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1 Thessalonians 5

1ButδὲdeG1161ofΠερὶPeriG4012the timesτῶν χρόνωνtōn chronōnG3588 G5550andκαὶkaiG2532the seasonsτῶν καιρῶν,tōn kairōnG3588 G2540,brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80, yehaveἔχετεecheteG2192noοὐouG3756needχρείανchreianG5532that I write untoγράφεσθαι·graphesthaiG1125youὑμῖνhuminG4771.

2ForγὰρgarG1063yourselvesαὐτοὶautoiG846knowG1492perfectlyἀκριβῶςakribōsG199thatὅτιhotiG3754the dayἡμέραhēmeraG3588 G2250of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779comethἔρχεται·erchetaiG2064asὡςhōsG5613a thiefκλέπτηςkleptēsG2812inἐνenG1722the nightνυκτὶnuktiG3571.

3ForG1063whenὅτανhotanG3752they shall sayλέγωσιν·legōsinG3004,PeaceεἰρήνηeirēnēG1515andκαὶkaiG2532safetyἀσφάλεια,asphaleiaG803;thenτότεtoteG5119suddenαἰφνίδιοςaiphnidiosG160destructionὄλεθροςolethrosG3639comethἐφίσταταιephistataiG2186upon themαὐτοῖςautoisG846,asὥσπερhōsperG5618travailἡ ὠδὶνhē ōdinG3588 G5604uponτῇtēaG3588a womanwithἐνenG1722childγαστρὶgastriG1064;andκαὶkaiG2532they shallἐχούσῃ,echousēG2192notοὐ μὴou mēG3756 G3361escapeἐκφύγωσιν.¶ekphugōsinG1628.

4Butδέ,deG1161yeὑμεῖςhumeisG4771,brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,areἐστὲesteG1510notοὐκoukG3756inἐνenG1722darknessσκότει,skoteiG4655,thatἵναinaG2443that dayἡ ἡμέραhē hēmeraG3588 G2250should overtakeκαταλάβῃ·katalabēG2638youὑμᾶςhumasG4771asὡςhōsG5613a thiefκλέπτηςkleptēsG2812.

5YeὑμεῖςhumeisG4771areἐστεesteG1510allπάντεςpantesG3956the childrenυἱοὶhuioiG5207of lightφωτόςphōtosG5457,andκαὶkaiG2532the childrenυἱοὶhuioiG5207of the dayἡμέρας·hēmerasG2250:we areἐσμὲνesmenG1510notοὐκoukG3756of the nightνυκτὸςnuktosG3571,norοὐδὲoudeG3761of darknessσκότους.¶skotousG4655.

6οἱhoiG3588ἌραAraG686ThereforeοὖνounG3767let usG2518notμὴmēG3361sleepκαθεύδωμενkatheudōmenG2518,asὡςhōsG5613doothersλοιποὶloipoiG3062;butἀλλὰallaG235let us watchγρηγορῶμενgrēgorōmenG1127andG2532be soberνήφωμεν.nēphōmenG3525.G2532

7οἱhoiG3588οἱhoiG3588ForγὰρgarG1063theyG2518that sleepκαθεύδοντεςkatheudontesG2518sleepκαθεύδουσινkatheudousinG2518in the nightνυκτὸςnuktosG3571;andκαὶkaiG2532theyG3184that be drunkenμεθυσκόμενοιmethuskomenoiG3182are drunkenG3184in the nightνυκτὸςnuktosG3571.

8ButδὲdeG1161letG3525usG1473,who areὄντεςontesG1510of the dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250,be soberνήφωμενnēphōmenG3525,putting onἐνδυσάμενοιendusamenoiG1746the breastplateθώρακαthōrakaG2382of faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102andκαὶkaiG2532loveἀγάπηςagapēsG26;andκαὶkaiG2532for an helmetπερικεφαλαίανperikephalaianG4030,the hopeἐλπίδαelpidaG1680of salvationσωτηρίας·sōtēriasG4991.

9ForὅτιhotiG3754Godὁ θεὸςho theosG3588 G2316hathG5087notοὐκoukG3756appointedG5087usG1473toεἰςeisG1519wrathὀργὴνorgēnG3709,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235toεἰςeisG1519obtainπεριποίησινperipoiēsinG4047salvationσωτηρίαςsōtēriasG4991byδιὰdiaG1223ourG1473Lordτοῦ κυρίουtou kuriouG3588 G2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,

10τοῦtouG3588Who diedἀποθανόντοςapothanontosG599forὑπὲρhuperG5228usG1473,thatἵναinaG2443,whetherεἴτεeiteG1535we wakeγρηγορῶμενgrēgorōmenG1127orεἴτεeiteG1535sleepκαθεύδωμενkatheudōmenG2518,we should liveζήσωμεν.¶zēsōmenG2198togetherἅμαhamaG260withσὺνsunG4862himαὐτῷautōG846.

11τὸνtonG3588WhereforeΔιὸDioG1352comfortπαρακαλεῖτεparakaleiteG3870yourselves togetherἀλλήλουςallēlousG240,andκαὶkaiG2532edifyοἰκοδομεῖτεoikodomeiteG3618oneεἷςheisG1520anotherἕναhenaG1520,even asκαθὼςkathōsG2531alsoκαὶkaiG2532ye doποιεῖτε.¶poieiteG4160.

