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Text -- 1 Thessalonians 5:10 (NET)

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5:10 He died for us so that whether we are alert or asleep we will come to life together with him.
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Commentary -- Word/Phrase Notes (per phrase)

Robertson: 1Th 5:10 - -- For us ( peri hēmōn ).

For us ( peri hēmōn ).

Robertson: 1Th 5:10 - -- Around us. So Westcott and Hort, but huper (over, in behalf of) as in many MSS. These prepositions often interchanged in N.T. MSS.

Around us.

So Westcott and Hort, but huper (over, in behalf of) as in many MSS. These prepositions often interchanged in N.T. MSS.

Robertson: 1Th 5:10 - -- Whether we wake or sleep ( eite grēgorōmen eite katheudōmen ). Alternative condition of third class with present subjunctive, though eantė̇e...

Whether we wake or sleep ( eite grēgorōmen eite katheudōmen ).

Alternative condition of third class with present subjunctive, though eantė̇eante more usual conjunction (Robertson, Grammar , P. 1017). Used here of life and death, not as metaphor.

Robertson: 1Th 5:10 - -- That we should live together with him ( hina hama sun autōi zēsōmen ). First aorist active subjunctive constative aorist covering all life (now...

That we should live together with him ( hina hama sun autōi zēsōmen ).

First aorist active subjunctive constative aorist covering all life (now and hereafter) together with (hama sun as in 1Th 5:17) Jesus.

Vincent: 1Th 5:10 - -- Who died Frequently the resurrection is coupled with the death of Christ by Paul, as 1Th 4:14; Phi 3:10; Col 2:12; Col 3:1-4. Not so here; but th...

Who died

Frequently the resurrection is coupled with the death of Christ by Paul, as 1Th 4:14; Phi 3:10; Col 2:12; Col 3:1-4. Not so here; but the thought of resurrection is supplied in live together with him .

Vincent: 1Th 5:10 - -- Wake or sleep Whether we are alive or dead at Christ's appearing. Comp. Rom 14:9. Καθεύδειν in N.T. always literally of sleep, except...

Wake or sleep

Whether we are alive or dead at Christ's appearing. Comp. Rom 14:9. Καθεύδειν in N.T. always literally of sleep, except here, and possibly Eph 5:14. In Mar 5:39; Luk 8:52, it is contrasted with death. In lxx in the sense of death, Psa 87:5; Dan 12:2; 2Sa 7:12.

Wesley: 1Th 5:10 - -- Be alive or dead at his coming.

Be alive or dead at his coming.

JFB: 1Th 5:10 - -- Greek, "in our behalf."

Greek, "in our behalf."

JFB: 1Th 5:10 - -- Whether we be found at Christ's coming awake, that is, alive, or asleep, that is, in our graves.

Whether we be found at Christ's coming awake, that is, alive, or asleep, that is, in our graves.

JFB: 1Th 5:10 - -- All of us together; the living not preceding the dead in their glorification "with Him" at His coming (1Th 4:13).

All of us together; the living not preceding the dead in their glorification "with Him" at His coming (1Th 4:13).

Clarke: 1Th 5:10 - -- Who died for us - His death was an atoning sacrifice for the Gentiles as well as for the Jews

Who died for us - His death was an atoning sacrifice for the Gentiles as well as for the Jews

Clarke: 1Th 5:10 - -- Whether we wake or sleep - Whether we live or die, whether we are in this state or in the other world, we shall live together with him-shall enjoy h...

Whether we wake or sleep - Whether we live or die, whether we are in this state or in the other world, we shall live together with him-shall enjoy his life, and the consolations of his Spirit, while here; and shall be glorified together with him in the eternal world. The words show that every where and in all circumstances genuine believers, who walk after God, have life and communion with him, and are continually happy, and constantly safe

The apostle, however, may refer to the doctrine he has delivered, 1Th 4:15, concerning the dead in Christ rising first; and the last generation of men not dying, but undergoing such a change as shall render them immortal. On that great day, all the followers of God, both those who had long slept in the dust of the earth, and all those who shall be found living, shall be acknowledged by Christ as his own, and live together for ever with him.

Calvin: 1Th 5:10 - -- 10.Who died. From the design of Christ’s death he confirms what he has said, for if he died with this view — that he might make us partakers of h...

