1 Thessalonians 5:9

9 For God did not appoint us to suffer wrath but to receive salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ.

1 Thessalonians 5:9 in Other Translations

KJV
9 For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ,
ESV
9 For God has not destined us for wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ,
NLT
9 For God chose to save us through our Lord Jesus Christ, not to pour out his anger on us.
MSG
9 God didn't set us up for an angry rejection but for salvation by our Master, Jesus Christ.
CSB
9 For God did not appoint us to wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ,

1 Thessalonians 5:9 In-Context

7 For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk, get drunk at night.
8 But since we belong to the day, let us be sober, putting on faith and love as a breastplate, and the hope of salvation as a helmet.
9 For God did not appoint us to suffer wrath but to receive 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.
11 Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.

Cross References 2

  • 1. 1 Thessalonians 1:10
  • 2. 2 Thessalonians 2:13,14
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