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1 Thessalonians 5:1-11

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.

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