New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Thessalonians 5

The Day of the Lord

1NowδὲdeG1161as to thetimesχρόνωνchronōnG5550and the epochsκαιρῶν,kairōnG2540,brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80, youhaveἔχετεecheteG2192noοὐouG3756needχρείανchreianG5532of anything to be writtenγράφεσθαι·graphesthaiG1125to you.

2For you yourselvesαὐτοὶautoiG846knowG3609fullG199wellG199thatthe dayἡμέραhēmeraG2250of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962will comeἔρχεται·erchetaiG2064justG5613likeG5613a thiefκλέπτηςkleptēsG2812in the nightνυκτὶnuktiG3571.

3WhileὅτανhotanG3752they are sayingλέγωσιν·legōsinG3004, “PeaceεἰρήνηeirēnēG1515and safetyἀσφάλεια,asphaleiaG803!”thenτότεtoteG5119destructionὄλεθροςolethrosG3639will comeἐφίσταταιephistataiG2186upon them suddenlyαἰφνίδιοςaiphnidiosG160likeὥσπερhōsperG5618laborG5604painsὠδὶνōdinG5604upon a woman with childἐν γαστρὶen gastriG1722 G1064,and they will not escapeἐκφύγωσιν.¶ekphugōsinG1628.

4But you, brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80, are not indarknessσκότει,skoteiG4655,that the dayἡμέραhēmeraG2250would overtakeκαταλάβῃ·katalabēG2638youlikeὡςhōsG5613a thiefκλέπτηςkleptēsG2812;

5for you are allπάντεςpantesG3956sonsυἱοὶhuioiG5207of lightφωτόςphōtosG5457and sonsυἱοὶhuioiG5207of dayἡμέρας·hēmerasG2250.We are not of nightνυκτὸςnuktosG3571norοὐδὲoudeG3761ofdarknessσκότους.¶skotousG4655;

6soἌραAraG686thenG686let us notsleepκαθεύδωμενkatheudōmenG2518asothersλοιποὶloipoiG3062do, but let us be alertγρηγορῶμενgrēgorōmenG1127andsoberνήφωμεν.nēphōmenG3525.

7For thoseοἱhoiG3588who sleepκαθεύδοντεςkatheudontesG2518doG2518their sleepingκαθεύδουσινkatheudousinG2518at nightνυκτὸςnuktosG3571,and thoseοἱhoiG3588who getG3182drunkμεθυσκόμενοιmethuskomenoiG3182getG3184drunkμεθύουσιν·methuousinG3184at nightνυκτὸςnuktosG3571.

8But since we are of thedayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250, let us besoberνήφωμενnēphōmenG3525,having putἐνδυσάμενοιendusamenoiG1746on thebreastplateθώρακαthōrakaG2382offaithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102and loveἀγάπηςagapēsG26, and as ahelmetπερικεφαλαίανperikephalaianG4030, thehopeἐλπίδαelpidaG1680of salvationσωτηρίας·sōtēriasG4991.

9For GodθεὸςtheosG2316has not destinedἔθετοethetoG5087us forwrathὀργὴνorgēnG3709, but forobtainingπεριποίησινperipoiēsinG4047salvationσωτηρίαςsōtēriasG4991throughδιὰdiaG1223our LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,

10who diedἀποθανόντοςapothanontosG599for us, soἵναinaG2443that whetherεἴτεeiteG1535we are awakeγρηγορῶμενgrēgorōmenG1127orεἴτεeiteG1535asleepκαθεύδωμενkatheudōmenG2518,we will liveζήσωμεν.¶zēsōmenG2198togetherἅμαhamaG260with Him.

11ThereforeΔιὸDioG1352encourageπαρακαλεῖτεparakaleiteG3870oneἀλλήλουςallēlousG240anotherG240andbuildοἰκοδομεῖτεoikodomeiteG3618up oneεἷςheisG1520anotherἕναhenaG1520,justκαθὼςkathōsG2531as you alsoG2532are doingποιεῖτε.¶poieiteG4160.

