For God did not appoint us to wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ,
1 Thessalonians 5:9
Surrounding context
5:8 But let us who are of the day be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and as a helmet the hope of salvation.
5:9 For God did not appoint us to wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ,
5:10 who died for us, that whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with Him.