Revised Version 1895

1 Thessalonians 5

1ButG1161concerningΠερὶPeriG4012theτῶνtōnG3588timesG2540andG2532theτῶνtōnG3588seasonsκαιρῶν,kairōnG2540,brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80, ye havenoοὐouG3756needχρείανchreianG5532thatG1161aughtbeG2532writtenγράφεσθαι·graphesthaiG1125untoyouG5210.

2ForγὰρgarG1063yourselvesαὐτοὶautoiG846knowG1492perfectlythatὅτιhotiG3754theG1722dayἡμέραhēmeraG2250ofG2250theG1722LordκυρίουkuriouG2962soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779comethasὡςhōsG5613athiefκλέπτηςkleptēsG2812inG1722theG1722nightνυκτὶnuktiG3571.

3WhenὅτανhotanG3752theyG846aresayingλέγωσιν·legōsinG3004,PeaceεἰρήνηeirēnēG1515andG2532safetyἀσφάλεια,asphaleiaG803,thenG2532suddenαἰφνίδιοςaiphnidiosG160destructionὄλεθροςolethrosG3639cometh uponthemG846,asG1722travail upon a womanwithG1722child;andG2532theyG846shallG2532inG1722noοὐouG3756wiseescapeἐκφύγωσιν.¶ekphugōsinG1628.

4Butδέ,deG1161ye,brethrenG80,areἐστὲesteG1510notοὐκoukG3756inἐνenG1722darknessσκότει,skoteiG4655,thatG2443thatG2443dayἡμέραhēmeraG2250shouldG80overtakeκαταλάβῃ·katalabēG2638youG5210asὡςhōsG5613athiefκλέπτηςkleptēsG2812:

5forγὰρgarG1063yeareἐστεesteG1510allG3956sonsυἱοὶhuioiG5207ofG5207lightφωτόςphōtosG5457,andG2532sonsυἱοὶhuioiG5207ofG5207theG3956dayἡμέρας·hēmerasG2250:weG2532areἐσμὲνesmenG1510notοὐκoukG3756ofG5207theG3956nightνυκτὸςnuktosG3571,norοὐδὲoudeG3761ofG5207darknessσκότους.¶skotousG4655;

6soG3767thenG2532letG3767usnotG3361sleepκαθεύδωμενkatheudōmenG2518,asὡςhōsG5613doG3361theοἱhoiG3588restλοιποὶloipoiG3062,butἀλλὰallaG235letG3767uswatchγρηγορῶμενgrēgorōmenG1127andG2532beG2532soberνήφωμεν.nēphōmenG3525.

7ForγὰρgarG1063theyG2532thatsleepκαθεύδοντεςkatheudontesG2518sleepκαθεύδουσινkatheudousinG2518inG2532theοἱhoiG3588nightνυκτὸςnuktosG3571;andG2532theyG2532thatbeG2532drunken are drunkeninG2532theοἱhoiG3588nightνυκτὸςnuktosG3571.

8ButG1161letG1510us,sinceG1161weG2249areG1510ofG2250theG2532dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250,beG1510soberνήφωμενnēphōmenG3525, puttingonG1161theG2532breastplateθώρακαthōrakaG2382ofG2250faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102andG2532loveἀγάπηςagapēsG26;andG2532forG26aG1510helmetπερικεφαλαίανperikephalaianG4030,theG2532hopeἐλπίδαelpidaG1680ofG2250salvationσωτηρίας·sōtēriasG4991.

9ForεἰςeisG1519GodθεὸςtheosG2316appointedἔθετοethetoG5087usεἰςeisG1519notοὐκoukG3756untowrathὀργὴνorgēnG3709,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235untotheG3588obtainingπεριποίησινperipoiēsinG4047ofG1223salvationσωτηρίαςsōtēriasG4991throughG1223ourG2316LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,

10whoτοῦtouG3588diedἀποθανόντοςapothanontosG599forG4012usG4012,thatG2443,whetherεἴτεeiteG1535weG2249wakeγρηγορῶμενgrēgorōmenG1127orεἴτεeiteG1535sleepκαθεύδωμενkatheudōmenG2518,weG2249shouldG2443liveζήσωμεν.¶zēsōmenG2198togetherἅμαhamaG260withσὺνsunG4862himαὐτῷautōG846.

