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1 Thessalonians 5

The Day of the Lord

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Nowg1161 as to the  atimesg5550 and the epochsg2540, brethreng80, you  bhaveg2192 nog3756 needg5532 of anything to be writteng1125 to you.

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For you yourselvesg846 knowg3609a fullg199 wellg199 that  athe dayg2250 of the Lordg2962  1will comeg2064  bjustg5613 likeg5613 a thiefg2812 in the nightg3571.

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Whileg3752 they are sayingg3004, " aPeaceg1515 and safetyg803!" theng5119  1 bdestructiong3639  2will comeg2186 upon them suddenlyg160 likeg5618  claborg5604 painsg5604 upon a woman with childg1722g1064, and they will not escapeg1628.

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But you, brethreng80, are not in  adarknessg4655, that the dayg2250 would overtakeg2638 you  1 blikeg5613 a thiefg2812;

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for you are allg3956  asonsg5207 of lightg5457 and sonsg5207 of dayg2250. We are not of nightg3571 norg3761 of  bdarknessg4655;

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sog686 theng686 let us not  asleepg2518 as  1 bothersg3062 do, but let us be alertg1127 and  2 csoberg3525.

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For thoseg3588 who sleepg2518 dog2518 their sleepingg2518 at nightg3571, and thoseg3588 who getg3182 drunkg3182 getg3184  adrunkg3184 at nightg3571.

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But since  awe are of the dayg2250, let us  bbe  1soberg3525, having putg1746a on the  cbreastplateg2382 of  dfaithg4102 and loveg26, and as a  ehelmetg4030, the  fhopeg1680 of salvationg4991.

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For Godg2316 has not destinedg5087 us for  awrathg3709, but for  bobtainingg4047 salvationg4991 throughg1223 our Lordg2962 Jesusg2424 Christg5547,

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 awho diedg599 for us, sog2443 that whetherg1535a we are awakeg1127 org1535a asleepg2518, we will liveg2198 togetherg260 with Him.

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Thereforeg1352  1encourageg3870 oneg240 anotherg240 and  abuildg3618 up oneg1520 anotherg1520, justg2531a as you alsog2532 are doingg4160.

Christian Conduct

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But we requestg2065 of you, brethreng80, that you  1 aappreciateg3609a thoseg3588  bwho diligentlyg2872 laborg2872 amongg1722 you, and  chaveg4291b chargeg4291b overg4291b you in the Lordg2962 and giveg3560 you  2instructiong3560,

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and that you esteemg2233 them veryg5239a highlyg5239a in loveg26 becauseg1223 of their workg2041.  aLiveg1514 in peaceg1514 with oneg1438 anotherg1438.

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We urgeg3870 you, brethreng80, admonishg3560  athe  1unrulyg813, encourageg3888  bthe faintheartedg3642, helpg472  cthe weakg772, be  dpatientg3114 with everyoneg3956.

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Seeg3708 that  anog3361 oneg5100 repaysg591 anotherg5100 with evilg2556 for evilg2556, but alwaysg3842  bseekg1377 afterg1377 that whichg18 is goodg18 for oneg240 anotherg240 and for allg3956 peopleg3956.

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 aRejoiceg5463 alwaysg3842;

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 aprayg4336 withoutg89 ceasingg89;

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in everythingg3956  agiveg2168 thanksg2168; for thisg3778 is God'sg2316 willg2307 for you in Christg5547 Jesusg2424.

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 aDo not quenchg4570 the Spiritg4151;

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do not despiseg1848  apropheticg4394  1utterancesg4394.

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But  aexamineg1381a everythingg3956 carefully;  bholdg2722 fastg2722 to that whichg2570 is goodg2570;

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abstaing568 from everyg3956  1formg1491b of evilg4190.

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Nowg1161  amay the Godg2316 of peaceg1515  bHimselfg846 sanctifyg37 you entirelyg3651; and may your  cspiritg4151 and soulg5590 and bodyg4983 be preservedg5083 completeg3648,  dwithoutg274 blameg274 at  ethe comingg3952 of our Lordg2962 Jesusg2424 Christg5547.

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 aFaithfulg4103 is He who  bcallsg2564 you, and He alsog2532 will bringg4160 it to passg4160.

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Brethreng80,  aprayg4336 for us 1.

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 aGreetg782 allg3956 the brethreng80 with a holyg40 kissg5370.

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I adjureg1775a you by the Lordg2962 to  ahave thisg3588 letterg1992 readg314 to allg3956 the  bbrethreng80.

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 aThe graceg5485 of our Lordg2962 Jesusg2424 Christg5547 be with you.



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