1 Thessalonians 5
1 And concerning the times and the seasons, brothers, you have no need of my writing to you,
But concerning the times and the seasons, brothers, you have no need that anything be written to you.
2 for you have thoroughly known that the Day of the LORD so comes as a thief in the night,
For you yourselves know well that the day of the Lord comes like a thief in the night.
3 for when they may say, “Peace and security,” then sudden destruction comes [on] them, as the travail [on] her who is with child, and they will not escape;
Now when they are saying, "Peace and safety," then sudden destruction will come on them, like birth pains on a pregnant woman; and they will in no way escape.
4 but you, brothers, are not in darkness, that the Day may catch you as a thief;
But you, brothers, are not in darkness, that the day should overtake you like a thief.
5 you are all sons of light, and sons of day; we are not of night, nor of darkness,
You are all sons of light, and sons of the day. We do not belong to the night, nor to darkness,
6 so, then, we may not sleep as also the others, but watch and be sober,
so then let us not sleep, as the rest do, but let us watch and be sober.
7 for those sleeping, sleep by night, and those making themselves drunk, are drunken by night,
For those who sleep, sleep in the night, and those who are drunk are drunk in the night.
8 and we, being of the day—let us be sober, putting on a breastplate of faith and love, and a helmet—a hope of salvation,
But let us, since we belong to the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and, for a helmet, the hope of salvation.
9 because God did not appoint us to anger, but to the acquiring of salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ,
For God did not appoint us to wrath, but to the obtaining of salvation through our Lord Yeshua the Messiah,
10 who died for us, that whether we wake—whether we sleep—we may live together with Him;
who died for us, that, whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with him.
11 for this reason, comfort one another, and build up one another, as also you do.
Therefore exhort one another, and build each other up, even as you also do.
12 And we ask you, brothers, to know those laboring among you and leading you in the LORD and admonishing you,
But we ask you, brothers, to recognize those who labor among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you,
13 and to esteem them very abundantly in love, because of their work; be at peace among yourselves;
and to respect and honor them in love for their work's sake. Be at peace among yourselves.
14 and we exhort you, brothers, admonish the disorderly, comfort the feeble-minded, support the weak, be patient to all;
We exhort you, brothers, admonish the disorderly, encourage the fainthearted, support the weak, be patient toward all.
15 see [that] no one may render evil for evil to anyone, but always pursue that which is good, both to one another and to all;
See that no one returns evil for evil to anyone, but always seek what is good both for each other and for all.
16 always rejoice;
Rejoice always.
17 continually pray;
Pray without ceasing.
18 give thanks in everything, for this [is] the will of God in Christ Jesus in regard to you.
In everything give thanks, for this is the will of God in Messiah Yeshua toward you.
19 Do not quench the Spirit;
Do not quench the Ruach.
20 do not despise prophesyings;
Do not treat prophecies with contempt,
21 prove all things; hold fast [to] that which is good;
but test all things; hold firmly that which is good.
22 abstain from all appearance of evil;
Abstain from every form of evil.
23 and may the God of peace Himself sanctify you wholly, and may your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved, unblameably at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ;
May the God of peace himself sanctify you completely. May your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Yeshua the Messiah.
24 He who is calling you is steadfast, who also will do [it].
He who calls you is faithful, who will also do it.
25 Brothers, pray for us.
Brothers, pray for us also.
26 Greet all the brothers with a holy kiss.
Greet all the brothers with a holy kiss.
27 I charge you [by] the LORD, that the letter be read to all the holy brothers.
I solemnly command you by the Lord that this letter be read to all the holy brothers.
28 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ [is] with you! Amen.
The grace of our Lord Yeshua the Messiah be with you.
