1 Thessalonians 5
1 And concerning the times and the seasons, brothers, you have no need of my writing to you,
But of the times and seasons, brethren, ye have no need of my writing to you:
2 for you have thoroughly known that the Day of the LORD so comes as a thief in the night,
for ye yourselves know full well, that the day of the Lord cometh 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;
And when they shall say, Peace and safety, then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.
4 but you, brothers, are not in darkness, that the Day may catch you as a thief;
But ye, my brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should seize you as a thief:
5 you are all sons of light, and sons of day; we are not of night, nor of darkness,
ye are all children of the light, and of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness.
6 so, then, we may not sleep as also the others, but watch and be sober,
Therefore let us not sleep like others, but let us watch and be sober:
7 for those sleeping, sleep by night, and those making themselves drunk, are drunken by night,
for they, that sleep, sleep in the night; and drunkards 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, who are of the day, be sober; putting on the breast-plate of faith and love, and for an 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 hath not appointed us to wrath, but to the obtaining of salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ,
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 be awake, or asleep, we may live together with Him.
11 for this reason, comfort one another, and build up one another, as also you do.
Wherefore comfort one another, and edify each other, as indeed ye do.
12 And we ask you, brothers, to know those laboring among you and leading you in the LORD and admonishing you,
And we entreat you, brethren, to respect those that labour among you, and preside over you in the Lord, and instruct you;
13 and to esteem them very abundantly in love, because of their work; be at peace among yourselves;
and to esteem them very highly in love, on account of their work. 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;
And admonish the disorderly, comfort the feeble-minded, support the weak, be of a patient spirit towards 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 render evil for evil to any man; but always pursue that which is good, both to each other and to all men.
16 always rejoice;
Be always joyful.
17 continually pray;
Pray continually.
18 give thanks in everything, for this [is] the will of God in Christ Jesus in regard to you.
In every circumstance be thankful; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.
19 Do not quench the Spirit;
Quench not the Spirit.
20 do not despise prophesyings;
Slight not prophesyings:
21 prove all things; hold fast [to] that which is good;
yet try all things, and hold fast that which is good.
22 abstain from all appearance of evil;
Abstain from all appearance 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;
And may the God of peace Himself sanctify you wholly: and grant that your whole frame, spirit, soul, and body may be kept blameless to the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
24 He who is calling you is steadfast, who also will do [it].
Faithful is He that calleth you, who also will do it.
25 Brothers, pray for us.
Brethren, pray for us.
26 Greet all the brothers with a holy kiss.
Salute all the brethren with an holy kiss.
27 I charge you [by] the LORD, that the letter be read to all the holy brothers.
I adjure you by the Lord, that this epistle be read to all the holy brethren.
28 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ [is] with you! Amen.
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen.
