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1 Thessalonians 5

1ButconcerningΠερὶPeriG4012thetimesG2540andtheseasonsκαιρῶν,kairōnG2540,brethren, yehavenoneedχρείανchreianG5532thatyeshouldbewrittenG1125to,

2foryeknowperfectlywellyourselves,thatthedayἡμέραhēmeraG2250of[the]LordκυρίουkuriouG2962soG3779comesG2064asathiefκλέπτηςkleptēsG2812bynightνυκτὶnuktiG3571.

3WhenὅτανhotanG3752theymaysayλέγωσιν·legōsinG3004,PeaceεἰρήνηeirēnēG1515andsafety,thensuddendestructionὄλεθροςolethrosG3639comesuponthem,astravail uponherthatiswithchild;andtheyshallinnowiseescapeἐκφύγωσιν.¶ekphugōsinG1628.

4Butye,brethren,areG1510notindarknessσκότει,skoteiG4655,thatthedayἡμέραhēmeraG2250shouldovertakeyouasathiefκλέπτηςkleptēsG2812:

5forallyeareG1510sonsυἱοὶhuioiG5207oflightφωτόςphōtosG5457andsonsυἱοὶhuioiG5207ofdayἡμέρας·hēmerasG2250;weareG1510notofnightνυκτὸςnuktosG3571norofdarknessσκότους.¶skotousG4655.

6SothendonotletussleepκαθεύδωμενkatheudōmenG2518astherestG3062do,butletuswatchγρηγορῶμενgrēgorōmenG1127andbesoberνήφωμεν.nēphōmenG3525;

7fortheythatsleepκαθεύδοντεςkatheudontesG2518sleepκαθεύδουσινkatheudousinG2518bynightνυκτὸςnuktosG3571,andtheythat drink drinkbynightνυκτὸςnuktosG3571;

8butwebeingὄντεςontesG1510of[the]dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250,letusbeG1510soberνήφωμενnēphōmenG3525, puttingon[the]breastplateθώρακαthōrakaG2382offaithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102andloveἀγάπηςagapēsG26,andashelmetπερικεφαλαίανperikephalaianG4030[the]hopeἐλπίδαelpidaG1680ofsalvationσωτηρίας·sōtēriasG4991;

9becauseGodθεὸςtheosG2316hasnotsetG5087usforwrathὀργὴνorgēnG3709,butforobtainingπεριποίησινperipoiēsinG4047salvationσωτηρίαςsōtēriasG4991throughourLordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,

10whohasdiedG599forus,thatwhetherwemaybewatchingγρηγορῶμενgrēgorōmenG1127orsleepκαθεύδωμενkatheudōmenG2518,wemayliveζήσωμεν.¶zēsōmenG2198togetherἅμαhamaG260withhim.

11WhereforeencourageπαρακαλεῖτεparakaleiteG3870oneG1520another,andbuildοἰκοδομεῖτεoikodomeiteG3618upeachoneG1520theotherG240,evenG2532asalsoG2532yedo.

12ButwebegG2065you,brethren,toknowthosewholabouramongyou,andtaketheleadamongyouin[the]LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962,andadmonishνουθετοῦνταςnouthetountasG3560you,

13andtoregardthemexceedinglyinloveἀγάπῃagapēG26onaccountG1223oftheirworkἔργονergonG2041.BeinpeaceεἰρηνεύετεeirēneueteG1514amongyourselves.

14ButweexhortΠαρακαλοῦμενParakaloumenG3870you,brethren,admonishνουθετεῖτεnoutheteiteG3560thedisorderly,comfortG3870thefaint-hearted, sustaintheweakἀσθενῶν,asthenōnG772,bepatientμακροθυμεῖτεmakrothumeiteG3114towardsall.

15SeeὁρᾶτεhorateG3708thatnooneἀλλήλουςallēlousG240renderG591toanyevilκακὸνkakonG2556forevilκακοῦkakouG2556,butpursueδιώκετεdiōketeG1377alwaysπάντοτεpantoteG3842whatisgoodἀγαθὸνagathonG18towardsoneG240anotherandtowardsall;

16rejoiceχαίρετε·chaireteG5463alwaysπάντοτεpantoteG3842;

17prayπροσεύχεσθε·proseuchestheG4336unceasinglyἀδιαλείπτωςadialeiptōsG89;

18ineverythingπαντὶpantiG3956giveεὐχαριστεῖτε·eucharisteiteG2168thanksG2168,forthisis[the]willofGodθεοῦtheouG2316inChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424towardsyou;

19quenchσβέννυτε·sbennuteG4570nottheSpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151;

20donotlightly esteempropheciesπροφητείαςprophēteiasG4394;

21butproveallthingsπάνταpantaG3956,holdκατέχετε·katecheteG2722fastG2722therightG2570;

22hold alooffromeveryformεἴδουςeidousG1491ofwickedness.

23NowδὲdeG1161theGodθεὸςtheosG2316ofpeaceεἰρήνηςeirēnēsG1515himselfsanctifyἁγιάσαιhagiasaiG37youwholly:andyourwholespiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151,andsoulψυχὴpsuchēG5590,andbodyσῶμαsōmaG4983bepreservedblamelessatthecomingofourLordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547.

24He[is]faithfulπιστὸςpistosG4103whocallsκαλῶνkalōnG2564you,whowillalsoκαὶkaiG2532performG4160[it].

25Brethren,prayπροσεύχεσθεproseuchestheG4336forus.

26GreetἈσπάσασθεAspasastheG782allthebrethrenwithaholyἁγίῳ.hagiōG40kissφιλήματιphilēmatiG5370.

27IadjureG3726youbytheLordκύριονkurionG2962thattheletterἐπιστολὴνepistolēnG1992bereadἀναγνωσθῆναιanagnōsthēnaiG314toallthe[holy]brethren.

28ThegraceχάριςcharisG5485ofourLordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547[be]withyou.

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