Revised Webster's Bible

1 Thessalonians 5

1ButδὲdeG1161ofΠερὶPeriG4012thetimesχρόνωνchronōnG5550andκαὶkaiG2532theseasonsκαιρῶν,kairōnG2540,brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80, yehaveἔχετεecheteG2192noοὐouG3756needχρείανchreianG5532that Iwriteγράφεσθαι·graphesthaiG1125toyouG5213.

2ForγὰρgarG1063yourselvesαὐτοὶautoiG846knowG1492perfectlyἀκριβῶςakribōsG199thatὅτιhotiG3754thedayἡμέραhēmeraG2250of theLordκυρίουkuriouG2962soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779comethἔρχεται·erchetaiG2064asὡςhōsG5613athiefκλέπτηςkleptēsG2812inἐνenG1722thenightνυκτὶnuktiG3571.

3ForG1063whenὅτανhotanG3752they shallsayλέγωσιν·legōsinG3004,PeaceεἰρήνηeirēnēG1515andκαὶkaiG2532safetyἀσφάλεια,asphaleiaG803;thenτότεtoteG5119suddenαἰφνίδιοςaiphnidiosG160destructionὄλεθροςolethrosG3639comethuponἐφίσταταιephistataiG2186themαὐτοῖςautoisG846,asὥσπερhōsperG5618travailὠδὶνōdinG5604uponἐνenG1722a woman withchildγαστρὶ ἐχούσῃ,gastri echousēG1064 G2192;andκαὶkaiG2532theyshallG1628notG3364escapeἐκφύγωσιν.¶ekphugōsinG1628.

4Butδέ,deG1161yeG5210,brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,areG2075notοὐκoukG3756inἐνenG1722darknessσκότει,skoteiG4655,thatἵναinaG2443thatdayἡμέραhēmeraG2250shouldovertakeκαταλάβῃ·katalabēG2638youG5209asὡςhōsG5613athiefκλέπτηςkleptēsG2812.

5YeG5210areG2075allπάντεςpantesG3956childrenυἱοὶhuioiG5207oflightφωτόςphōtosG5457,andκαὶkaiG2532childrenυἱοὶhuioiG5207of thedayἡμέρας·hēmerasG2250: weareG2070notοὐκoukG3756of thenightνυκτὸςnuktosG3571,norοὐδὲoudeG3761ofdarknessσκότους.¶skotousG4655.

6ThereforeἌρα οὖνAra ounG686 G3767letusG2518notμὴmēG3361sleepκαθεύδωμενkatheudōmenG2518,asὡςhōsG5613 G2532doothersλοιποὶloipoiG3062;butἀλλὰallaG235let uswatchγρηγορῶμενgrēgorōmenG1127andG2532be sobermindedνήφωμεν.nēphōmenG3525.

7ForγὰρgarG1063they thatsleepκαθεύδοντεςkatheudontesG2518sleepκαθεύδουσινkatheudousinG2518in thenightνυκτὸςnuktosG3571;andκαὶkaiG2532they that getdrunkμεθυσκόμενοιmethuskomenoiG3182aredrunkμεθύουσιν·methuousinG3184in thenightνυκτὸςnuktosG3571.

8ButδὲdeG1161letG3525usG2249, whoareG5607of thedayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250, besoberνήφωμενnēphōmenG3525, puttingonἐνδυσάμενοιendusamenoiG1746thebreastplateθώρακαthōrakaG2382offaithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102andκαὶkaiG2532loveἀγάπηςagapēsG26;andκαὶkaiG2532for anhelmetπερικεφαλαίανperikephalaianG4030, thehopeἐλπίδαelpidaG1680ofsalvationσωτηρίας·sōtēriasG4991.

9ForὅτιhotiG3754GodθεὸςtheosG2316hathG5087notοὐκoukG3756appointedG5087usG2248toεἰςeisG1519wrathὀργὴνorgēnG3709,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235toεἰςeisG1519obtainπεριποίησινperipoiēsinG4047salvationσωτηρίαςsōtēriasG4991byδιὰdiaG1223ourG2257LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,

10WhoτοῦtouG3588diedἀποθανόντοςapothanontosG599forὑπὲρhuperG5228usG2257,thatἵναinaG2443,whetherεἴτεeiteG1535wewakeγρηγορῶμενgrēgorōmenG1127orεἴτεeiteG1535sleepκαθεύδωμενkatheudōmenG2518, we shouldliveζήσωμεν.¶zēsōmenG2198togetherἅμαhamaG260withσὺνsunG4862himαὐτῷautōG846.

11ThereforeΔιὸDioG1352comfortπαρακαλεῖτεparakaleiteG3870yourselvestogetherἀλλήλουςallēlousG240,andκαὶkaiG2532edifyοἰκοδομεῖτεoikodomeiteG3618oneεἷςheisG1520anotherἕναhenaG1520,evenκαθὼςkathōsG2531asalsoκαὶkaiG2532yedoποιεῖτε.¶poieiteG4160.

