1 Thessalonians 5
1 But concerning the times and the seasons, brothers, you have no need that anything be written to you.
Bvt of the times and seasons, brethren, yee haue no neede that I write vnto you.
2 For you yourselves know well that the day of the Lord comes like a thief in the night.
For ye your selues knowe perfectly, that the day of the Lord shall come, euen as a thiefe in the night.
3 For when they are saying, “Peace and safety,” then sudden destruction will come on them, like birth pains on a pregnant woman. Then they will in no way escape.
For when they shall say, Peace, and safetie, then shall come vpon them sudden destruction, as the trauaile vpon a woman with childe, and they shall not escape,
4 But you, brothers, aren’t in darkness, that the day should overtake you like a thief.
But ye, brethren, are not in darkenes, that that day shall come on you, as it were a thiefe.
5 You are all children of light and children of the day. We don’t belong to the night, nor to darkness,
Yee are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, neither of darkenesse.
6 so then let’s not sleep, as the rest do, but let’s watch and be sober.
Therefore let vs not sleepe as do other, but let vs watch and be sober.
7 For those who sleep, sleep in the night; and those who are drunk are drunk in the night.
For they that sleepe, sleepe in the night, and they that be drunken, are drunken in the night.
8 But since we belong to the day, let’s be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and for a helmet, the hope of salvation.
But let vs which are of the day, be sober, putting on the brest plate of faith and loue, and of the hope of saluation for an helmet.
9 For God didn’t appoint us to wrath, but to the obtaining of salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ,
For God hath not appointed vs vnto wrath, but to obtaine saluation by the meanes of our Lord Iesus Christ,
10 who died for us, that, whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with him.
Which died for vs, that whether we wake or sleepe, we should liue together with him.
11 Therefore exhort one another, and build each other up, even as you also do.
Wherefore exhort one another, and edifie one another, euen as ye doe.
12 But we beg you, brothers, to know those who labor among you, and are over you in the Lord and admonish you,
Nowe we beseeche you, brethren, that ye acknowledge them, which labour among you, and are ouer you in the Lord, and admonish you,
13 and to respect and honor them in love for their work’s sake. Be at peace among yourselves.
That yee haue them in singular loue for their workes sake. Bee at peace among your selues.
14 We exhort you, brothers: Admonish the disorderly; encourage the faint-hearted; support the weak; be patient toward all.
We desire you, brethren, admonish them that are out of order: comfort ye feeble minded: beare with the weake: be pacient toward all men.
15 See that no one returns evil for evil to anyone, but always follow after that which is good for one another and for all.
See that none recompense euil for euil vnto any man: but euer follow that which is good, both toward your selues, and toward all men.
16 Always rejoice.
Reioyce euermore.
17 Pray without ceasing.
Pray continually.
18 In everything give thanks, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus toward you.
In all thinges giue thankes: for this is the will of God in Christ Iesus toward you.
19 Don’t quench the Spirit.
Quench not the Spirit.
20 Don’t despise prophecies.
Despise not prophecying.
21 Test all things, and hold firmly that which is good.
Try all things, and keepe that which is good.
22 Abstain from every form of evil.
Absteine from all appearance of euill.
23 May the God of peace himself sanctify you completely. May your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Nowe the very God of peace sanctifie you throughout: and I pray God that your whole spirite and soule and body, may be kept blamelesse vnto the comming of our Lord Iesus Christ.
24 He who calls you is faithful, who will also do it.
Faithfull is hee which calleth you, which will also doe it.
25 Brothers, pray for us.
Brethren, pray for vs.
26 Greet all the brothers with a holy kiss.
Greete all the brethren with an holy kisse.
27 I solemnly command you by the Lord that this letter be read to all the holy brothers.
I charge you in the Lord, that this Epistle be read vnto all the brethren the Saintes.
28 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen.
The grace of our Lord Iesus Christ be with you, Amen. ‘The first Epistle vnto the Thessalonians written from Athens.’
