Berean Standard Bible

1 Thessalonians 5

(Zephaniah 1:7–18; Malachi 4:1–6; 2 Peter 3:8–13)

1NowδὲdeG1161aboutΠερὶPeriG4012theτῶνtōnG3588timesχρόνωνchronōnG5550andκαὶkaiG2532τῶνtōnG3588seasonsκαιρῶν,kairōnG2540,brothersἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80ἔχετεecheteG2192,we do notοὐouG3756needχρείανchreianG5532to writeγράφεσθαι·graphesthaiG1125to youὑμῖνhuminG4771.

2ForγὰρgarG1063youαὐτοὶautoiG846are fullyἀκριβῶςakribōsG199awareG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754theDayἡμέραhēmeraG2250of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962will comeἔρχεται·erchetaiG2064likeὡς οὕτωςhōs houtōsG3779 G5613a thiefκλέπτηςkleptēsG2812inἐνenG1722thenightνυκτὶnuktiG3571.

3WhileὅτανhotanG3752peopleare sayingλέγωσιν·legōsinG3004, “PeaceεἰρήνηeirēnēG1515andκαὶkaiG2532securityἀσφάλεια,asphaleiaG803τότεtoteG5119,”destructionὄλεθροςolethrosG3639will comeἐφίσταταιephistataiG2186upon themαὐτοῖςautoisG846suddenlyαἰφνίδιοςaiphnidiosG160,likeὥσπερhōsperG5618ἡhēG3588labor painsὠδὶνōdinG5604onτῇtēaG3588a pregnant womanἐν γαστρὶ ἐχούσῃ,en gastri echousēG2192 G1722 G1064,andκαὶkaiG2532they will not escapeοὐ μὴ ἐκφύγωσιν.¶ou mē ekphugōsinG3756 G3361 G1628.

4Butδέ,deG1161youὑμεῖςhumeisG4771,brothersἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,areἐστὲesteG1510notοὐκoukG3756inἐνenG1722thedarknessσκότει,skoteiG4655so thatἵναinaG2443thisἡhēG3588dayἡμέραhēmeraG2250should overtakeκαταλάβῃ·katalabēG2638youὑμᾶςhumasG4771likeὡςhōsG5613a thiefκλέπτηςkleptēsG2812.

5ForγὰρgarG1063youὑμεῖςhumeisG4771areἐστεesteG1510allπάντεςpantesG3956sonsυἱοὶhuioiG5207of the lightφωτόςphōtosG5457andκαὶkaiG2532sonsυἱοὶhuioiG5207of the dayἡμέρας·hēmerasG2250;we do not belongοὐκ ἐσμὲνouk esmenG1510 G3756to the nightνυκτὸςnuktosG3571orοὐδὲoudeG3761to the darknessσκότους.¶skotousG4655.

6SoἌραAraG686thenοὖνounG3767,let us not sleepμὴ καθεύδωμενmē katheudōmenG3361 G2518asὡςhōsG5613theοἱhoiG3588othersλοιποὶloipoiG3062do,butἀλλὰallaG235let us remain awakeγρηγορῶμενgrēgorōmenG1127andκαὶkaiG2532soberνήφωμεν.nēphōmenG3525.

7ForγὰρgarG1063those whoοἱhoiG3588sleepκαθεύδοντεςkatheudontesG2518,sleepκαθεύδουσινkatheudousinG2518at nightνυκτὸςnuktosG3571,andκαὶkaiG2532those whoοἱhoiG3588get drunkμεθυσκόμενοιmethuskomenoiG3182,get drunkμεθύουσιν·methuousinG3184at nightνυκτὸςnuktosG3571.

8ButδὲdeG1161sinceweG1473belong toὄντεςontesG1510thedayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250,let us be soberνήφωμενnēphōmenG3525,putting onἐνδυσάμενοιendusamenoiG1746thebreastplateθώρακαthōrakaG2382of faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102andκαὶkaiG2532loveἀγάπηςagapēsG26,andκαὶkaiG2532thehelmetπερικεφαλαίανperikephalaianG4030of ourhopeἐλπίδαelpidaG1680of salvationσωτηρίας·sōtēriasG4991.

9ForὅτιhotiG3754ὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316has not appointedοὐκ ἔθετοouk ethetoG3756 G5087usG1473toεἰςeisG1519sufferwrathὀργὴνorgēnG3709,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235toεἰςeisG1519obtainπεριποίησινperipoiēsinG4047salvationσωτηρίαςsōtēriasG4991throughδιὰdiaG1223ourG1473τοῦtouG3588LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547.

10HeτοῦtouG3588diedἀποθανόντοςapothanontosG599forG4012usG1473so thatἵναinaG2443,whetherεἴτεeiteG1535we are awakeγρηγορῶμενgrēgorōmenG1127orεἴτεeiteG1535asleepκαθεύδωμενkatheudōmenG2518,we may liveζήσωμεν.¶zēsōmenG2198togetherἅμαhamaG260withσὺνsunG4862HimαὐτῷautōG846.

11ThereforeΔιὸDioG1352encourageπαρακαλεῖτεparakaleiteG3870ἀλλήλουςallēlousG240andκαὶkaiG2532buildοἰκοδομεῖτεoikodomeiteG3618oneεἷςheisG1520τὸνtonG3588another upἕναhenaG1520,just asκαθὼςkathōsG2531you are already doingκαὶ ποιεῖτε.¶kai poieiteG2532 G4160.

