1 Thessalonians 5
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1But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you.
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2For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.
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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.
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4But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief.
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5Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness.
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6Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober.
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7For they that sleep sleep in the night; and they that be drunken are drunken in the night.
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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.
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9For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ,
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10Who died for us, that, whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with him.
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11Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as also ye do.
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12And we beseech you, brethren, to know them which labour among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you;
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13And to esteem them very highly in love for their work’s sake. And be at peace among yourselves.
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14Now we exhort you, brethren, warn them that are unruly, comfort the feebleminded, support the weak, be patient toward all men.
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15See that none render evil for evil unto any man; but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all men.
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16Rejoice evermore.
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17Pray without ceasing.
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18In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.
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19Quench not the Spirit.
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20Despise not prophesyings.
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21Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.
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22Abstain from all appearance of evil.
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23And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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24Faithful is he that calleth you, who also will do it.
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25Brethren, pray for us.
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26Greet all the brethren with an holy kiss.
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27I charge you by the Lord that this epistle be read unto all the holy brethren.
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28The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen.
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Chapter 5
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1 Thessalonians 5:1
Acts 1:7And he said unto them,It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which...1 Thessalonians 4:9But as touching brotherly love ye need not that I write unto you: for ye yoursel...Matthew 24:36¶ But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my...Mark 13:30Verily I say unto you, that this generation shall not pass, till all these thing...Matthew 24:3¶ And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately,...
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Revelation 16:15Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments...2 Peter 3:10But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heav...Luke 12:39And this know, that if the goodman of the house had known what hour the thief wo...Matthew 24:42¶ Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.Revelation 3:3Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and repent....
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Luke 21:34¶ And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with...Matthew 24:37But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.Luke 17:26And as it was in the days of Noe, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of...Revelation 18:7How much she hath glorified herself, and lived deliciously, so much torment and...Proverbs 29:1He, that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, a...
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2 Peter 3:10But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heav...1 John 2:8Again, a new commandment I write unto you, which thing is true in him and in you...Jeremiah 42:16Then it shall come to pass, that the sword, which ye feared, shall overtake you...Colossians 1:13Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into th...1 Peter 2:9But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar p...
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1 Peter 1:13Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the...Matthew 24:42¶ Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.Luke 22:46And said unto them,Why sleep ye? rise and pray, lest ye enter into temptation.Romans 13:11And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for...1 Peter 5:8Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walk...
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2 Peter 2:13And shall receive the reward of unrighteousness, as they that count it pleasure...Romans 13:13Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in cham...1 Corinthians 15:34Awake to righteousness, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God: I s...Acts 2:15For these are not drunken, as ye suppose, seeing it is but the third hour of the...Daniel 5:4They drank wine, and praised the gods of gold, and of silver, of brass, of iron,...
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Romans 13:12The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works...1 Peter 1:13Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the...Ephesians 6:11Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles o...Isaiah 59:17For he put on righteousness as a breastplate, and an helmet of salvation upon hi...Hebrews 10:35Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath great recompence of reward.
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1 Thessalonians 1:10And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, w...1 Peter 2:10Which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God: which had n...2 Timothy 2:10Therefore I endure all things for the elect’s sakes, that they may also obtain t...Acts 13:48And when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of the...Romans 9:11(For the children being not yet born, neither having done any good or evil, that...
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Romans 14:8For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; and whether we die, we die unto the...1 Peter 3:18For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he mi...Romans 8:34Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen aga...Ephesians 5:2And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an...1 Thessalonians 4:13But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asl...
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Hebrews 13:17Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for...Hebrews 13:7Remember them which have the rule over you, who have spoken unto you the word of...1 Timothy 5:17Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honour, especially the...1 Corinthians 16:18For they have refreshed my spirit and yours: therefore acknowledge ye them that...1 Corinthians 16:16That ye submit yourselves unto such, and to every one that helpeth with us, and...
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1 Thessalonians 5:1
Acts 1:7And he said unto them,It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which...1 Thessalonians 4:9But as touching brotherly love ye need not that I write unto you: for ye yoursel...Matthew 24:36¶ But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my...Mark 13:30Verily I say unto you, that this generation shall not pass, till all these thing...Matthew 24:3¶ And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately,...
1 Thessalonians 5:2
Revelation 16:15Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments...2 Peter 3:10But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heav...Luke 12:39And this know, that if the goodman of the house had known what hour the thief wo...Matthew 24:42¶ Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.Revelation 3:3Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and repent....
1 Thessalonians 5:3
Luke 21:34¶ And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with...Matthew 24:37But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.Luke 17:26And as it was in the days of Noe, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of...Revelation 18:7How much she hath glorified herself, and lived deliciously, so much torment and...Proverbs 29:1He, that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, a...
1 Thessalonians 5:4
2 Peter 3:10But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heav...1 John 2:8Again, a new commandment I write unto you, which thing is true in him and in you...Jeremiah 42:16Then it shall come to pass, that the sword, which ye feared, shall overtake you...Colossians 1:13Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into th...1 Peter 2:9But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar p...
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Ephesians 5:8For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as childr...Acts 26:18To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power...John 12:36While ye have light, believe in the light, that ye may be the children of light....Luke 16:8And the lord commended the unjust steward, because he had done wisely: for the c...
1 Thessalonians 5:6
1 Peter 1:13Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the...Matthew 24:42¶ Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.Luke 22:46And said unto them,Why sleep ye? rise and pray, lest ye enter into temptation.Romans 13:11And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for...1 Peter 5:8Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walk...
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2 Peter 2:13And shall receive the reward of unrighteousness, as they that count it pleasure...Romans 13:13Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in cham...1 Corinthians 15:34Awake to righteousness, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God: I s...Acts 2:15For these are not drunken, as ye suppose, seeing it is but the third hour of the...Daniel 5:4They drank wine, and praised the gods of gold, and of silver, of brass, of iron,...
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Romans 13:12The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works...1 Peter 1:13Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the...Ephesians 6:11Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles o...Isaiah 59:17For he put on righteousness as a breastplate, and an helmet of salvation upon hi...Hebrews 10:35Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath great recompence of reward.
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1 Thessalonians 1:10And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, w...1 Peter 2:10Which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God: which had n...2 Timothy 2:10Therefore I endure all things for the elect’s sakes, that they may also obtain t...Acts 13:48And when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of the...Romans 9:11(For the children being not yet born, neither having done any good or evil, that...
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Romans 14:8For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; and whether we die, we die unto the...1 Peter 3:18For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he mi...Romans 8:34Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen aga...Ephesians 5:2And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an...1 Thessalonians 4:13But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asl...
1 Thessalonians 5:11
Ephesians 4:29Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good t...Hebrews 10:25Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; bu...Romans 15:2Let every one of us please his neighbour for his good to edification.Hebrews 3:13But exhort one another daily, while it is called To day; lest any of you be hard...1 Thessalonians 4:18Wherefore comfort one another with these words.
1 Thessalonians 5:12
Hebrews 13:17Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for...Hebrews 13:7Remember them which have the rule over you, who have spoken unto you the word of...1 Timothy 5:17Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honour, especially the...1 Corinthians 16:18For they have refreshed my spirit and yours: therefore acknowledge ye them that...1 Corinthians 16:16That ye submit yourselves unto such, and to every one that helpeth with us, and...