1 Thessalonians 5:9

NETBible

For God did not destine us for wrath 1  but for gaining salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ.

NIV ©

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

NASB ©

For God has not destined us for wrath, but for obtaining salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ,

NLT ©

For God decided to save us through our Lord Jesus Christ, not to pour out his anger on us.

MSG ©

God didn't set us up for an angry rejection but for salvation by our Master, Jesus Christ.

BBE ©

For God’s purpose for us is not wrath, but salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ,

NRSV ©

For God has destined us not for wrath but for obtaining salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ,

NKJV ©

For God did not appoint us to wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ,

KJV
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GREEK
oti ouk eyeto o yeov eiv orghn alla eiv peripoihsin swthriav dia tou kuriou hmwn ihsou [cristou]
NETBible

For God did not destine us for wrath 1  but for gaining salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ.

NET Notes

1 sn God did not destine us for wrath. In context this refers to the outpouring of God’s wrath on the earth in the day of the Lord (1 Thess 5:2-4).