.

Psalms 42:5

  1. Why am I discouraged? Why so sad? I will put my hope in God! I will praise him again--my Savior and

Job 19:23

  1. "Oh, that my words could be written. Oh, that they could be inscribed on a monument,
  2. carved with an iron chisel and filled with lead, engraved forever in the rock.
  3. "But as for me, I know that my Redeemer lives, and that he will stand upon the earth at last.
  4. And after my body has decayed, yet in my body I will see God!
  5. I will see him for myself. Yes, I will see him with my own eyes. I am overwhelmed at the thought!

1 John 3:1

  1. See how very much our heavenly Father loves us, for he allows us to be called his children, and we really are! But the people who belong to this world don't know God, so they don't understand that we are his children.
  2. Yes, dear friends, we are already God's children, and we can't even imagine what we will be like when Christ returns. But we do know that when he comes we will be like him, for we will see him as he really is.
  3. And all who believe this will keep themselves pure, just as Christ is pure.
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