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Book of 1 Thessalonians
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Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 5:4 DSN -> Synopsis on 5:4 GEB -> Study Notes on 5:4 JFB -> Commentary on 5:4 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 5:4 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 5:4 PNT -> Commentary on 5:4 RWP -> Study Notes on 5:4 TSK -> Commentary on 5:4 TSK -> Entry for 5:4 WEN -> Notes on 5:4 NTB -> Blindness; Darkness; Righteous; Watchfulness; Wisdom TTT -> Blindness, Spiritual EBD -> Peter, Second Epistle of PWP -> Devotional using 5:4 5:4 - [In Context] But you, brothers and sisters, are not living in darkness (sin). And so that day will not surprise you like a thief.
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 5:5 DSN -> Synopsis on 5:5 GEB -> Study Notes on 5:5 JFB -> Commentary on 5:5 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 5:5 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 5:5 PNT -> Commentary on 5:5 RWP -> Study Notes on 5:5 TSK -> Commentary on 5:5 TSK -> Entry for 5:5 WEN -> Notes on 5:5 NTB -> Blindness; Darkness; Holiness; Light; Night; Righteous; Wicked (People); Wisdom TTT -> Blindness, Spiritual; Darkness; Day; Titles and Names of Saints EBD -> Child; Peter, Second Epistle of PWP -> Devotional using 5:5 5:5 - [In Context] You are all people who belong to the light (goodness). You belong to the day. We don't belong to the night or to darkness (evil).
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 5:6 DSN -> Synopsis on 5:6 GEB -> Study Notes on 5:6 JFB -> Commentary on 5:6 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 5:6 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 5:6 PNT -> Commentary on 5:6 RWP -> Study Notes on 5:6 TSK -> Commentary on 5:6 TSK -> Entry for 5:6 WEN -> Notes on 5:6 NTB -> Blindness; Commandments; Sobriety; Temperance; War; Watchfulness; Wicked (People) TTT -> Sobriety; Warfare of Saints; Watchfulness EBD -> Peter, Second Epistle of SBD -> Kiss PWP -> Devotional using 5:6 SPG -> Devotional using 5:6 TV -> Devotional using 5:6 TV -> Devotional using 5:6 5:6 - [In Context] So we should not be like other people. We should not be sleeping. We should be awake and have self-control.
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 5:7 DSN -> Synopsis on 5:7 GEB -> Study Notes on 5:7 JFB -> Commentary on 5:7 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 5:7 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 5:7 PNT -> Commentary on 5:7 RWP -> Study Notes on 5:7 TSK -> Commentary on 5:7 TSK -> Entry for 5:7 WEN -> Notes on 5:7 NTB -> Blindness; Drunkenness; Temperance; Wicked (People) TTT -> Watchfulness EBD -> Drunk; Peter, Second Epistle of PWP -> Devotional using 5:7 5:7 - [In Context] People who sleep, sleep at night. People who get drunk, get drunk at night.
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 5:8 DSN -> Synopsis on 5:8 GEB -> Study Notes on 5:8 JFB -> Commentary on 5:8 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 5:8 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 5:8 PNT -> Commentary on 5:8 RWP -> Study Notes on 5:8 SRN -> Study Notes on 5:8 TSK -> Commentary on 5:8 TSK -> Entry for 5:8 WEN -> Notes on 5:8 NTB -> Armor; Breastplate; Commandments; Day; Drunkenness; Faith; Helmet; Hope; Love; Salvation; Sobriety; Temperance; War; Wicked (People) TTT -> Arms, Military; Breastplate; Day; Faith; Hope; Sobriety; Warfare of Saints EBD -> Drunk; Helmet; Peter, Second Epistle of; War PWP -> Devotional using 5:8 5:8 - [In Context] But we belong to the day (goodness), so we should control ourselves. We should wear faith and love to protect us. And the hope of salvation should be our helmet.
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 5:9 DSN -> Synopsis on 5:9 GEB -> Study Notes on 5:9 JFB -> Commentary on 5:9 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 5:9 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 5:9 PNT -> Commentary on 5:9 RWP -> Study Notes on 5:9 SRN -> Study Notes on 5:9 TSK -> Commentary on 5:9 TSK -> Entry for 5:9 WEN -> Notes on 5:9 NTB -> Atonement; Death; Fellowship; God (continued); Jesus, The Christ; Jesus, The Christ (continued); Righteous; Salvation; Suffering TTT -> Salvation EBD -> Peter, Second Epistle of PWP -> Devotional using 5:9 TV -> Devotional using 5:9 TV -> Devotional using 5:9 5:9 - [In Context] God did not choose us to suffer his anger. God chose us to have salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ.

Abbreviations Legend: BCC - Burton Coffman; DSN - Darby's Synopsis; GEB - Gill's Exposition; JFB - Jamieson, Fausset, Brown; MHC-COM - Matthew Henry Complete; MHC-CON - Matthew Henry Concise; PNT - People's New Testament; RWP - Robertson's Word Pictures; SRN - Scofield Reference Notes; TSK - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge; WEN - Wesley's Explanatory Notes; NTB - Nave's Topical Bible; TSK - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge; TTT - Torrey's Topical Textbook; EBD - Easton's Bible Dictionary; SBD - Smith's Bible Dictionary; TV - Today's Verse; PWP - Praying With Paul; SPG - Spurgeon's Morning & Evening; Copyright Statement - Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version © 2001 by World Bible Translation Center, Inc. and used by permission.