NASB — 1 Thessalonians 5 — KJV

The Day of the Lord

1 Now° as to the atimes° and the epochs°, brethren°, you bhave° no° need° of anything to be written° to you. 2 For you yourselves° know° full° well° that athe day° of the Lord° Iwill come° bjust° like° a thief° in the night°. 3 While° they are saying°, “aPeace° and safety°!” then° Ibdestruction° IIwill come° upon them suddenly° like° clabor° pains° upon a woman with child°°, and they will not escape°. 4 But you, brethren°, are not in adarkness°, that the day° would overtake° you Iblike° a thief°; 5 for you are all° asons° of light° and sons° of day°. We are not of night° nor° of bdarkness°; 6 so° then° let us not asleep° as Ibothers° do, but let us be alert° and IIcsober°. 7 For those° who sleep° do° their sleeping° at night°, and those° who get° drunk° get° adrunk° at night°. 8 But since awe are of [the] day°, let us bbe Isober°, having put° on the cbreastplate° of dfaith° and love°, and as a ehelmet°, the fhope° of salvation°. 9 For God° has not destined° us for awrath°, but for bobtaining° salvation° through° our Lord° Jesus° Christ°, 10 awho died° for us, so° that whether° we are awake° or° asleep°, we will live° together° with Him. 11 Therefore° Iencourage° one° another° and abuild° up one° another°, just° as you also° are doing°.

[1] aAc 1:7 b1Th 4:9
[2] ILit is coming a1Co 1:8 bLk 21:34; 1Th 5:4; 2P 3:10; Rv 3:3; 16:15
[3] IOr sudden destruction IILit comes upon aJr 6:14; 8:11; Ezk 13:10 b2Th 1:9 cJn 16:21
[4] IOne early ms reads like thieves aAc 26:18; 1 Jn 2:8 bLk 21:34; 1Th 5:2; 2P 3:10; Rv 3:3; 16:15
[5] aLk 16:8 bAc 26:18; 1 Jn 2:8
[6] ILit the remaining ones IIOr self-controlled aRo 13:11; 1Th 5:10 bEp 2:3; 1Th 4:13 c1P 1:13
[7] aAc 2:15; 2P 2:13
[8] IOr self-controlled a1Th 5:5 b1P 1:13 cIs 59:17; Ep 6:14 dEp 6:23 eEp 6:17 fRo 8:24
[9] a1Th 1:10 b2Th 2:13f
[10] aRo 14:9
[11] IOr comfort aEp 4:29

Christian Conduct

12 ¶ But we request° of you, brethren°, that you Iaappreciate° those° bwho diligently° labor° among° you, and chave° charge° over° you in the Lord° and give° you IIinstruction°, 13 and that you esteem° them very° highly° in love° because° of their work°. aLive° in peace° with one° another°. 14 We urge° you, brethren°, admonish° athe Iunruly°, encourage° bthe fainthearted°, help° cthe weak°, be dpatient° with everyone°. 15 See° that ano° one° repays° another° with evil° for evil°, but always° bseek° after° that which° is good° for one° another° and for all° people°. 16 aRejoice° always°; 17 apray° without° ceasing°; 18 in everything° agive° thanks°; for this° is God’s° will° for you in Christ° Jesus°. 19 aDo not quench° the Spirit°; 20 do not despise° aprophetic° Iutterances°. 21 But aexamine° everything° [carefully]; bhold° fast° to that which° is good°; 22 abstain° from every° Iform° of evil°.

[12] ILit know IIOr admonition a1Co 16:18; 1Ti 5:17 bRo 16:6, 12; 1Co 15:10; 16:16 cHe 13:17
[13] aMk 9:50
[14] IOr undisciplined a2Th 3:6, 7, 11 bIs 35:4 cRo 14:1f; 1Co 8:7ff; Ro 15:1 d1Co 13:4
[15] aMt 5:44; Ro 12:17; 1P 3:9 bRo 12:9; Ga 6:10; 1Th 5:21
[16] aPhp 4:4
[17] aEp 6:18
[18] aEp 5:20
[19] aEp 4:30
[20] IOr gifts aAc 13:1; 1Co 14:31
[21] a1Co 14:29; 1 Jn 4:1 bRo 12:9; Ga 6:10; 1Th 5:15
[22] IOr appearance

23 ¶ Now° 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°. 24 aFaithful° is He who bcalls° you, and He also° will bring° it to pass°.

