New American Standard Bible 2020

1 Thessalonians 5:9-15

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.

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.

Read all of 1 Thessalonians 5

Commentaries on 1 Thessalonians 5