1 Thessalonians 5

CHAPTER 5

The Day of the Lord

¹Now concerning the ^atimes and the seasons, brothers, you ^bhave no need of anything to be written to you.

²For you yourselves know full well that ^athe day of the Lord ¹will come ^bjust like a thief in the night.

³While they are saying, “^aPeace and safety!” then ^1bdestruction ²will come upon them suddenly like ^clabor pains upon a woman who is pregnant, and they will never escape.

⁴But you, brothers, are not in ^adarkness, that the day would overtake you ^1blike a thief,

⁵for you are all ^asons of light and sons of day. We are not of night nor of ^bdarkness;

⁶so then let us not ^asleep as ^1bothers do, but let us be awake and ^2csober.

⁷For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk, get ^adrunk at night.

⁸But since ^awe are of the day, let us ^bbe ¹sober, having put on the ^cbreastplate of ^dfaith and love, and as a ^ehelmet, the ^fhope of salvation.

⁹For God has not appointed us for ^awrath, but for ^bobtaining salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ,

^10awho died for us, so that whether we are awake or asleep, we will live together with Him.

¹¹Therefore, ¹comfort one another and ^abuild up one another, just as you also are doing.

Admonishment and Instruction

¹²But we ask of you, brothers, that you ^aknow those ^bwho labor among you, and ^clead you in the Lord and admonish you,

¹³and that you regard them very highly in love because of their work. ^aLive in peace with one another.

¹⁴And we urge you, brothers, admonish ^athe ¹unruly, encourage ^bthe fainthearted, help ^cthe weak, be ^dpatient with everyone.

¹⁵See that ^ano one repays another with evil for evil, but always ^bseek after that which is good for one another and for all people.

^16aRejoice always;

^17apray without ceasing;

¹⁸in everything ^agive thanks, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.

^19aDo not quench the Spirit;

²⁰do not despise ^aprophecies,

²¹but ^aexamine all things; ^bhold fast to that which is good;

²²abstain from every ¹form of evil.

²³Now ^amay the God of peace ^bHimself sanctify you entirely, and may your ^cspirit and soul and body be preserved complete, ^dwithout blame at ^ethe coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

^24aFaithful is He who ^bcalls you, who also will do it.

²⁵Brothers, ^apray for us¹.

^26aGreet all the brothers with a holy kiss.

²⁷I implore you by the Lord to ^ahave this letter read to all the ^bbrothers.

^28aThe grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.