[23] aRo 15:33 b1Th 3:11 cLk 1:46f; He 4:12 dJm 1:4; 2P 3:14 e1Th 2:19
[24] a1Co 1:9; 2Th 3:3 b1Th 2:12

25 ¶ Brethren°, apray° for usI.

[25] ITwo early mss add also aEp 6:19; 2Th 3:1; He 13:18

26aGreet° all° the brethren° with a holy° kiss°. 27 I adjure° you by the Lord° to ahave this° letter° read° to all° the bbrethren°.

[26] aRo 16:16
[27] aCol 4:16 bAc 1:15

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

[28] aRo 16:20; 2Th 3:18


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He proceedeth in the former description of Christ's coming to judgment,

1 ¶ Butº ofº the² timesº andº the² seasons,º brethren,º ye haveºª noº needº that I writeºª unto you.º 2 Forº yourselvesº knowºª perfectlyº thatº the² dayº of the Lordº soº comethºª asº a thiefº inº the night.º 3 Forº whenº they shall say,ºª Peaceº andº safety;º thenº suddenº destructionº cometh uponºª them,º asº travailº upon¹ a woman with child;ººª² andº they shall¹ª notº escape.ºª 4 Butº ye,º brethren,º areºª notº inº darkness,º thatº that dayº should overtakeºª youº asº a thief.º 5 Yeº areºª allº the childrenº of light,º andº the childrenº of the day:º we areºª notº of the night,º norº of darkness.º 6 Thereforeºº let us¹ª notº sleep,ºª asº¹ [do]² others;º butº let us watchºª andº be sober.ºª 7 Forº they that sleepºª sleepºª in the night;º andº they that be drunkenºª are drunkenºª in the night.º 8 Butº let¹ª us,º who areºª of the day,º be sober,ºª putting onºª the breastplateº of faithº andº love;º andº for an helmet,º the hopeº of salvation.º 9 Forº Godº hath¹ª notº appointedºª usº toº wrath,º butº to¹ obtainº² salvationº byº ourº Lordº Jesusº Christ,º 10 Who¹ diedºª forº us,º that,º whetherº we wakeºª orº sleep,ºª we should liveºª togetherº withº him.º 11 Whereforeº comfortºª yourselves together,º andº edifyºª one¹ another,º even¹ as² alsoº ye do.ºª 12 Andº we beseechºª you,º brethren,º to knowºª them which¹ labourºª amongº you,º andº are overºª youº inº the Lord,º andº admonishºª you;º 13 Andº to esteemºª themº very¹ highlyºº² inº loveº for¹ their¹ work's sake.º²² [And] be at peaceºª amongº yourselves.º 14 Nowº we exhortºª you,º brethren,º warnºª them that are unruly,º comfortºª the² feebleminded,º supportºª the² weak,º be patientºª towardº allº [men]. 15 Seeºª that noneºº renderºª evilº forº evilº unto anyº [man]; butº everº followºª that which¹ is good,º bothº amongº yourselves,º andº toº allº [men].

