1 Thessalonians 5
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
5 Now concerning the times and the seasons, brothers and sisters, you do not need to have anything written to you.(A) 2 For you yourselves know very well that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night.(B) 3 When they say, “There is peace and security,” then sudden destruction will come upon them, as labor pains come upon a pregnant woman, and there will be no escape!(C) 4 But you, brothers and sisters, are not in darkness, for that day to surprise you like a thief;(D) 5 for you are all children of light and children of the day; we are not of the night or of darkness. 6 So, then, let us not fall asleep as others do, but let us keep awake and be sober,(E) 7 for those who sleep sleep at night, and those who are drunk get drunk at night.(F) 8 But since we belong to the day, let us be sober and put on the breastplate of faith and love and for a helmet the hope of salvation.(G) 9 For God has destined us not for wrath but for obtaining salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ,(H) 10 who died for us, so that whether we are awake or asleep we may live with him.(I) 11 Therefore encourage one another and build up each other, as indeed you are doing.
Final Exhortations, Greetings, and Benediction
12 But we appeal to you, brothers and sisters, to respect those who labor among you and have charge of you in the Lord and admonish you;(J) 13 esteem them very highly in love because of their work. Be at peace among yourselves. 14 And we urge you, brothers and sisters, to admonish the idlers, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, be patient with all of them.(K) 15 See that none of you repays evil for evil, but always seek to do good to one another and to all.(L) 16 Rejoice always, 17 pray without ceasing, 18 give thanks in all circumstances, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. 19 Do not quench the Spirit. 20 Do not despise prophecies, 21 but test everything; hold fast to what is good;(M) 22 abstain from every form of evil.
23 May the God of peace himself sanctify you entirely, and may your spirit and soul and body be kept sound[a] and blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.(N) 24 The one who calls you is faithful, and he will do this.(O)
25 Brothers and sisters, pray for us.(P)
26 Greet all the brothers and sisters with a holy kiss. 27 I solemnly command you by the Lord that this letter be read to all the brothers and sisters.(Q)
28 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.[b]
1 Thessalonians 5
Mounce Reverse Interlinear New Testament
5 Now de concerning peri the ho times chronos and kai the ho seasons kairos, brothers adelphos, you have echō no ou need chreia for anything to be written graphō to you hymeis, 2 for gar you oida yourselves autos know oida full well akribōs that hoti the day hēmera of the Lord kyrios will come erchomai like hōs a thief kleptēs by en night nyx. 3 When hotan they are saying legō, “ Peace eirēnē and kai security asphaleia,” it is then tote that sudden aiphnidios destruction olethros will come ephistēmi upon them autos, like hōsper · ho labor pains ōdin upon ho a woman with child en, and kai they will not ou mē escape ekpheugō. 4 But de you hymeis, brothers adelphos, are eimi not ou in en darkness skotos, for that hina · ho day hēmera to take katalambanō you hymeis by surprise katalambanō like hōs a thief kleptēs; 5 for gar you hymeis are eimi all pas sons hyios of light phōs, · kai sons hyios of the day hēmera. We do not ou belong eimi to night nyx or oude darkness skotos. 6 So ara then oun let us not mē fall asleep katheudō as hōs · ho others loipos do; rather alla let us stay awake grēgoreō and kai be sober nēphō. 7 For gar those ho who sleep katheudō, sleep katheudō at night nyx, and kai those ho who get drunk methyskō, are drunk methyō at night nyx; 8 but de let us hēmeis who belong to eimi the daylight hēmera stay sober nēphō, putting on endyō the breastplate thōrax of faith pistis and kai love agapē, and kai as a helmet perikephalaia the hope elpis of salvation sōtēria. 9 For hoti God theos has not ou appointed tithēmi us hēmeis · ho for eis wrath orgē, but alla to eis obtain peripoiēsis salvation sōtēria through dia · ho our hēmeis Lord kyrios Jesus Iēsous Christ Christos, 10 who ho died apothnēskō for hyper us hēmeis, so that hina whether eite we are awake grēgoreō or eite asleep katheudō we will come to life zaō together hama with syn him autos. 11 Therefore dio encourage parakaleō one another allēlōn and kai build oikodomeō one heis · ho another heis up, as kathōs indeed kai you are doing poieō.
12 Now de we ask erōtaō you hymeis, brothers adelphos, to respect oida those ho who work tirelessly kopiaō among en you hymeis, · kai care proistēmi for you hymeis in en the Lord kyrios, and kai instruct noutheteō you hymeis; 13 and kai to esteem hēgeomai them autos very highly hyperekperissou in en love agapē because dia of · ho their autos work ergon. Be at peace eirēneuō among en yourselves heautou.
14 Now de we appeal to parakaleō you hymeis, brothers adelphos, admonish noutheteō the ho disorderly ataktos, comfort paramytheomai the ho discouraged oligopsychos, help antechō the ho weak asthenēs, be patient makrothumeō toward pros all pas. 15 See horaō that no mē one tis pays back apodidōmi anyone tis evil kakos for anti evil kakos, but alla always pantote pursue diōkō what ho is good agathos both kai for eis one another allēlōn and kai for eis all pas. 16 Rejoice chairō at all times pantote, 17 pray proseuchomai without ceasing adialeiptōs, 18 give thanks eucharisteō in en everything pas, for gar this houtos is God’ s theos will thelēma for eis you hymeis in en Christ Christos Jesus Iēsous. 19 Do sbennymi not mē quench sbennymi the ho Spirit pneuma, 20 do exoutheneō not mē scoff at exoutheneō prophetic utterances prophēteia, 21 but de test dokimazō everything pas, hold fast katechō what ho is good kalos, 22 abstain apechō from apo evil ponēros of every pas kind eidos.
23 Now de may the ho God theos of ho peace eirēnē himself autos sanctify hagiazō you hymeis completely holotelēs, and kai may tēreō your hymeis · ho spirit pneuma, · kai · ho soul psychē, and kai · ho body sōma be preserved tēreō completely whole holoklēros and blameless amemptōs at en the ho coming parousia of ho our hēmeis Lord kyrios Jesus Iēsous Christ Christos. 24 The ho one who calls kaleō you hymeis is faithful pistos, and he hos will surely kai do poieō it.
25 Pray proseuchomai also kai for peri us hēmeis, brothers adelphos.
26 Greet aspazomai all pas the ho brothers adelphos with en a holy hagios kiss philēma.
27 I ask enorkizō you hymeis to swear by the name of the ho Lord kyrios to have this ho letter epistolē read anaginōskō to all pas the ho brothers adelphos.
28 The ho grace charis of ho our hēmeis Lord kyrios Jesus Iēsous Christ Christos be with meta you hymeis.
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