New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Thessalonians 5:12-22

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.

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