1 Thessalonians 5:6

5:6 So then we must not sleep as the rest, but must stay alert and sober.

1 Thessalonians 4:12

4:12 In this way you will live ¹  a decent life before outsiders and not be in need. ² 

1 Thessalonians 5:8

5:8 But since we are of the day, we must stay sober by putting on the breastplate ³  of faith and love and as a helmet our hope for salvation. ⁴ 

¹ tn Grk “that you may live,” continuing the sentence of 4:10b-11.

² tn Or “not be dependent on anyone”; Grk “and have need of nothing,” “of no one.”

¹ sn An allusion to Isa 59:17.

² tn Grk “hope of salvation” (“a helmet…for salvation” is an allusion to Isa 59:17).