12τοὺςtousG3588AndδὲdeG1161we beseechἘρωτῶμενErōtōmenG2065youὑμᾶς,humasG4771,brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,to knowG1492them which labourκοπιῶνταςkopiōntasG2872amongἐνenG1722youὑμῖνhuminG4771,andκαὶkaiG2532are overπροϊσταμένουςproistamenousG4291youὑμῶνhumōnG4771inἐνenG1722the LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962,andκαὶkaiG2532admonishνουθετοῦνταςnouthetountasG3560youὑμᾶςhumasG4771;

13AndκαὶkaiG2532to esteemἡγεῖσθαιhēgeisthaiG2233themαὐτοὺςautousG846veryὑπερεκπερισσοῦhuperekperissouekperissōsG5228highlyG4053inἐνenG1722loveἀγάπῃagapēG26forG1223theirαὐτῶν.autōnG846work’sτὸ ἔργονto ergonG3588 G2041sakeG1223. Andbe at peaceεἰρηνεύετεeirēneueteG1514amongἐνenG1722yourselvesἑαυτοῖς.¶he'autoisG1438.

14τοὺςtousG3588τοὺςtousG3588NowδὲdeG1161we exhortΠαρακαλοῦμενParakaloumenG3870youὑμᾶς,humasG4771,brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,warnνουθετεῖτεnoutheteiteG3560them that areτῶνtōnG3588unrulyἀτάκτους,ataktousG813,comfortπαραμυθεῖσθεparamutheistheG3888the feeblemindedὀλιγοψύχους,oligopsuchousG3642,supportἀντέχεσθεantechestheG472the weakἀσθενῶν,asthenōnG772,be patientμακροθυμεῖτεmakrothumeiteG3114towardπρὸςprosG4314allπάντας.pantasG3956men.

15τὸtoG3588SeeὁρᾶτεhorateG3708that noneμήmēG3361renderἀποδῷ,apodōG591evilκακὸνkakonG2556forἀντὶantiG473evilκακοῦkakouG2556unto anyτιςtisG5100man;butἀλλὰallaG235everπάντοτεpantoteG3842followδιώκετεdiōketeG1377that which is goodἀγαθὸνagathonG18,bothκαὶkaiG2532amongεἰςeisG1519yourselvesἀλλήλουςallēlousG240,andκαὶkaiG2532toεἰςeisG1519allπάντας.pantasG3956men.τινιtiniG5100

16Rejoiceχαίρετε·chaireteG5463evermoreπάντοτεpantoteG3842.

17Prayπροσεύχεσθε·proseuchestheG4336without ceasingἀδιαλείπτωςadialeiptōsG89.

18InἐνenG1722every thingπαντὶpantiG3956give thanksεὐχαριστεῖτε·eucharisteiteG2168:forγὰρgarG1063thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778isthe willθέλημαthelēmaG2307of GodθεοῦtheouG2316inἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424concerningεἰςeisG1519youὑμᾶς.humasG4771.

19Quenchσβέννυτε·sbennuteG4570notμὴmēG3361the Spiritτὸ πνεῦμαto pneumaG3588 G4151.

20Despiseἐξουθενεῖτε·exoutheneiteG1848notμὴmēG3361prophesyingsπροφητείαςprophēteiasG4394.

21τὸtoG3588Proveδοκιμάζετε·dokimazeteG1381all thingsπάνταpantaG3956;hold fastκατέχετε·katecheteG2722that which is goodκαλὸνkalonG2570.

22Abstainἀπέχεσθε.apechestheG568fromἀπὸapoG575allπαντὸςpantosG3956appearanceεἴδουςeidousG1491of evilπονηροῦponērouG4190.

23AndδὲdeG1161the veryαὐτὸςautosG846Godὁ θεὸςho theosG3588 G2316of peaceτῆς εἰρήνηςtēs eirēnēsG3588 G1515sanctifyἁγιάσαιhagiasaiG37youὑμᾶςhumasG4771whollyὁλοτελεῖς,holoteleisG3651;andκαὶkaiG2532I pray GodyourὑμῶνhumōnG4771wholeὁλόκληρονholoklēronG3648spiritτὸ πνεῦμαto pneumaG3588 G4151andκαὶkaiG2532soulἡ ψυχὴhē psuchēG3588 G5590andκαὶkaiG2532bodyτὸ σῶμαto sōmaG3588 G4983be preservedτηρηθείη.tērētheiēG5083blamelessἀμέμπτωςamemptōsG274untoἐνenG1722the comingτῇ παρουσίᾳtēa parousiaG3588 G3952of ourG1473Lordτοῦ κυρίουtou kuriouG3588 G2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547.

24ὁhoG3588FaithfulπιστὸςpistosG4103ishe that callethκαλῶνkalōnG2564youὑμᾶς,humasG4771,whoὃςhosG3739alsoκαὶkaiG2532will doποιήσει.¶poiēseiG4160it.

25BrethrenἈδελφοί,AdelphoiG80,prayπροσεύχεσθεproseuchestheG4336forπερὶperiG4012usG1473.

26GreetἈσπάσασθεAspasastheG782allπάνταςpantasG3956the brethrenτοὺς ἀδελφοὺςtous adelphousG3588 G80withἐνenG1722an holyἁγίῳ.hagiōG40kissφιλήματιphilēmatiG5370.

27τὸνtonG3588I chargeG3726youὑμᾶςhumasG4771by the Lordκύριον τὴνkurion tēnG3588 G2962thatG314thisτοῖςtoisG3588epistleἐπιστολὴνepistolēnG1992be readἀναγνωσθῆναιanagnōsthēnaiG314unto allπᾶσινpasinG3956the holyG40brethrenἀδελφοῖς.¶adelphoisG80.

28The graceἩ χάριςHē charisG3588 G5485of ourG1473Lordτοῦ κυρίουtou kuriouG3588 G2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547bewithμεθ᾽meth᾽G3326youὑμῶν.humōnG4771.AmenG281.The firstG4413epistleuntoG4314the ThessaloniansG2331was writtenG1125fromG575AthensG116.

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