1 Thessalonians 5:12-28

12AndG1161 we beseechG2065 youG5209, brethrenG80, to knowG1492 them whoG3588 labourG2872 amongG1722 youG5213, andG2532 are overG4291 youG5216 inG1722 the LordG2962, andG2532 admonishG3560 youG5209; 13AndG2532 to esteemG2233 themG846 veryG5228 highlyG1537G4053 inG1722 loveG26 forG1223 theirG846 work’s sakeG2041. And be at peaceG1514 amongG1722 yourselvesG1438. 14NowG1161 we exhortG3870 youG5209, brethrenG80, warnG3560 them that are unrulyG813, encourageG3888 the faintheartedG3642, supportG472 the weakG772, be patientG3114 towardG4314 allG3956 men .12 15SeeG3708 that noneG3361G5100 renderG591 evilG2556 forG473 evilG2556 to anyG5100 man ; butG235 everG3842 followG1377 that whichG3588 is goodG18, bothG2532 amongG1519 yourselvesG240, andG2532 toG1519 allG3956 men .

16RejoiceG5463 evermoreG3842. 17PrayG4336 without ceasingG89. 18InG1722 every thingG3956 give thanksG2168: forG1063 thisG5124 is the willG2307 of GodG2316 inG1722 ChristG5547 JesusG2424 concerningG1519 youG5209. 19QuenchG4570 notG3361 the SpiritG4151. 20DespiseG1848 notG3361 prophesyingsG4394. 21ExamineG1381 all thingsG3956; hold fastG2722 that whichG3588 is goodG2570. 22AbstainG567 fromG575 allG3956 appearanceG1491 of evilG4190.

23AndG1161 the veryG846 GodG2316 of peaceG1515 sanctifyG37 youG5209 whollyG3651; andG2532 I pray God yourG5216 wholeG3648 spiritG4151 andG2532 soulG5590 andG2532 bodyG4983 may be preservedG5083 blamelessG274 toG1722 the comingG3952 of ourG2257 LordG2962 JesusG2424 ChristG5547. 24FaithfulG4103 is he that callethG2564 youG5209, whoG3739 alsoG2532 will doG4160 it . 25BrethrenG80, prayG4336 forG4012 usG2257. 26GreetG782 allG3956 the brethrenG80 withG1722 an holyG40 kissG5370. 27I chargeG3726 youG5209 by the LordG2962 that this epistleG1992 be readG314 to allG3956 the holyG40 brethrenG80.3 28The graceG5485 of ourG2257 LordG2962 JesusG2424 ChristG5547 be withG3326 youG5216. AmenG281.

The first epistle to the Thessalonians was written from Athens.