1 Thessalonians 5

Chapter 5

The Day of the Lord

¹Now as to the ^atimes and the epochs, brethren, 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 with child, and they will not escape.

⁴But you, brethren, 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 alert and ^2csober.

⁷For those who sleep do their sleeping 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 destined 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 ¹encourage one another and ^abuild up one another, just as you also are doing.

Christian Conduct

¹²But we request of you, brethren, that you ^1aappreciate those ^bwho diligently labor among you, and ^chave charge over you in the Lord and give you ²instruction,

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

¹⁴We urge you, brethren, 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 ^aprophetic ¹utterances.

²¹But ^aexamine everything carefully; ^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, and He also will bring it to pass.

²⁵Brethren, ^apray for us¹.

^26aGreet all the brethren with a holy kiss.

²⁷I adjure you by the Lord to ^ahave this letter read to all the ^bbrethren.

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