Christian Living

12ButδὲdeG1161we askἘρωτῶμενErōtōmenG2065youὑμᾶς,humasG4771,brothersἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,to acknowledgeG1492those whoτοὺςtousG3588work diligentlyκοπιῶνταςkopiōntasG2872amongἐνenG1722youὑμῖνhuminG4771καὶkaiG2532, whocareπροϊσταμένουςproistamenousG4291for youὑμῶνhumōnG4771inἐνenG1722theLordκυρίῳkuriōG2962andκαὶkaiG2532whoadmonishνουθετοῦνταςnouthetountasG3560youὑμᾶςhumasG4771.

13καὶkaiG2532InἐνenG1722loveἀγάπῃagapēG26,holdἡγεῖσθαιhēgeisthaiG2233themαὐτοὺςautousG846in highest regardὑπερεκπερισσοῦhuperekperissouekperissōsG5228because ofδιὰdiaG1223theirαὐτῶν.autōnG846τὸtoG3588workἔργονergonG2041.Live in peaceεἰρηνεύετεeirēneueteG1514withἐνenG1722one anotherἑαυτοῖς.¶he'autoisG1438.

14AndδὲdeG1161we urgeΠαρακαλοῦμενParakaloumenG3870youὑμᾶς,humasG4771,brothersἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,to admonishνουθετεῖτεnoutheteiteG3560theτοὺςtousG3588unrulyἀτάκτους,ataktousG813,encourageπαραμυθεῖσθεparamutheistheG3888theτοὺςtousG3588faintheartedὀλιγοψύχους,oligopsuchousG3642,helpἀντέχεσθεantechestheG472theτῶνtōnG3588weakἀσθενῶν,asthenōnG772, andbe patientμακροθυμεῖτεmakrothumeiteG3114withπρὸςprosG4314everyoneπάντας.pantasG3956.

15Make sure thatὁρᾶτεhorateG3708noμήmēG3361oneτιςtisG5100repaysἀποδῷ,apodōG591τινιtiniG5100evilκακὸνkakonG2556forἀντὶantiG473evilκακοῦkakouG2556ἀλλὰallaG235.AlwaysπάντοτεpantoteG3842pursueδιώκετεdiōketeG1377whatτὸtoG3588isgoodἀγαθὸνagathonG18καὶkaiG2532forεἰςeisG1519one anotherἀλλήλουςallēlousG240andκαὶkaiG2532forεἰςeisG1519allπάντας.pantasG3956people.

16Rejoiceχαίρετε·chaireteG5463at all timesπάντοτεpantoteG3842.

17Prayπροσεύχεσθε·proseuchestheG4336without ceasingἀδιαλείπτωςadialeiptōsG89.

18Give thanksεὐχαριστεῖτε·eucharisteiteG2168inἐνenG1722every circumstanceπαντὶpantiG3956,forγὰρgarG1063thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778isGod’sθεοῦtheouG2316willθέλημαthelēmaG2307forεἰςeisG1519youὑμᾶς.humasG4771inἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424.

19Do not extinguishμὴ σβέννυτε·mē sbennuteG3361 G4570theτὸtoG3588SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151.

20Do not treatμὴ ἐξουθενεῖτε·mē exoutheneiteG3361 G1848prophecies with contemptπροφητείαςprophēteiasG4394,

21butδὲdeG1161testδοκιμάζετε·dokimazeteG1381all thingsπάνταpantaG3956.Hold fastκατέχετε·katecheteG2722to whatτὸtoG3588isgoodκαλὸνkalonG2570.

22Abstainἀπέχεσθε.apechestheG568fromἀπὸapoG575everyπαντὸςpantosG3956formεἴδουςeidousG1491of evilπονηροῦponērouG4190.

Final Blessings and Instructions

23NowδὲdeG1161may theὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316τῆςtēsG3588of peaceεἰρήνηςeirēnēsG1515HimselfαὐτὸςautosG846sanctifyἁγιάσαιhagiasaiG37youὑμᾶςhumasG4771completelyὁλοτελεῖς,holoteleisG3651,andκαὶkaiG2532may yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771entireὁλόκληρονholoklēronG3648τὸtoG3588spiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151καὶkaiG2532ἡhēG3588,soulψυχὴpsuchēG5590,andκαὶkaiG2532τὸtoG3588bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983be keptτηρηθείη.tērētheiēG5083blamelessἀμέμπτωςamemptōsG274atἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588comingπαρουσίᾳparousiaG3952of ourG1473τοῦtouG3588LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547.

24TheὁhoG3588One whocallsκαλῶνkalōnG2564youὑμᾶς,humasG4771isfaithfulπιστὸςpistosG4103,andκαὶkaiG2532HeὃςhosG3739will doποιήσει.¶poiēseiG4160it.

25BrothersἈδελφοί,AdelphoiG80,prayπροσεύχεσθεproseuchestheG4336forπερὶperiG4012usG1473as wellκαὶkaiG2532.

26GreetἈσπάσασθεAspasastheG782allπάνταςpantasG3956theτοὺςtousG3588brothersἀδελφοὺςadelphousG80withἐνenG1722a holyἁγίῳ.hagiōG40kissφιλήματιphilēmatiG5370.

27I chargeG3726youὑμᾶςhumasG4771beforetheτὸνtonG3588LordκύριονkurionG2962to have thisτὴνtēnG3588letterἐπιστολὴνepistolēnG1992readἀναγνωσθῆναιanagnōsthēnaiG314to allπᾶσινpasinG3956theτοῖςtoisG3588brothersἀδελφοῖς.¶adelphoisG80.

28TheἩHēG3588graceχάριςcharisG5485of ourG1473τοῦtouG3588LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547bewithμεθ᾽meth᾽G3326youὑμῶν.humōnG4771.

(Zephaniah 1:7–18; Malachi 4:1–6; 2 Peter 3:8–13)

Christian Living

Final Blessings and Instructions

Commentaries on 1 Thessalonians 5