[1] Mt 24:3, 36; Mk 13:30; Ac 1:7; 2Co 9:1; 1Th 4:9; Jde 1:3.
[2] Jr 23:20; Mt 24:42; 25:13; Mk 13:34; Lk 12:39; 2P 3:10; Rv 3:3; 16:15.
[3] Ex 15:9; Dt 29:19; Jsh 8:20; Jg 18:27; 20:41; 2Ch 32:19; Ps 10:11; 48:6; 73:18; Pv 29:1; Is 21:3, 4; 30:13; 43:6; 56:12; Jr 4:31; 6:24; 13:21; 22:23; Dn 5:3; Ho 13:13; Mi 4:9; Na 1:10; Mt 23:33; 24:37; Lk 17:26, 27; 21:34; Ac 12:22; 13:41; 2Th 1:9; He 2:3; 12:23; 2P 2:4; Rv 18:7.
[4] Dt 19:6; 28:15, 45; Jr 42:16; Ho 10:9; Zc 1:6; Ro 13:11; Col 1:13; 1P 2:9; 1Jn 2:8.
[5] Lk 16:8; Jn 12:36; Ac 26:18; Ep 5:8.
[6] Pv 19:15; Is 56:10; Jna 1:6; Mt 13:25; 24:42; 25:5, 13; 26:38, 40; Mk 13:34, 37; 14:37, 38; Lk 12:37, 39; 21:36; 22:46; Ac 20:31; Ro 13:11; 1Co 15:34; 16:13; Ep 5:14; 6:18; Php 4:5; Col 4:2; 1Th 5:8; 1Ti 2:9, 15; 3:2, 11; 2Ti 4:5; Tit 2:6, 12; 1P 1:13; 4:7; 5:8; Rv 3:2; 16:15.
[7] 1S 25:36; Jb 4:13; 33:15; Pv 23:29; Is 21:4; Dn 5:4; Lk 21:34; Ac 2:15; Ro 13:13; 1Co 15:34; Ep 5:14; 2P 2:13.
[8] Jb 19:23; Ps 42:5, 11; 43:5; Is 59:17; Lm 3:26; Ro 5:2; 8:24; 13:12, 13; 1Co 13:13; 2Co 6:7; Ga 5:5; Ep 5:8; 6:11, 13; 1Th 5:5; 2Th 2:16; He 6:19; 10:35; 1P 1:3, 13; 2:9; 1Jn 1:7; 3:1.
[9] Ex 9:16; Pv 16:4; Ezk 38:10; Mt 26:24; Ac 1:20, 25; 13:48; Ro 9:11; 11:7, 30; 1Th 1:10; 3:3; 2Th 2:13; 1Ti 1:13, 16; 2Ti 2:10, 19; 1P 2:8, 10; 2P 1:1; 2:3; Jde 1:4.
[10] Mt 20:28; Jn 10:11, 15, 17; 15:13; Ro 5:6; 8:34; 14:8; 1Co 15:3; 2Co 5:15, 21; Ep 5:2; 1Th 4:13, 17; 1Ti 2:6; Tit 2:14; 1P 2:24; 3:18.
[11] Ro 14:19; 15:2, 14; 1Co 10:23; 14:5, 12, 29; 2Co 12:19; Ep 4:12, 16, 29; 1Th 4:10, 18; 1Ti 1:4; He 3:13; 10:25; 2P 1:12; Jde 1:20.
[12] Mt 9:37; Lk 10:1, 7; Jn 4:38; Ac 20:28, 35; 1Co 3:9; 12:28; 15:10; 16:16, 18; 2Co 5:9; 6:1; 11:23; Ga 4:11; Php 2:16, 19; Col 1:29; 1Th 2:9; 5:14; 1Ti 5:1, 17, 20; 2Ti 2:6; Tit 1:3, 5; 2:15; He 13:7, 17; 1P 5:2; Rv 1:20; 2:1, 3, 8, 12, 18; 3:1, 7, 14.
[13] Gn 45:24; Ps 133:1; Mt 10:40; Mk 9:50; Lk 7:3; Jn 13:34; 15:17; Ro 4:17; 1Co 4:1; 9:7; 2Co 13:11; Ga 4:14; 5:22; 6:6; Ep 4:3; Col 3:15; 2Th 3:16; 2Ti 2:22; He 12:14; Jm 3:18.
[14] Is 35:3; 40:1, 11; 63:9; Jr 6:12; Ezk 3:17; 33:3; 34:16; Mt 12:20; Lk 22:32; Jn 21:15; Ac 20:27, 31, 35; Ro 12:1; 14:1; 15:1; 1Co 4:14; 13:4; Ga 5:22; 6:1; Ep 4:2, 32; 5:1; Col 1:28; 3:12; 1Th 2:7; 5:12; 2Th 3:11; 1Ti 3:3; 6:11; 2Ti 2:24; 4:2; Tit 1:6, 10; He 5:2; 12:12; 13:3.
[15] Gn 45:24; Ex 23:4; Lv 19:18; Dt 16:20; 1S 24:13; Ps 7:4; 38:20; Pv 17:13; 20:22; 24:17, 29; 25:21; Mt 5:39, 44; Lk 6:35; Ro 12:17; 14:19; 1Co 6:7; 14:1; 16:10; Ga 6:10; Ep 5:15, 33; 1Th 2:12; 1Ti 6:11; 2Ti 2:24; Tit 3:2; He 12:14; 1P 1:22; 2:17, 22; 3:9, 11; 3Jn 1:11; Rv 19:10; 22:9.

and giveth divers precepts,

16 Rejoiceºª evermore.º 17 Prayºª without ceasing.º 18 Inº every thingº give thanks:ºª forº thisº is the willº of Godº inº Christº Jesusº concerningº you.º 19 Quenchºª notº the² Spirit.º 20 Despiseºª notº prophesyings.º 21 Proveºª all things;º hold fastºª that which¹ is good.º 22 Abstainºª fromº allº appearanceº of evil.º

