1 Thessalonians 5:12-28 - Final Exhortations And Benediction
12 I entreat you, brothers, to acknowledge those who are toiling among you and are your leaders in the Lord, and give you counsel. 13 Esteem them very highly in love for their work's sake. Live in peace among yourselves. 14 And, brothers, we urge you to admonish the disorderly, comfort the faint-hearted, sustain the weak, lose patience with none. 15 Take care that none of you ever return evil for evil, but always pursue what is kind to one another and to all.
16 Always be joyful. 17 Pray without ceasing. 18 Give thanks in every circumstance, for this is the will of God for you in Christ Jesus. 19 Quench not the Spirit. 20 Do not despise prophesyings. 21 But try all, holding fast to the good. 22 Hold aloof from every form of evil.
23 May the God of peace consecrate you wholly; and may your spirit and soul and body be kept altogether faultless until the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. 24 He who calls you is faithful; he will fulfil my prayer. 25 Brothers, pray for me. 26 Greet all the brothers with a holy kiss. 27 I adjure you, in the name of the Lord, to have this letter read to all the brothers. 28 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.