1 Thessalonians 5:1-11
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1But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you.Select 1 Thessalonians 5:1
2For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.Select 1 Thessalonians 5:2
3For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.Select 1 Thessalonians 5:3
4But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief.Select 1 Thessalonians 5:4
5Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness.Select 1 Thessalonians 5:5
6Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober.Select 1 Thessalonians 5:6
7For they that sleep sleep in the night; and they that be drunken are drunken in the night.Select 1 Thessalonians 5:7
8But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation.Select 1 Thessalonians 5:8
9For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ,Select 1 Thessalonians 5:9
10Who died for us, that, whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with him.Select 1 Thessalonians 5:10
11Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as also ye do.Select 1 Thessalonians 5:11
12And we beseech you, brethren, to know them which labour among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you;Select 1 Thessalonians 5:12
13And to esteem them very highly in love for their work’s sake. And be at peace among yourselves.Select 1 Thessalonians 5:13
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5:1 But concerning the times and the seasons, brothers, you have no need that anything be written to you.
5:2 For you yourselves know well that the day of the Lord comes like a thief in the night.
5:3 For when they are saying, “Peace and safety,” then sudden destruction will come on them, like birth pains on a pregnant woman; and they will in no way escape.
5:4 But you, brothers, aren’t in darkness, that the day should overtake you like a thief.
5:5 You are all children of light, and children of the day. We don’t belong to the night, nor to darkness,
5:6 so then let’s not sleep, as the rest do, but let’s watch and be sober.
5:7 For those who sleep, sleep in the night, and those who are drunk are drunk in the night.
5:8 But let us, since we belong to the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and, for a helmet, the hope of salvation.
5:9 For God didn’t appoint us to wrath, but to the obtaining of salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ,
5:10 who died for us, that, whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with him.
5:11 Therefore exhort one another, and build each other up, even as you also do.
ASV
5:1 But concerning the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that aught be written unto you.
5:2 For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.
5:3 When they are saying, Peace and safety, then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall in no wise escape.
5:4 But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief:
5:5 for ye are all sons of light, and sons of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness;
5:6 so then let us not sleep, as do the rest, but let us watch and be sober.
5:7 For they that sleep sleep in the night; and they that are drunken are drunken in the night.
5:8 But let us, since we are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for a helmet, the hope of salvation.
5:9 For God appointed us not unto wrath, but unto the obtaining of salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ,
5:10 who died for us, that, whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with him.
5:11 Wherefore exhort one another, and build each other up, even as also ye do.
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