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¹ But concerning the times and the seasons, brothers, you have no need for it to be written.² For you yourselves know accurately that the day of the Lord, as a thief in the night, so it comes.³ For when they say, Peace and safety! Then suddenly destruction comes upon them, like the travail to the one having babe in womb, and not at all shall they escape.⁴ But you, brothers, are not in darkness, that the Day should overtake you as a thief.⁵ You are all sons of light and sons of day; we are not of night, nor of darkness.

⁶ So then, we should not sleep, as the rest also do, but we should watch and be sober.⁷ For those sleeping sleep by night, and those having been drunk are drunk by night.⁸ But we being of day should be sober, "having put on the breastplate" of faith and love, and the hope of "salvation as a helmet;" Isa. 59:17 ⁹ because God has not appointed us to wrath, but for obtaining salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ,¹⁰ He dying on our behalf, so that whether we watch or we sleep, we may live together with Him.

¹¹ Therefore, encourage one another, and build up one another, as you indeed do.¹² But, brothers, we entreat you to know those laboring among you, and taking the lead of you in the Lord, and warning you,¹³ even esteem them most exceedingly in love because of their work. Be at peace among yourselves.¹⁴ And we exhort you, brothers, to warn the disobedient ones, comfort those that are fainthearted, cleave to the ones being weak, be long-suffering towards all.¹⁵ See that not any one returns evil for evil to anyone, but always pursue the good, both towards one another and towards all.

¹⁶ Rejoice always.¹⁷ Pray without ceasing.¹⁸ In everything give thanks, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus toward you.¹⁹ Do not quench the Spirit.²⁰ Do not despise prophecies.²¹ Test all things, hold fast the good.²² Keep back from every form of evil.

²³ And may the God of peace Himself fully sanctify you, and may your whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.²⁴ Faithful is the One calling you, who also will perform it .²⁵ Brothers, pray concerning us.²⁶ Greet all the brothers with a holy kiss.²⁷ I charge you by the Lord that this letter be read to all the holy brothers.²⁸ The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen.