1 Thessalonians 5

1ButG1161 ofG4012 the timesG3588G5550 andG2532 the seasonsG3588G2540, brethrenG80, ye haveG2192 noG3756 needG5532 that I write untoG1125 youG4771. 2ForG1063 yourselvesG846 knowG1492 perfectlyG199 thatG3754 the dayG3588G2250 of the LordG2962 soG3779 comethG2064 asG5613 a thiefG2812 inG1722 the nightG3571. 3ForG1063 whenG3752 they shall sayG3004, PeaceG1515 andG2532 safetyG803; thenG5119 suddenG160 destructionG3639 comethG2186 upon themG846, asG5618 travailG3588G5604 uponG3588 a woman withG1722 childG1064; andG2532 they shallG2192 notG3756G3361 escapeG1628. 4ButG1161 yeG4771, brethrenG80, areG1510 notG3756 inG1722 darknessG4655, thatG2443 that dayG3588G2250 should overtakeG2638 youG4771 asG5613 a thiefG2812. 5YeG4771 areG1510 allG3956 the childrenG5207 of lightG5457, andG2532 the childrenG5207 of the dayG2250: we areG1510 notG3756 of the nightG3571, norG3761 of darknessG4655. 6ThereforeG3767 let usG2518 notG3361 sleepG2518, asG5613 do othersG3062; butG235 let us watchG1127 andG2532 be soberG3525. 7ForG1063 theyG2518 that sleepG2518 sleepG2518 in the nightG3571; andG2532 theyG3184 that be drunkenG3182 are drunkenG3184 in the nightG3571. 8ButG1161 letG3525 usG1473, who areG1510 of the dayG2250, be soberG3525, putting onG1746 the breastplateG2382 of faithG4102 andG2532 loveG26; andG2532 for an helmetG4030, the hopeG1680 of salvationG4991. 9ForG3754 GodG3588G2316 hathG5087 notG3756 appointedG5087 usG1473 toG1519 wrathG3709, butG235 toG1519 obtainG4047 salvationG4991 byG1223 ourG1473 LordG3588G2962 JesusG2424 ChristG5547, 10Who diedG599 forG5228 usG1473, thatG2443, whetherG1535 we wakeG1127 orG1535 sleepG2518, we should liveG2198 togetherG260 withG4862 himG846. 11WhereforeG1352 comfortG3870 yourselves togetherG240, andG2532 edifyG3618 oneG1520 anotherG1520, even asG2531 alsoG2532 ye doG4160. 12AndG1161 we beseechG2065 youG4771, brethrenG80, to knowG1492 them which labourG2872 amongG1722 youG4771, andG2532 are overG4291 youG4771 inG1722 the LordG2962, andG2532 admonishG3560 youG4771; 13AndG2532 to esteemG2233 themG846 veryG5228 highlyG4053 inG1722 loveG26 forG1223 theirG846 work’sG3588G2041 sakeG1223. And be at peaceG1514 amongG1722 yourselvesG1438. 14NowG1161 we exhortG3870 youG4771, brethrenG80, warnG3560 them that areG3588 unrulyG813, comfortG3888 the feeblemindedG3642, supportG472 the weakG772, be patientG3114 towardG4314 allG3956 men. 15SeeG3708 that noneG3361 renderG591 evilG2556 forG473 evilG2556 unto anyG5100 man; butG235 everG3842 followG1377 that which is goodG18, bothG2532 amongG1519 yourselvesG240, andG2532 toG1519 allG3956 men. 16RejoiceG5463 evermoreG3842. 17PrayG4336 without ceasingG89. 18InG1722 every thingG3956 give thanksG2168: forG1063 thisG3778 is the willG2307 of GodG2316 inG1722 ChristG5547 JesusG2424 concerningG1519 youG4771. 19QuenchG4570 notG3361 the SpiritG3588G4151. 20DespiseG1848 notG3361 prophesyingsG4394. 21ProveG1381 all thingsG3956; hold fastG2722 that which is goodG2570. 22AbstainG568 fromG575 allG3956 appearanceG1491 of evilG4190.

23AndG1161 the veryG846 GodG3588G2316 of peaceG3588G1515 sanctifyG37 youG4771 whollyG3651; andG2532 I pray God yourG4771 wholeG3648 spiritG3588G4151 andG2532 soulG3588G5590 andG2532 bodyG3588G4983 be preservedG5083 blamelessG274 untoG1722 the comingG3588G3952 of ourG1473 LordG3588G2962 JesusG2424 ChristG5547. 24FaithfulG4103 is he that callethG2564 youG4771, whoG3739 alsoG2532 will doG4160 it. 25BrethrenG80, prayG4336 forG4012 usG1473. 26GreetG782 allG3956 the brethrenG3588G80 withG1722 an holyG40 kissG5370. 27I chargeG3726 youG4771 by the LordG3588G2962 thatG314 thisG3588 epistleG1992 be readG314 unto allG3956 the holyG40 brethrenG80. 28The graceG3588G5485 of ourG1473 LordG3588G2962 JesusG2424 ChristG5547 be withG3326 youG4771. AmenG281.

The firstG4413 epistle untoG4314 the ThessaloniansG2331 was writtenG1125 fromG575 AthensG116.