10.Who died. From the design of Christ’s death he confirms what he has said, for if he died with this view — that he might make us partakers of his life, there is no reason why we should be in doubt as to our salvation. It is doubtful, however, what he means now by sleeping and waking, for it might seem as if he meant life and death, and this meaning would be more complete. At the same time, we might not unsuitably interpret it as meaning ordinary sleep. The sum is this — that Christ died with this view, that he might bestow upon us his life, which is perpetual and has no end. It is not to be wondered, however, that he affirms that we now live with Christ, inasmuch as we have, by entering through faith into the kingdom of Christ, passed from death into life. (Joh 5:24) Christ himself, into whose body we are ingrafted, quickens us by his power, and the Spirit that dwelleth in us is life, because of justification 601

Defender: 1Th 5:10 - -- Since this may be the first epistle written by Paul, it is possible that this is the first clear statement in writing of the substitutionary death of ...

Since this may be the first epistle written by Paul, it is possible that this is the first clear statement in writing of the substitutionary death of Christ."

TSK: 1Th 5:10 - -- died : Mat 20:28; Joh 10:11, Joh 10:15, Joh 10:17, Joh 15:13; Rom 5:6-8, Rom 8:34, Rom 14:8, Rom 14:9; 1Co 15:3; 2Co 5:15, 2Co 5:21; Eph 5:2; 1Ti 2:6;...

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Barnes: 1Th 5:10 - -- Who died for us - That is, to redeem us. He designed by his death that we should ultimately live with him; and this effect of his death could b...

Who died for us - That is, to redeem us. He designed by his death that we should ultimately live with him; and this effect of his death could be secured only as it was an atoning sacrifice.

Whether we wake or sleep - Whether we are found among the living or the dead when he comes. The object here is to show that the one class would have no advantage over the other. This was designed to calm their minds in their trials, and to correct an error which seems to have prevailed in the belief that those who were found alive when he should return would have some priority over those who were dead; see the notes on 1Th 4:13-18.

Should live together with him - See the notes at Joh 14:3. The word rendered "together"( ἁμα hama ) is not to be regarded as connected with the phrase "with him"- as meaning that he and they would be "together,"but it refers to those who "wake and those who sleep"- those who are alive and those who are dead - meaning that they would be "together"or would be with the Lord "at the same time;"there would be no priority or precedence. Rosenmuller.

Poole: 1Th 5:10 - -- Some refer these words to the latter end of the foregoing chapter, where the apostle had spoken of the saints’ death and resurrection, which i...

Some refer these words to the latter end of the foregoing chapter, where the apostle had spoken of the saints’ death and resurrection, which is their sleeping and waking, as they are here called. And their being for ever with the Lord, is here called their living together with him. And lest it might be thought that none should be with Christ until they awaked at the resurrection, he therefore speaks of living with Christ even when we sleep. He had spoken of sleep in another sense, 1Th 5:6 , as meant of security; but here meant of death, as it is taken 1Th 4:14 . And as watching is set opposite to the former sleep, so here waking to the latter, which is a resurrection from death. And we hence gather that the soul doth not sleep with the body, but lives with the Lord when that sleeps in the grave; as the apostle expected to be with the Lord upon the dissolution of his body, Phi 1:23 , and he mentions it as the privilege of other saints as well as his own, 2Co 5:1 . When we sleep we are with him only in our souls; when we wake we shall be with him both in body and soul. And both these we have from Christ’ s death. If he had not died, heaven had been shut against our souls, for our entrance into the holiest of all is by his blood, and the veil of his flesh rent for us, Heb 10:19,20 ; and the grave would have shut up our bodies, and there would have been no resurrection; so that our living with Christ, both when we sleep and when we wake, springs out of his death. Others carry these words no further than the foregoing verse, showing how we are saved by Christ; saith the apostle, he died for us. As God appointed persons to be saved, and Christ to be the person to be saved by, so also to be saved by his death; with respect to his Father he is said to be put to death, 1Pe 3:18 ; with respect to his own freedom and willingness, he is said here to die for us. And his dying for us implieth the greatness of our guilt, and expresseth the greatness of his own love, Joh 15:13 . He loved us, and thereupon would have us live with him; and he died that we and he may live together. And so he may be said to die for our salvation, the substance whereof consisteth in our living with him. To live with so glorious a Person, and a Person that is full of love to us, and shall then be perfectly beloved of us, and that stands in many near relations to us, and whose presence will have such a blessed influence upon us, and in such a place as heaven is, and that for ever, surely carries the substance of our salvation in it. And if this was the end of his death, surely it was more than to be an example of faith, patience, and submission to God, or to confirm to us the doctrine he preached; it was to satisfy Divine justice, and obtain the pardon of our sin, and merit for us the privilege of living with him.