Christian Conduct

12But we requestἘρωτῶμενErōtōmenG2065of you, brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80, that youappreciateG3609thoseτοὺςtousG3588who diligentlyG2872laborG2872amongG1722you, andhaveG4291chargeG4291overG4291you in the LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962and giveG3560youinstructionG3560,

13and that you esteemἡγεῖσθαιhēgeisthaiG2233them veryG5239highlyG5239in loveἀγάπῃagapēG26becauseδιὰdiaG1223of their workἔργονergonG2041.LiveG1514in peaceεἰρηνεύετεeirēneueteG1514with oneG1438anotherG1438.

14We urgeΠαρακαλοῦμενParakaloumenG3870you, brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,admonishνουθετεῖτεnoutheteiteG3560theunrulyἀτάκτους,ataktousG813,encourageπαραμυθεῖσθεparamutheistheG3888the faintheartedὀλιγοψύχους,oligopsuchousG3642,helpἀντέχεσθεantechestheG472the weakἀσθενῶν,asthenōnG772, bepatientμακροθυμεῖτεmakrothumeiteG3114with everyoneπάντας.pantasG3956.

15SeeὁρᾶτεhorateG3708thatnoμήmēG3361oneτιςtisG5100repaysἀποδῷ,apodōG591anotherτινιtiniG5100with evilκακὸνkakonG2556for evilκακοῦkakouG2556,but alwaysπάντοτεpantoteG3842seekG1377afterG1377that whichG18is goodG18for oneἀλλήλουςallēlousG240anotherG240and for allG3956peopleG3956.

16Rejoiceχαίρετε·chaireteG5463alwaysπάντοτεpantoteG3842;

17prayπροσεύχεσθε·proseuchestheG4336withoutG89ceasingG89;

18in everythingπαντὶpantiG3956giveεὐχαριστεῖτε·eucharisteiteG2168thanksG2168;for thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778is God’sθεοῦtheouG2316willθέλημαthelēmaG2307for you in ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424.

19Do not quenchσβέννυτε·sbennuteG4570the SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151;

20do not despiseἐξουθενεῖτε·exoutheneiteG1848propheticG4394utterancesG4394.

21Butexamineδοκιμάζετε·dokimazeteG1381everythingπάνταpantaG3956carefully;holdκατέχετε·katecheteG2722fastG2722to that whichG2570is goodG2570;

22abstainἀπέχεσθε.apechestheG568from everyπαντὸςpantosG3956formεἴδουςeidousG1491of evilπονηροῦponērouG4190.

23NowδὲdeG1161may the GodθεὸςtheosG2316of peaceεἰρήνηςeirēnēsG1515HimselfαὐτὸςautosG846sanctifyἁγιάσαιhagiasaiG37you entirelyὁλοτελεῖς,holoteleisG3651; and may yourspiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151and soulψυχὴpsuchēG5590and bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983be preservedτηρηθείη.tērētheiēG5083completeὁλόκληρονholoklēronG3648,withoutG274blameG274atthe comingπαρουσίᾳparousiaG3952of our LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547.

24FaithfulπιστὸςpistosG4103is He whocallsκαλῶνkalōnG2564you, and He alsoκαὶkaiG2532will bringG4160it to passG4160.

25BrethrenἈδελφοί,AdelphoiG80,prayπροσεύχεσθεproseuchestheG4336for us.

26GreetἈσπάσασθεAspasastheG782allπάνταςpantasG3956the brethrenἀδελφοὺςadelphousG80with a holyἁγίῳ.hagiōG40kissφιλήματιphilēmatiG5370.

27I adjureG1775you by the LordκύριονkurionG2962tohave thisG3588letterἐπιστολὴνepistolēnG1992readἀναγνωσθῆναιanagnōsthēnaiG314to allπᾶσινpasinG3956thebrethrenἀδελφοῖς.¶adelphoisG80.

28The graceχάριςcharisG5485of our LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547be with you.

The Day of the Lord

Christian Conduct

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