New American Standard Bible 2020

1 Thessalonians 5

The Day of the Lord

1NowδὲdeG1161as to theperiodsχρόνωνchronōnG5550andtimesκαιρῶν,kairōnG2540,brothersἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80and sisters, youhaveἔχετεecheteG2192noοὐouG3756needχρείανchreianG5532of anythingto be writtenγράφεσθαι·graphesthaiG1125to you.

2For you yourselvesαὐτοὶautoiG846knowG3609fullG199wellG199thatthe dayἡμέραhēmeraG2250of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962is comingἔρχεται·erchetaiG2064justG5613likeG5613a thiefκλέπτηςkleptēsG2812in the nightνυκτὶnuktiG3571.

3WhileὅτανhotanG3752they are sayingλέγωσιν·legōsinG3004, “PeaceεἰρήνηeirēnēG1515and safetyἀσφάλεια,asphaleiaG803!”thenτότεtoteG5119suddenαἰφνίδιοςaiphnidiosG160destructionὄλεθροςolethrosG3639will comeG2186uponG2186them likeὥσπερhōsperG5618laborG5604painsὠδὶνōdinG5604upon a pregnantἐν γαστρὶen gastriG1722 G1064woman, and they will not escapeἐκφύγωσιν.¶ekphugōsinG1628.

4But you, brothersἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80and sisters, are not indarknessσκότει,skoteiG4655,soG2443thatG2443the dayἡμέραhēmeraG2250would overtakeκαταλάβῃ·katalabēG2638youlikeὡςhōsG5613a thiefκλέπτηςkleptēsG2812;

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

6soἌραAraG686thenοὖνounG3767, let’s notsleepκαθεύδωμενkatheudōmenG2518asothersλοιποὶloipoiG3062do, but let’s be alertγρηγορῶμενgrēgorōmenG1127andsoberνήφωμεν.nēphōmenG3525.

7For thoseοἱhoiG3588who sleepκαθεύδοντεςkatheudontesG2518,sleepκαθεύδουσινkatheudousinG2518at nightνυκτὸςnuktosG3571,and thoseοἱhoiG3588who areG3182drunkμεθυσκόμενοιmethuskomenoiG3182,getG3184drunkμεθύουσιν·methuousinG3184at nightνυκτὸςnuktosG3571.

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

9For GodθεὸςtheosG2316has not destinedἔθετοethetoG5087us forwrathὀργὴνorgēnG3709, but forobtainingπεριποίησινperipoiēsinG4047salvationσωτηρίαςsōtēriasG4991throughδιὰdiaG1223our LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,

10who diedἀποθανόντοςapothanontosG599for us, soἵναinaG2443thatG2443whetherεἴτεeiteG1535we are awakeγρηγορῶμενgrēgorōmenG1127orεἴτεeiteG1535asleepκαθεύδωμενkatheudōmenG2518,we will liveζήσωμεν.¶zēsōmenG2198togetherἅμαhamaG260with Him.

11ThereforeΔιὸDioG1352,encourageπαρακαλεῖτεparakaleiteG3870oneἀλλήλουςallēlousG240anotherG240andbuildοἰκοδομεῖτεoikodomeiteG3618oneεἷςheisG1520anotherἕναhenaG1520upG3618,justG2531asG2531you alsoG2532are doingποιεῖτε.¶poieiteG4160.

Christian Conduct

12But we askἘρωτῶμενErōtōmenG2065you, brothersἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80and sisters, torecognizeG3609thoseτοὺςtousG3588who diligentlyG2872laborG2872amongG1722you andareG4291inG4291leadershipG4291overG4291you in the LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962,and giveG3560youinstructionG3560,

13and that you regardἡγεῖσθαιhēgeisthaiG2233them veryG5239highlyG5239in loveἀγάπῃagapēG26becauseδιὰdiaG1223of their workἔργονergonG2041.LiveG1514inG1514peaceεἰρηνεύετεeirēneueteG1514with oneG1438anotherG1438.

14We urgeΠαρακαλοῦμενParakaloumenG3870you, brothersἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80and sisters,admonishνουθετεῖτεnoutheteiteG3560theunrulyἀτάκτους,ataktousG813,encourageπαραμυθεῖσθεparamutheistheG3888the faintheartedὀλιγοψύχους,oligopsuchousG3642,helpἀντέχεσθεantechestheG472the weakἀσθενῶν,asthenōnG772,beG3114patientμακροθυμεῖτεmakrothumeiteG3114with everyoneπάντας.pantasG3956.

15SeeὁρᾶτεhorateG3708thatnoμήmēG3361oneτιςtisG5100repaysἀποδῷ,apodōG591anotherτινιtiniG5100with evilκακὸνkakonG2556for evilκακοῦkakouG2556,but alwaysπάντοτεpantoteG3842seekδιώκετεdiōketeG1377whatG18isG18goodἀγαθὸνagathonG18for oneἀλλήλουςallēlousG240anotherG240and for allG3956peopleG3956.

16Rejoiceχαίρετε·chaireteG5463alwaysπάντοτεpantoteG3842,

17prayπροσεύχεσθε·proseuchestheG4336withoutG89ceasingG89,

18in everythingπαντὶpantiG3956giveεὐχαριστεῖτε·eucharisteiteG2168thanksG2168;for thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778is the willθέλημαthelēmaG2307of GodθεοῦtheouG2316for you in ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424.

19Do not quenchσβέννυτε·sbennuteG4570the SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151,

20do not utterlyG1848rejectG1848propheciesπροφητείαςprophēteiasG4394,

21butexamineδοκιμάζετε·dokimazeteG1381everythingπάνταpantaG3956;holdκατέχετε·katecheteG2722firmlyG2722toG2722that whichτὸtoG3588is goodκαλὸνkalonG2570,

22abstainἀπέχεσθε.apechestheG568from everyπαντὸςpantosG3956formεἴδουςeidousG1491of evilπονηροῦponērouG4190.

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

24FaithfulπιστὸςpistosG4103is He whocallsκαλῶνkalōnG2564you, and He alsoκαὶkaiG2532will doποιήσει.¶poiēseiG4160it.

25BrothersἈδελφοί,AdelphoiG80and sisters,prayπροσεύχεσθεproseuchestheG4336for us.

26GreetἈσπάσασθεAspasastheG782allπάνταςpantasG3956the brothersἀδελφοὺςadelphousG80and sisterswith a holyἁγίῳ.hagiōG40kissφιλήματιphilēmatiG5370.

27I putG1775you underG1775oathG1775byG1775the LordκύριονkurionG2962tohave thisG3588letterἐπιστολὴνepistolēnG1992readἀναγνωσθῆναιanagnōsthēnaiG314to allπᾶσινpasinG3956thebrothersἀδελφοῖς.¶adelphoisG80and sisters.

28Maythe graceχάριςcharisG5485of our LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547be with you.

The Day of the Lord

Christian Conduct

Commentaries on 1 Thessalonians 5