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The Day of the Lord

1 Thessalonians 5:9

In 9 translations

BSB
For God has not appointed us to suffer wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ.
KJV
For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ,
WEB
For God didn’t appoint us to wrath, but to the obtaining of salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ,
ASV
For God appointed us not unto wrath, but unto the obtaining of salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ,
LSV
because God did not appoint us to anger, but to the acquiring of salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ,
YLT
because God did not appoint us to anger, but to the acquiring of salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ,
DBY
because God has not set us for wrath, but for obtaining salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ,Elohim
DRC
For God hath not appointed us unto wrath, but unto the purchasing of salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ,
GNV
For God hath not appointed vs vnto wrath, but to obtaine saluation by the meanes of our Lord Iesus Christ,

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  • Spelling of ἀλλ᾽: NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text: ἀλλὰ.

Edition differences: STEP Bible, based on work at Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0). Names and codes expanded; consecutive words grouped. Comparisons follow the editions used by the source; see version details.

Original-language editions

SBLGNT
ὅτι οὐκ ἔθετο ἡμᾶς ὁ θεὸς εἰς ὀργὴν ἀλλὰ εἰς περιποίησιν σωτηρίας διὰ τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ,
RP2018
Ὅτι οὐκ ἔθετο ἡμᾶς ὁ θεὸς εἰς ὀργήν, ἀλλ’ εἰς περιποίησιν σωτηρίας διὰ τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ χριστοῦ,
TR-Boyd
Ὅτι οὐκ ἔθετο ἡμᾶς ὁ Θεὸς εἰς ὀργήν, ἀλλ᾿ εἰς περιποίησιν σωτηρίας διὰ τοῦ Κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ,
SCR1894
οτι ουκ εθετο ημας ο θεος εις οργην αλλ εις περιποιησιν σωτηριας δια του κυριου ημων ιησου χριστου

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  • 1 Thessalonians 1:10and to await His Son from heaven, whom He raised from the dead—Jesus our deliverer from the coming wrath.
  • 1 Peter 2:10Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.
  • 2 Timothy 2:10For this reason I endure all things for the sake of the elect, so that they too may obtain the salvation that is in Christ Jesus, with eternal glory.
  • Acts 13:48When the Gentiles heard this, they rejoiced and glorified the word of the Lord, and all who were appointed for eternal life believed.
  • Proverbs 16:4The LORD has made everything for His purpose— even the wicked for the day of disaster.
  • 1 Thessalonians 3:3so that none of you would be shaken by these trials. For you know that we are destined for this.
  • Romans 9:11–23Yet before the twins were born or had done anything good or bad, in order that God’s plan of election might stand, not by works but by Him who calls, she was told, “The older will serve the younger.” So it is written:…
  • 2 Thessalonians 2:13–14But we should always thank God for you, brothers who are loved by the Lord, because God has chosen you from the beginning to be saved by the sanctification of the Spirit and by faith in the truth. To this He called you…
  • Exodus 9:16But I have raised you up for this very purpose, that I might display My power to you, and that My name might be proclaimed in all the earth.
  • 1 Timothy 1:16But for this very reason I was shown mercy, so that in me, the worst of sinners, Christ Jesus might display His perfect patience as an example to those who would believe in Him for eternal life.
  • 1 Peter 2:8and, “A stone of stumbling and a rock of offense.” They stumble because they disobey the word—and to this they were appointed.
  • 1 Timothy 1:13I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and a violent man; yet because I had acted in ignorance and unbelief, I was shown mercy.
  • 2 Timothy 2:19–20Nevertheless, God’s firm foundation stands, bearing this seal: “The Lord knows those who are His,” and, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord must turn away from iniquity.” A large house contains not only vessels…
  • Ezekiel 38:10–17This is what the Lord GOD says: On that day, thoughts will arise in your mind, and you will devise an evil plan. You will say, ‘I will go up against a land of unwalled villages; I will come against a tranquil people…
  • Romans 11:7What then? What Israel was seeking, it failed to obtain, but the elect did. The others were hardened,
  • Acts 1:25to take up this ministry and apostleship, which Judas abandoned to go to his rightful place.”

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