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1 Thessalonians 5:12-22

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.

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