Haydock: 1Th 5:10 - -- Whether we wake or sleep. That is, whether we be of the number of those whom Jesus Christ shall find still upon earth, when he shall come to judgmen...

Whether we wake or sleep. That is, whether we be of the number of those whom Jesus Christ shall find still upon earth, when he shall come to judgment, or among those who have slept and returned to dust, it is his will that we should be his. (Theodoret)

Gill: 1Th 5:10 - -- Who died for us,.... The elect of God, who are not appointed to wrath, but to salvation by Christ, on which account he died for them; not merely as a ...

Who died for us,.... The elect of God, who are not appointed to wrath, but to salvation by Christ, on which account he died for them; not merely as a martyr to confirm his doctrine, or only by way of example, but as a surety, in the room and stead of his people; as a sacrifice for their sins, to make atonement for them, and save them from them; so that his death lays a solid foundation for hope of salvation by him:

that whether we wake or sleep: which phrases are to be understood, not in the same sense in which they are used in the context; as if the sense was, whether a man indulges himself in sin, and gives way to sleep and sloth, and carnal security, or whether he is awake and on his watch and guard, he shall through the death of Christ have eternal life secured to him; not but that there is a truth in this, that eternal life and salvation by Christ, as it does not depend on our watchfulness, so it shall not be hindered by the sleepy, drowsy frame of spirit, the children of God sometimes fall into: but rather natural sleep and waking are intended; and the meaning is, that those for whom Christ died are always safe, sleeping or waking, whatever they are about and employed in, and in whatsoever situation and condition they are in this world; though it may be best of all to interpret the words, of life and death; and they may have a particular regard to the state of the saints at Christ's second coming, when some will be awake, or alive, and others will be asleep in Christ, or dead; and it matters not which they are, whether living or dead; see Rom 14:7 for the end of Christ's dying for them, and which will be answered in one as well as in another, is, that

we should live together with him: Christ died for his people, who were dead in trespasses and sins, that they might live spiritually a life of sanctification from him, and a life of justification on him, and by him; and that they might live a life of communion with him; and that they might live eternally with him, in soul and body, in heaven, and reign with him there, and partake of his glory; and this all the saints will, whether they be found dead or alive at his coming; for the dead will immediately arise, those that sleep in the dust will awake at once, and they that are alive will be changed, and both will be caught up in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air, and be for ever with him: now the consideration of the death of Christ, and this end of it, which will certainly be answered, serves greatly to encourage hope of salvation by him, and faith in him, and an earnest expectation of his second coming.

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Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: 1Th 5:10 The phrases alert or asleep may be understood (1) of moral alertness (living in faith, love, and hope as vv. 6, 8 call for, versus being unresponsive ...

Geneva Bible: 1Th 5:10 ( 5 ) Who died for us, that, whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with him. ( 5 ) The death of Christ is a pledge of our victory, for he...

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Commentary -- Verse Range Notes

TSK Synopsis: 1Th 5:1-28 - --1 He proceeds in the former description of Christ's coming to judgment;16 and gives divers precepts;23 and so concludes the epistle.

Maclaren: 1Th 5:10 - --Waking And Sleeping Jesus Christ, who died for us. that, whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with Him.'--1 Thess. 5:10. IN these Words ...

MHCC: 1Th 5:6-11 - --Most of mankind do not consider the things of another world at all, because they are asleep; or they do not consider them aright, because they sleep a...

Matthew Henry: 1Th 5:6-10 - -- On what had been said, the apostle grounds seasonable exhortations to several needful duties. I. To watchfulness and sobriety, 1Th 5:6. These duties...

Barclay: 1Th 5:1-11 - --We shall not fully understand the New Testament pictures of the Second Coming unless we remember that they have an Old Testament background. In the O...

Constable: 1Th 5:1-11 - --C. Personal watchfulness 5:1-11 In view of the imminency of Christ's return Paul exhorted the Thessalonians to be ready to prepare them to meet the Lo...

