[1 Thessalonians 5]

 

             ^5:1 Now brethren, you^° have no need for anything to be written to you^° concerning the times and the seasons. ^5:2 For^* you^° yourselves know accurately that the day of the Lord so comes like a thief in the night. ^5:3 For^* whenever they say, Peace and security, then sudden utter-destruction stands upon {Or: against} them, just-like the travail a woman has in her womb, and they should never flee away from it. ^5:4 But brethren, you^° are not in darkness in-order-that the day might overtake you^° like a thief. ^5:5 You^° are all sons of light and sons of the day. We are not of the night, nor of darkness. ^5:6 Therefore, consequently^*, we should not sleep, like the rest also do, but let us watch and be sober. ^5:7 For^* the ones sleeping, they sleep at night; and the ones being drunk, they are drunk by night. ^5:8 But we, being of the day, should be sober, clothed ourselves with the breastplate of faith and love^*, and a helmet, the hope of salvation. ^5:9 Because God appointed^* us not ^*for wrath, but ^*for the acquisition of salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, ^5:10 who died on our behalf, in-order-that, whether we should watch or sleep, we should live together-with him at the same-time. ^5:11 Hence, encourage^° one another and build^° up one by one, just-as you^° are also practicing.

 

             ^5:12 But brethren, we request of you^° to know the ones laboring among you^°, and the ones governing over you^°, and admonishing you^° in the Lord, ^5:13 and to deem them exceptionally in love^* because of their work. Be^° at peace among yourselves. ^5:14 But brethren, we encourage you^°: admonish^° the disorderly, console^° the fainthearted, hold^° up the weak, have^° patience toward all. ^5:15 See^° that not anyone should repay evil in exchange-for evil to anyone, but always pursue^° the good, both toward one another and toward all. ^5:16 Rejoice^° always. ^5:17 Pray^° constantly. ^5:18 Give-thanks^° in everything, for^* this is the will of God in Christ Jesus toward you^°. ^5:19 Do^° not quench the Spirit. ^5:20 Do^° not scorn prophecies. ^5:21 Now test^° all things. Hold-onto^° the good things. ^5:22 Abstain^° from every form of evil.

 

             ^5:23 Now may the God of peace himself make you^° entirely holy, and may your^° whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ. ^5:24 He is faithful who calls you^°, who will also do^* it.

 

             ^5:25 Brethren, pray^° concerning us.

 

             ^5:26 Greet^° all the brethren by a holy kiss. ^5:27 I am imploring you^° by the Lord, that this letter be read to all the holy brethren.

 

             ^5:28 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ is with you^°. Amen.

 

              {NOTES: Please read the Preface and other non-bible sections. * is our universal footnoting for words contained in the ‘Definitions’ section. These words are NOT the same Greek word as the non-asterisk form; i.e., *FOR is different from FOR* is different from FOR. ^° (degree sign) denotes plural forms.}