11WhereforeΔιὸDioG1352exhortπαρακαλεῖτεparakaleiteG3870oneG1520anotherG240,andG2532buildοἰκοδομεῖτεoikodomeiteG3618eachG240otherG240upG3618,evenG2532asκαθὼςkathōsG2531alsoG2532yedoποιεῖτε.¶poieiteG4160.

12ButG1161weG2532beseechyouG5210,brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,toG2532knowG1492themG1722thatG1161labouramongG1722youG5210,andG2532areoverG1722youG5210inG1722theτοὺςtousG3588LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962,andG2532admonishνουθετοῦνταςnouthetountasG3560youG5210;

13andG2532toG2532esteemἡγεῖσθαιhēgeisthaiG2233themαὐτοὺςautousG846exceeding highlyinἐνenG1722loveἀγάπῃagapēG26forG1223theirαὐτῶν.autōnG846work’ssakeG1223.BeG2532atpeaceεἰρηνεύετεeirēneueteG1514amongἐνenG1722yourselvesἑαυτοῖς.¶he'autoisG1438.

14AndG1161weG1161exhortΠαρακαλοῦμενParakaloumenG3870youG5210,brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,admonishνουθετεῖτεnoutheteiteG3560theG3956disorderly,encourageG3870theG3956faintheartedὀλιγοψύχους,oligopsuchousG3642, supporttheG3956weakἀσθενῶν,asthenōnG772,beG3956longsufferingtowardπρὸςprosG4314allG3956.

15SeeὁρᾶτεhorateG3708thatG3708noneμήmēG3361renderἀποδῷ,apodōG591untoanyG5100oneἀλλήλουςallēlousG240evilκακὸνkakonG2556forG1519evilκακοῦkakouG2556;butἀλλὰallaG235alway followafterκαὶkaiG2532thatG3708whichτὸtoG3588isgoodἀγαθὸνagathonG18,oneG240towardG1519anotherG240,andκαὶkaiG2532towardG1519allπάντας.pantasG3956.

16Rejoiceχαίρετε·chaireteG5463alway;

17prayπροσεύχεσθε·proseuchestheG4336withoutG89ceasingG89;

18inἐνenG1722everythingπαντὶpantiG3956giveεὐχαριστεῖτε·eucharisteiteG2168thanksG2168:forγὰρgarG1063thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778istheG3956willθέλημαthelēmaG2307ofG2316GodθεοῦtheouG2316inἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424toεἰςeisG1519you-ward.

19Quenchσβέννυτε·sbennuteG4570notμὴmēG3361theτὸtoG3588SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151;

20despiseἐξουθενεῖτε·exoutheneiteG1848notμὴmēG3361prophesyings;

21proveallG3956thingsπάνταpantaG3956;holdκατέχετε·katecheteG2722fastG2722thatG3956whichτὸtoG3588isgoodκαλὸνkalonG2570;

22abstainἀπέχεσθε.apechestheG568fromG575everyπαντὸςpantosG3956formεἴδουςeidousG1491ofG575evilπονηροῦponērouG4190.

23AndG2532theG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316ofG4151peaceεἰρήνηςeirēnēsG1515himselfαὐτὸςautosG846sanctifyἁγιάσαιhagiasaiG37youG5210wholly;andG2532mayG2532yourG2962spiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151andG2532soulψυχὴpsuchēG5590andG2532bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983beG2532preservedτηρηθείη.tērētheiēG5083entire,withoutG274blameG274attheG3588comingπαρουσίᾳparousiaG3952ofG4151ourG2316LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547.

24FaithfulπιστὸςpistosG4103isheG2532thatG3739callethyouG5210,whoG3739willG3739alsoκαὶkaiG2532doG4160itG4160.

25BrethrenἈδελφοί,AdelphoiG80,prayπροσεύχεσθεproseuchestheG4336forG4012usG4012.

26SaluteallG3956theG3956brethrenἀδελφοὺςadelphousG80withἐνenG1722aholyἁγίῳ.hagiōG40kissφιλήματιphilēmatiG5370.

27IG3956adjureG3726youG5210byG314theG3956LordκύριονkurionG2962thatG3956thisG3588epistlebeG3956readἀναγνωσθῆναιanagnōsthēnaiG314untoallG3956theG3956brethrenἀδελφοῖς.¶adelphoisG80.

28TheG3588graceχάριςcharisG5485ofG5485ourG2424LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547beG3326withG3326youG5210.

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