College: 1Th 5:1-28 - --1 THESSALONIANS 5 2. The Suddenness of the Lord's Return (5:1-11) 1 Now, brothers, about times and dates we do not need to write to you, 2 for you k...

McGarvey: 1Th 5:10 - --who died for us, that, whether we wake or sleep [live or die before his coming] , we should live together with him . [This verse is suggested by the w...

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Introduction / Outline

Robertson: 1 Thessalonians (Book Introduction) First Thessalonians From Corinth a.d. 50-51 By Way of Introduction We cannot say that this is Paul’s first letter to a church, for in 2Th_2:2 h...

JFB: 1 Thessalonians (Book Introduction) The AUTHENTICITY of this Epistle is attested by IRENÆUS [Against Heresies, 5.6.1], quoting 1Th 5:23; CLEMENT OF ALEXANDRIA [The Instructor, 1.88], qu...

JFB: 1 Thessalonians (Outline) ADDRESS: SALUTATION: HIS PRAYERFUL THANKSGIVING FOR THEIR FAITH, HOPE, AND LOVE. THEIR FIRST RECEPTION OF THE GOSPEL, AND THEIR GOOD INFLUENCE ON ALL...

TSK: 1 Thessalonians 5 (Chapter Introduction) Overview 1Th 5:1, He proceeds in the former description of Christ’s coming to judgment; 1Th 5:16, and gives divers precepts; 1Th 5:23, and so co...

Poole: 1 Thessalonians 5 (Chapter Introduction) THESSALONIANS CHAPTER 5

MHCC: 1 Thessalonians (Book Introduction) This epistle is generally considered to have been the first of those written by St. Paul. The occasion seems to have been the good report of the stedf...

MHCC: 1 Thessalonians 5 (Chapter Introduction) (1Th 5:1-11) The apostle exhorts to be always ready for the coming of Christ to judgment, which will be with suddenness and surprise. (1Th 5:12-22) H...

Matthew Henry: 1 Thessalonians (Book Introduction) An Exposition, with Practical Observations, of The First Epistle of st. Paul to the Thessalonians Thessalonica was formerly the metropolis of Macedoni...

Matthew Henry: 1 Thessalonians 5 (Chapter Introduction) The apostle, having spoken in the end of the foregoing chapter concerning the resurrection, and the second coming of Christ, proceeds to speak conc...

Barclay: 1 Thessalonians (Book Introduction) A GENERAL INTRODUCTION TO THE LETTERS OF PAUL The Letters Of Paul There is no more interesting body of documents in the New Testament than the letter...

Barclay: 1 Thessalonians 5 (Chapter Introduction) Like A Thief In The Night (1Th_5:1-11) Advice To A Church (1Th_5:12-22) The Grace Of Christ Be With You (1Th_5:23-28)

Constable: 1 Thessalonians (Book Introduction) Introduction Historical background Thessalonica was an important city. Cassander, the ...

Constable: 1 Thessalonians (Outline)

Constable: 1 Thessalonians 1 Thessalonians Bibliography Askwith, E. H. "I' and We' in the Thesalonian Epistles." Expositor. Series 8:1 (19...

Haydock: 1 Thessalonians (Book Introduction) THE FIRST EPISTLE OF ST. PAUL, THE APOSTLE, TO THE THESSALONIANS. INTRODUCTION. St. Paul having preached with success at Thessalonica, the chi...

Gill: 1 Thessalonians (Book Introduction) INTRODUCTION TO 1 THESSALONIANS Thessalonica was a very large, populous, and flourishing city, it was "liberae conditionis", as Pliny says a, a fre...

Gill: 1 Thessalonians 5 (Chapter Introduction) INTRODUCTION TO 1 THESSALONIANS 5 In this chapter the apostle discourses concerning the suddenness of Christ's coming, and the necessity of sobriet...

College: 1 Thessalonians (Book Introduction) FOREWORD This commentary has been produced through a full schedule of college and seminary teaching and church-based ministry. In the current climate...

College: 1 Thessalonians (Outline) OUTLINE I. GREETING - 1:1 II. THANKSGIVING - 1:2-10 A. The Initial Thanksgiving - 1:2-5 1. Paul's Constant Prayers for the Readers - 1:2 ...

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