Προς Θεσσαλονικεις Α΄ 4

1 λοιπον {VAR2: ουν } αδελφοι ερωτωμεν υμας και παρακαλουμεν εν κυριω ιησου {VAR1: [ινα] } {VAR2: ινα } καθως παρελαβετε παρ ημων το πως δει υμας περιπατειν και αρεσκειν θεω καθως και περιπατειτε ινα περισσευητε μαλλον

Further, friends, we beg and urge you in the name of our Lord Jesus to carry out more fully than ever – as indeed you are already doing – all that you have heard from us as to what your daily life must be, if it is to please God.

2 οιδατε γαρ τινας παραγγελιας εδωκαμεν υμιν δια του κυριου ιησου

For you have not forgotten the directions that we gave you on the authority of our Lord Jesus.

3 τουτο γαρ εστιν θελημα του θεου ο αγιασμος υμων απεχεσθαι υμας απο της πορνειας

For this is God’s purpose – that you should be pure; abstaining from all immorality;

4 ειδεναι εκαστον υμων το εαυτου σκευος κτασθαι εν αγιασμω και τιμη

each of you learning to gain control over your own body, in a way that is holy and honorable,

5 μη εν παθει επιθυμιας καθαπερ και τα εθνη τα μη ειδοτα τον θεον

and not for the mere gratification of your passions, like the Gentiles who know nothing of God;

6 το μη υπερβαινειν και πλεονεκτειν εν τω πραγματι τον αδελφον αυτου διοτι εκδικος κυριος περι παντων τουτων καθως και προειπαμεν υμιν και διεμαρτυραμεθα

none of you overreaching or taking advantage of their fellow follower of the Lord in such matters. The Lord takes vengeance on all who do such things, as we have already warned you and solemnly declared.

7 ου γαρ εκαλεσεν ημας ο θεος επι ακαθαρσια αλλ εν αγιασμω

For God does not call us to an impure life, but demands holiness.

8 τοιγαρουν ο αθετων ουκ ανθρωπον αθετει αλλα τον θεον τον {VAR2: [και] } διδοντα το πνευμα αυτου το αγιον εις υμας

Therefore the person who disregards this warning disregards, not people, but God who gives you his Holy Spirit.

9 περι δε της φιλαδελφιας ου χρειαν εχετε γραφειν υμιν αυτοι γαρ υμεις θεοδιδακτοι εστε εις το αγαπαν αλληλους

As to love for each other there is no need to write to you; for you have yourselves been taught by God to love one another;

10 και γαρ ποιειτε αυτο εις παντας τους αδελφους [τους] εν ολη τη μακεδονια παρακαλουμεν δε υμας αδελφοι περισσευειν μαλλον

and indeed you do act in this spirit towards all his people throughout Macedonia. Yet, friends, we beg you to do even more.

11 και φιλοτιμεισθαι ησυχαζειν και πρασσειν τα ιδια και εργαζεσθαι ταις {VAR2: [ιδιαις] } χερσιν υμων καθως υμιν παρηγγειλαμεν

Make it your ambition to live quietly, and to attend to your own business, and to work with your hands, as we directed you;

12 ινα περιπατητε ευσχημονως προς τους εξω και μηδενος χρειαν εχητε

so that your conduct may win respect from those outside the church, and that you may not want for anything.

13 ου θελομεν δε υμας αγνοειν αδελφοι περι των κοιμωμενων ινα μη λυπησθε καθως και οι λοιποι οι μη εχοντες ελπιδα

We don’t want you to be ignorant, friends, about those who have passed to their rest. We don’t want you to grieve like other people who have no hope.

14 ει γαρ πιστευομεν οτι ιησους απεθανεν και ανεστη ουτως και ο θεος τους κοιμηθεντας δια του ιησου αξει συν αυτω

For, as we believe that Jesus died and rose again, so also we believe that God will bring, with Jesus, those who through him have passed to their rest.

15 τουτο γαρ υμιν λεγομεν εν λογω κυριου οτι ημεις οι ζωντες οι περιλειπομενοι εις την παρουσιαν του κυριου ου μη φθασωμεν τους κοιμηθεντας

This we tell you on the authority of the Lord – that those of us who are still living at the coming of the Lord will not anticipate those who have passed to their rest.

16 οτι αυτος ο κυριος εν κελευσματι εν φωνη αρχαγγελου και εν σαλπιγγι θεου καταβησεται απ ουρανου και οι νεκροι εν χριστω αναστησονται πρωτον

For, with a loud summons, with the shout of an archangel, and with the trumpet-call of God, the Lord himself will come down from heaven.

17 επειτα ημεις οι ζωντες οι περιλειπομενοι αμα συν αυτοις αρπαγησομεθα εν νεφελαις εις απαντησιν του κυριου εις αερα και ουτως παντοτε συν κυριω εσομεθα

Then those who died in union with Christ will rise first; and afterward we who are still living will be caught up in the clouds, with them, to meet the Lord in the air; and so we will be for ever with the Lord.

18 ωστε παρακαλειτε αλληλους εν τοις λογοις τουτοις

Therefore, comfort one another with what I have told you.