Thematic Bible

1 Thessalonians 5:1

But concerning the times and season, brothers, you have no need that I should write to you;

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for you yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord comes like a thief in the night.

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When they say, Peace and safety, then sudden destruction comes, like pain upon a woman with child, and they shall not escape.

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But you, brothers, are not in darkness, that the day should come upon you like a thief;

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for you are all children of light, and children of day; we are not of night nor of darkness.

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Therefore let us not sleep as others, but let us watch and be sober.

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For they that sleep sleep in the night, and they that are drunk drink in the night;

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but let us who are of day be sober, putting on a cuirass of faith and love, and for a helmet the hope of salvation,

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for God has not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ,

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who died for us, that, whether we wake or sleep, we may live together with him.

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Wherefore exhort one another, and edify one another, as you also do.

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And we beseech you, brothers, to know those who labor among you, and preside over you in the Lord and admonish you,

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and to esteem them very highly in love on account of their work. Be at peace among yourselves.

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And we exhort you, brothers, admonish the disorderly, comfort the dispirited, assist the sick, be of long suffering towards all men.

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See that no one renders evil for evil, but always pursue the good both one to another and to all.

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Rejoice always;

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pray without ceasing,

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give thanks on every occasion; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus to us.

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Quench not the Spirit,

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despise not prophecies.

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Prove all things, hold fast the good;

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abstain from every form of evil.

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And may the God of peace himself purify you wholly, and your whole spirit, and soul, and body, be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

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Faithful is he that calls you, who will also perform.

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Brothers, pray for us.

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Salute all the brothers with a holy kiss.

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I charge you by the Lord that this epistle be read to all the holy brothers.

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The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.