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1 Thessalonians 5:1-8

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.

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