1 Thessalonians 4:4

4:4 that each of you know how to possess his own body ¹  in holiness and honor,

1 Thessalonians 5:6

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

1 Thessalonians 5:8

5:8 But since we are of the day, we must stay sober by putting on the breastplate ²  of faith and love and as a helmet our hope for salvation. ³ 

1 Thessalonians 5:14

5:14 And we urge you, brothers and sisters, ⁴  admonish the undisciplined, comfort the discouraged, help the weak, be patient toward all.

[4:4]  ¹ tn Grk “to gain [or possess] his own vessel.” “Vessel” is most likely used figuratively for “body” (cf. 2 Cor 4:7). Some take it to mean “wife” (thus, “to take a wife for himself” or “to live with his wife”), but this is less likely. See J. Smith, “1 Thess 4:4 – Breaking the Impasse,” BBR 10 (Fall 2000), who argues that “vessel” in this context is very likely a euphemism for the sexual organs.

[5:8]  ² sn An allusion to Isa 59:17.

[5:8]  ³ tn Grk “hope of salvation” (“a helmet…for salvation” is an allusion to Isa 59:17).

[5:14]  ³ tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:4.