[16] Mt 5:12; Lk 10:20; Ro 12:12; 2Co 6:10; Php 4:4.
[17] Lk 18:1; 21:36; Ro 12:12; Ep 6:18; Col 4:2; 1P 4:7.
[18] Jb 1:21; Ps 34:1; Ep 5:20; Php 4:6; Col 3:17; 1Th 4:3; He 13:15; 1P 2:15; 4:2; 1Jn 2:17.
[19] Gn 6:3; 1S 16:4; Ne 9:30; Ps 51:11; So 8:7; Is 63:10; Ac 7:51; 1Co 14:30; Ep 4:30; 6:16; 1Ti 4:14; 2Ti 1:6.
[20] Nu 11:25; 1S 10:5, 10; 19:20; Ac 19:6; 1Co 11:4; 12:10, 28; 13:2, 9; 14:1, 3, 22, 29, 37; Ep 4:11; 1Th 4:8; Rv 11:3.
[21] Dt 11:6; 32:46; Pv 3:1, 21; 4:13; 6:21; 23:23; So 3:4; Is 8:20; Mt 7:15; Mk 7:14; Lk 12:57; Jn 8:31; 15:4; Ac 11:23; 14:22; 17:11; Ro 12:2, 9; 1Co 2:11, 14; 14:28; 15:58; Ep 5:10; Php 1:10; 3:16; 4:8; 2Th 2:15; 2Ti 1:15; 3:6; 4:14; He 10:23; 1Jn 4:1; Rv 2:2, 25; 3:3, 11.
[22] Ex 23:7; Is 33:15; Mt 17:26; Ro 12:17; 1Co 8:13; 10:31; 2Co 6:3; 8:20; Php 4:8; 1Th 4:12; Jde 1:23.

and so concludeth the epistle.

23 Andº the² veryº Godº of peaceº sanctifyºª youº wholly;º andº [I pray God] yourº wholeº spiritº andº soulº andº bodyº be preservedºª blamelessº untoº the² comingº of ourº Lordº Jesusº Christ.º 24 Faithfulº [is] he that callethºª you,º whoº alsoº will doºª [it]. 25 Brethren,º prayºª forº us.º 26 Greetºª allº the² brethrenº withº an holyº kiss.º 27 I chargeºª youº by the² Lordº that this epistleº be readºª unto allº the² holyº brethren.º 28 The² graceº of ourº Lordº Jesusº Christº [be] withº you.º Amen.º [[[The first¹ [epistle] to¹ the Thessalonians¹ was written¹ª from¹ Athens.]]]¹

[23] Lv 20:8, 26; Ezk 37:28; Jn 17:19; Ac 20:32; 26:18; Ro 15:5, 13, 33; 16:20; 1Co 1:2, 8; 14:33; 2Co 5:19; Ep 5:26; Php 1:6, 10; 2:15; 4:9; Col 1:22; 1Th 3:13; 4:3; 2Th 3:16; He 2:11; 4:12; 13:20; 1P 1:2; 5:10; Jde 1:1, 24.
[24] Nu 23:19; Dt 7:9; 2K 19:31; Ps 36:5; 40:10; 86:15; 89:2; 92:2; 100:5; 138:2; 146:6; Is 9:7; 14:24; 25:1; 37:32; Lm 3:23; Mi 7:20; Mt 24:35; Jn 1:17; 3:33; Ro 8:30; 9:24; 1Co 1:9; 10:13; Ga 1:15; 1Th 2:12; 2Th 2:14; 3:3; 2Ti 1:9; 2:13; Tit 1:2; He 6:17; 1P 5:10; 2P 1:3; Rv 17:14.
[25] Ro 15:30; 2Co 1:11; Ep 6:18; Php 1:19; Col 4:3; 2Th 3:1; Phm 1:22; He 13:18.
[26] Ro 16:16; 1Co 16:20.
[27] Nu 27:23; 1K 22:16; 2Ch 18:15; Mt 26:63; Mk 5:7; Ac 19:13; Col 4:16; 1Th 2:11; 2Th 3:14; 1Ti 1:3, 18; 5:7, 21; 6:13, 17; 2Ti 4:1; He 3:1.
[28] Ro 1:7; 16:20, 24; 2Th 3:18.


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