¹But concerning the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that ye should be written to, ²for ye know perfectly well yourselves, that the day of the Lord so comes as a thief by night. ³When they may say, Peace and safety, then sudden destruction comes upon them, as travail upon her that is with child; and they shall in no wise escape. ⁴But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that the day should overtake you as a thief: ⁵for all ye are sons of light and sons of day; we are not of night nor of darkness.

⁶So then do not let us sleep as the rest do, but let us watch and be sober; ⁷for they that sleep sleep by night, and they that drink drink by night; ⁸but we being of the day, let us be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and as helmet the hope of salvation; ⁹because God has not set us for wrath, but for obtaining salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, ¹⁰who has died for us, that whether we may be watching or sleep, we may live together with him.

¹¹Wherefore encourage one another, and build up each one the other, even as also ye do.

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1 Thessalonians 5:11: Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing.

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