Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible For God has not destined us for wrath, but for obtaining salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, King James Bible For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ, Darby Bible Translation because God has not set us for wrath, but for obtaining salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, World English Bible For God didn't appoint us to wrath, but to the obtaining of salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, Young's Literal Translation because God did not appoint us to anger, but to the acquiring of salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, 1 Thessalonians 5:9 Parallel Commentary Barnes' Notes on the BibleFor God hath not appointed us to wrath - This is designed as an encouragement to effort to secure our salvation. The wish of God is to save us, and therefore we should watch and be sober; we should take to ourselves the whole of the Christian armor, and strive for victory. If he had appointed us to wrath, effort would have been in vain, for we could do nothing but yield to our inevitable destiny. The hope of a final triumph should animate us in our efforts, and cheer us in our struggles with our foes. How much does the hope of victory animate the soldier in battle! When morally certain of success, how his arm is nerved! When everything conspires to favor him, and when he seems to feel that God fights for him, and intends to give him the victory, how his heart exults, and how strong is he in battle! Hence, it was a great point among the ancients, when about entering into battle, to secure evidence that the gods favored them, and meant to give them the victory. For this purpose they offered sacrifices, and consulted the flight of birds and the entrails of animals; and for this armies were accompanied by soothsayers and priests, that they might interpret any signs which might occur that would be favorable, or to propitiate the favor of the gods by sacrifice. See Homer, passim; Arrian's Expedition of Alexander, and the classic writers generally. The apostle alludes to something of this kind here. He would excite us to maintain the Christian warfare manfully, by the assurance that God intends that we shall be triumphant. This we are to learn by no conjectures of soothsayers; by no observation of the flight of birds; by no sacrifice which we can make to propitiate his favor, but by the unerring assurance of his holy word. If we are Christians, we know that he intends our salvation, and that victory will be ours; if we are willing to become Christians, we know that the Almighty arm will be stretched out to aid us, and that the "gates of hell" cannot prevent it. 1 Thessalonians 5:9 Parallel Commentaries Library Awake! Awake!"Tired nature's sweet restorer, balmy sleep." Sleep God hath selected as the very figure for the repose of the blessed. "They that sleep in Jesus," saith the Scripture. David puts it amongst the peculiar gift's of grace: "So he giveth his beloved sleep." But alas! sin could not let even this alone. Sin did over-ride even this celestial metaphor; and though God himself had employed sleep to express the excellence of the state of the blessed, yet sin must have even this profaned, ere itself can be … Charles Haddon Spurgeon—Spurgeon's Sermons Volume 3: 1857 Thirty-First Lesson. Pray Without Ceasing;' Be Ye Therefore Perfect, Even as Your Father which is in Heaven is Perfect. Matthew 5:48. Concerning Peaceableness Cross References 1 Thessalonians 1:10 and to wait for His Son from heaven, whom He raised from the dead, that is Jesus, who rescues us from the wrath to come. 2 Thessalonians 2:13 But we should always give thanks to God for you, brethren beloved by the Lord, because God has chosen you from the beginning for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and faith in the truth. 2 Timothy 2:10 For this reason I endure all things for the sake of those who are chosen, so that they also may obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus and with it eternal glory. Jump to Previous Acquiring Anger Appoint Appointed Christ Destined God's Jesus Meet Obtain Obtaining Pre-Destined Purpose Receive Salvation Suffer WrathJump to Next Acquiring Anger Appoint Appointed Christ Destined God's Jesus Meet Obtain Obtaining Pre-Destined Purpose Receive Salvation Suffer WrathLinks 1 Thessalonians 5:9 NIV1 Thessalonians 5:9 NLT 1 Thessalonians 5:9 ESV 1 Thessalonians 5:9 NASB 1 Thessalonians 5:9 KJV 1 Thessalonians 5:9 Bible Apps 1 Thessalonians 5:9 Biblia Paralela 1 Thessalonians 5:9 Chinese Bible 1 Thessalonians 5:9 French Bible 1 Thessalonians 5:9 German Bible 1 Thessalonians 5:9 Commentaries Bible Hub |