12AndδὲdeG1161webeseechἘρωτῶμενErōtōmenG2065youG5209,brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80, toknowG1492themwhoτοὺςtousG3588labourκοπιῶνταςkopiōntasG2872amongἐνenG1722youG5213,andκαὶkaiG2532areoverπροϊσταμένουςproistamenousG4291youG5216inἐνenG1722theLordκυρίῳkuriōG2962,andκαὶkaiG2532admonishνουθετοῦνταςnouthetountasG3560youG5209;

13AndκαὶkaiG2532toesteemἡγεῖσθαιhēgeisthaiG2233themαὐτοὺςautousG846veryὑπερεκπερισσοῦhuperekperissouekperissōsG5228highlyὑπερεκπερισσοῦhuperekperissouekperissōsG1537 G4053inἐνenG1722loveἀγάπῃagapēG26forδιὰdiaG1223theirαὐτῶν.autōnG846work’ssakeἔργονergonG2041. And be atpeaceεἰρηνεύετεeirēneueteG1514amongἐνenG1722yourselvesἑαυτοῖς.¶he'autoisG1438.

14NowδὲdeG1161weexhortΠαρακαλοῦμενParakaloumenG3870youG5209,brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,warnνουθετεῖτεnoutheteiteG3560them that areunrulyἀτάκτους,ataktousG813,encourageπαραμυθεῖσθεparamutheistheG3888thefaintheartedὀλιγοψύχους,oligopsuchousG3642,supportἀντέχεσθεantechestheG472theweakἀσθενῶν,asthenōnG772, bepatientμακροθυμεῖτεmakrothumeiteG3114towardπρὸςprosG4314allπάντας.pantasG3956men .

15SeeὁρᾶτεhorateG3708thatnoneμή τιςmē tisG3361 G5100renderἀποδῷ,apodōG591evilκακὸνkakonG2556forἀντὶantiG473evilκακοῦkakouG2556toanyτινιtiniG5100man ;butἀλλὰallaG235everπάντοτεpantoteG3842followδιώκετεdiōketeG1377thatwhichτὸtoG3588isgoodἀγαθὸνagathonG18,bothκαὶkaiG2532amongεἰςeisG1519yourselvesἀλλήλουςallēlousG240,andκαὶkaiG2532toεἰςeisG1519allπάντας.pantasG3956men .

16Rejoiceχαίρετε·chaireteG5463evermoreπάντοτεpantoteG3842.

17Prayπροσεύχεσθε·proseuchestheG4336withoutceasingἀδιαλείπτωςadialeiptōsG89.

18InἐνenG1722everythingπαντὶpantiG3956givethanksεὐχαριστεῖτε·eucharisteiteG2168:forγὰρgarG1063thisG5124is thewillθέλημαthelēmaG2307ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316inἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424concerningεἰςeisG1519youG5209.

19Quenchσβέννυτε·sbennuteG4570notμὴmēG3361theSpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151.

20Despiseἐξουθενεῖτε·exoutheneiteG1848notμὴmēG3361prophesyingsπροφητείαςprophēteiasG4394.

21Examineδοκιμάζετε·dokimazeteG1381allthingsπάνταpantaG3956; holdfastκατέχετε·katecheteG2722thatwhichτὸtoG3588isgoodκαλὸνkalonG2570.

22AbstainG567fromἀπὸapoG575allπαντὸςpantosG3956appearanceεἴδουςeidousG1491ofevilπονηροῦponērouG4190.

23AndδὲdeG1161theveryαὐτὸςautosG846GodθεὸςtheosG2316ofpeaceεἰρήνηςeirēnēsG1515sanctifyἁγιάσαιhagiasaiG37youG5209whollyὁλοτελεῖς,holoteleisG3651;andκαὶkaiG2532I pray GodyourG5216wholeὁλόκληρονholoklēronG3648spiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151andκαὶkaiG2532soulψυχὴpsuchēG5590andκαὶkaiG2532bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983may bepreservedτηρηθείη.tērētheiēG5083blamelessἀμέμπτωςamemptōsG274toἐνenG1722thecomingπαρουσίᾳparousiaG3952ofourG2257LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547.

24FaithfulπιστὸςpistosG4103is he thatcallethκαλῶνkalōnG2564youG5209,whoὃςhosG3739alsoκαὶkaiG2532willdoποιήσει.¶poiēseiG4160it .

25BrethrenἈδελφοί,AdelphoiG80,prayπροσεύχεσθεproseuchestheG4336forπερὶperiG4012usG2257.

26GreetἈσπάσασθεAspasastheG782allπάνταςpantasG3956thebrethrenἀδελφοὺςadelphousG80withἐνenG1722anholyἁγίῳ.hagiōG40kissφιλήματιphilēmatiG5370.

27IchargeG3726youG5209by theLordκύριονkurionG2962that thisepistleἐπιστολὴνepistolēnG1992bereadἀναγνωσθῆναιanagnōsthēnaiG314toallπᾶσινpasinG3956theholyG40brethrenἀδελφοῖς.¶adelphoisG80.

28ThegraceχάριςcharisG5485ofourG2257LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547bewithμεθ᾽meth᾽G3326youG5216.AmenG281. The first epistle to the Thessalonians was written from Athens.

Revised Webster's Bible — 1833 — Public Domain

Commentaries on 1 Thessalonians 5