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1 Thessalonians 5

1ButconcerningΠερὶPeriG4012thetimesG2540andtheseasonsκαιρῶν,kairōnG2540,brethren, yehavenoneedχρείανchreianG5532thataughtbewrittenG1125untoyou.

2ForyourselvesknowperfectlythatthedayἡμέραhēmeraG2250oftheLordκυρίουkuriouG2962soG3779comethasathiefκλέπτηςkleptēsG2812inthenightνυκτὶnuktiG3571.

3WhenὅτανhotanG3752theyaresayingλέγωσιν·legōsinG3004,PeaceεἰρήνηeirēnēG1515andsafety,thensuddendestructionὄλεθροςolethrosG3639cometh uponthem,astravail uponawomanwithchild;andtheyshallinnowiseescapeἐκφύγωσιν.¶ekphugōsinG1628.

4Butye,brethren,areG1510notindarknessσκότει,skoteiG4655,thatthatdayἡμέραhēmeraG2250shouldovertakeyouasathiefκλέπτηςkleptēsG2812:

5foryeareG1510allsonsυἱοὶhuioiG5207oflightφωτόςphōtosG5457,andsonsυἱοὶhuioiG5207ofthedayἡμέρας·hēmerasG2250:weareG1510notofthenightνυκτὸςnuktosG3571,norofdarknessσκότους.¶skotousG4655;

6sothenletusnotsleepκαθεύδωμενkatheudōmenG2518,asdotherestG3062,butletuswatchγρηγορῶμενgrēgorōmenG1127andbesoberνήφωμεν.nēphōmenG3525.

7FortheythatsleepκαθεύδοντεςkatheudontesG2518sleepκαθεύδουσινkatheudousinG2518inthenightνυκτὸςnuktosG3571;andtheythataredrunkenaredrunkeninthenightνυκτὸςnuktosG3571.

8Butletus,sinceweareG1510ofthedayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250,beG1510soberνήφωμενnēphōmenG3525, puttingonthebreastplateθώρακαthōrakaG2382offaithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102andloveἀγάπηςagapēsG26;andforahelmetπερικεφαλαίανperikephalaianG4030,thehopeἐλπίδαelpidaG1680ofsalvationσωτηρίας·sōtēriasG4991.

9ForGodθεὸςtheosG2316appointedG5087usnotuntowrathὀργὴνorgēnG3709,butuntotheobtainingπεριποίησινperipoiēsinG4047ofsalvationσωτηρίαςsōtēriasG4991throughourLordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,

10whodiedG599forus,that,whetherwewakeorsleepκαθεύδωμενkatheudōmenG2518,weshouldliveζήσωμεν.¶zēsōmenG2198togetherἅμαhamaG260withhim.

11WhereforeexhortG3870oneG1520another,andbuildοἰκοδομεῖτεoikodomeiteG3618eachotherG240up,evenG2532asalsoG2532yedo.

12Butwebeseechyou,brethren,toknowthemthatlaborG2872amongyou,andareoveryouintheLordκυρίῳkuriōG2962,andadmonishνουθετοῦνταςnouthetountasG3560you;

13andtoesteemἡγεῖσθαιhēgeisthaiG2233themexceeding highlyinloveἀγάπῃagapēG26fortheirwork’ssakeG1223.BeatpeaceεἰρηνεύετεeirēneueteG1514amongyourselves.

14AndweexhortΠαρακαλοῦμενParakaloumenG3870you,brethren,admonishνουθετεῖτεnoutheteiteG3560thedisorderly,encourageG3870thefainthearted, supporttheweakἀσθενῶν,asthenōnG772,belongsufferingtowardall.

15SeeὁρᾶτεhorateG3708thatnonerenderG591untoanyoneἀλλήλουςallēlousG240evilκακὸνkakonG2556forevilκακοῦkakouG2556;butalwaysπάντοτεpantoteG3842followafterthatwhichisgoodἀγαθὸνagathonG18,oneG240towardanother,andtowardall.

16Rejoiceχαίρετε·chaireteG5463alwaysπάντοτεpantoteG3842;

17prayπροσεύχεσθε·proseuchestheG4336withoutceasing;

18ineverythingπαντὶpantiG3956giveεὐχαριστεῖτε·eucharisteiteG2168thanksG2168:forthisisthewillofGodθεοῦtheouG2316inChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424toyou-ward.

19Quenchσβέννυτε·sbennuteG4570nottheSpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151;

20despiseἐξουθενεῖτε·exoutheneiteG1848notprophesyings;

21proveallthingsπάνταpantaG3956;holdκατέχετε·katecheteG2722fastG2722thatwhichisgoodκαλὸνkalonG2570;

22abstainἀπέχεσθε.apechestheG568fromeveryformεἴδουςeidousG1491ofevilπονηροῦponērouG4190.

23AndtheGodθεὸςtheosG2316ofpeaceεἰρήνηςeirēnēsG1515himselfsanctifyἁγιάσαιhagiasaiG37youwholly;andmayyourspiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151andsoulψυχὴpsuchēG5590andbodyσῶμαsōmaG4983bepreservedentire,withoutblameatthecomingofourLordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547.

24FaithfulπιστὸςpistosG4103ishethatcallethyou,whowillalsoκαὶkaiG2532doit.

25Brethren,prayπροσεύχεσθεproseuchestheG4336forus.

26Saluteallthebrethrenwithaholyἁγίῳ.hagiōG40kissφιλήματιphilēmatiG5370.

27IadjureG3726youbytheLordκύριονkurionG2962thatthisepistlebereadἀναγνωσθῆναιanagnōsthēnaiG314untoallthebrethren.

28ThegraceχάριςcharisG5485ofourLordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547bewithyou.

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