1 Thessalonians 5

The Day of the Lord

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

1NowG1161 aboutG4012 theG3588 timesG5550 andG2532 seasonsG2540, brothersG80, we do notG3756 needG5532 to writeG1125 to youG4771. 2ForG1063 youG846 are fullyG199 awareG1492 thatG3754 the DayG2250 of the LordG2962 will comeG2064 likeG3779G5613 a thiefG2812 inG1722 the nightG3571. 3WhileG3752 people are sayingG3004, “PeaceG1515 andG2532 securityG803,” destructionG3639 will comeG2186 upon themG846 suddenlyG160, likeG5618 labor painsG5604 onG3588 a pregnant womanG2192G1722G1064, andG2532 they will not escapeG3756G3361G1628.

4ButG1161 youG4771, brothersG80, areG1510 notG3756 inG1722 the darknessG4655 so thatG2443 this dayG2250 should overtakeG2638 youG4771 likeG5613 a thiefG2812. 5ForG1063 youG4771 areG1510 allG3956 sonsG5207 of the lightG5457 andG2532 sonsG5207 of the dayG2250; we do not belongG1510G3756 to the nightG3571 or to the darknessG4655. 6SoG686 thenG3767, let us not sleepG3361G2518 asG5613 theG3588 othersG3062 do, butG235 let us remain awakeG1127 andG2532 soberG3525. 7ForG1063 those whoG3588 sleepG2518, sleepG2518 at nightG3571, andG2532 those whoG3588 get drunkG3182, get drunkG3184 at nightG3571. 8ButG1161 since weG1473 belong toG1510 the dayG2250, let us be soberG3525, putting onG1746 the breastplateG2382 of faithG4102 andG2532 loveG26, andG2532 the helmetG4030 of our hopeG1680 of salvationG4991.

9ForG3754 GodG2316 has not appointedG3756G5087 usG1473 toG1519 suffer wrathG3709, butG235 toG1519 obtainG4047 salvationG4991 throughG1223 ourG1473 LordG2962 JesusG2424 ChristG5547. 10HeG3588 diedG599 forG4012 usG1473 so thatG2443, whetherG1535 we are awakeG1127 orG1535 asleepG2518, we may liveG2198 togetherG260 withG4862 HimG846. 11ThereforeG1352 encourageG3870 andG2532 buildG3618 oneG1520 another upG1520, just asG2531 you are already doingG2532G4160.

Christian Living

12ButG1161 we askG2065 youG4771, brothersG80, to acknowledgeG1492 those whoG3588 work diligentlyG2872 amongG1722 youG4771, who careG4291 for youG4771 inG1722 the LordG2962 andG2532 who admonishG3560 youG4771. 13InG1722 loveG26, holdG2233 themG846 in highest regardG5228 because ofG1223 theirG846 workG2041. Live in peaceG1514 withG1722 one anotherG1438.

14AndG1161 we urgeG3870 youG4771, brothersG80, to admonishG3560 theG3588 unrulyG813, encourageG3888 theG3588 faintheartedG3642, helpG472 theG3588 weakG772, and be patientG3114 withG4314 everyoneG3956.

15Make sure thatG3708 noG3361 oneG5100 repaysG591 evilG2556 forG473 evilG2556. AlwaysG3842 pursueG1377 whatG3588 is goodG18 forG1519 one anotherG240 andG2532 forG1519 allG3956 people.

16RejoiceG5463 at all timesG3842. 17PrayG4336 without ceasingG89. 18Give thanksG2168 inG1722 every circumstanceG3956, forG1063 thisG3778 is God’sG2316 willG2307 forG1519 youG4771 inG1722 ChristG5547 JesusG2424.

19Do not extinguishG3361G4570 theG3588 SpiritG4151. 20Do not treatG3361G1848 prophecies with contemptG4394, 21butG1161 testG1381 all thingsG3956. Hold fastG2722 to whatG3588 is goodG2570. 22AbstainG568 fromG575 everyG3956 formG1491 of evilG4190.

Final Blessings and Instructions

23NowG1161 may theG3588 GodG2316 of peaceG1515 HimselfG846 sanctifyG37 youG4771 completelyG3651, andG2532 may yourG4771 entireG3648 spiritG4151, soulG5590, andG2532 bodyG4983 be keptG5083 blamelessG2741 atG1722 theG3588 comingG3952 of ourG1473 LordG2962 JesusG2424 ChristG5547. 24TheG3588 One who callsG2564 youG4771 is faithfulG4103, andG2532 He will doG4160 it.

25BrothersG80, prayG4336 forG4012 usG1473 as wellG2532.

26GreetG782 allG3956 theG3588 brothersG80 withG1722 a holyG40 kissG5370.

27I chargeG3726 youG4771 before theG3588 LordG2962 to have this letterG1992 readG314 to allG3956 theG3588 brothersG80.

28TheG3588 graceG5485 of ourG1473 LordG2962 JesusG2424 ChristG5547 be withG3326 youG4771.2