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First Epistle to the Thessalonians, Chapter 5

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1 Thessalonians 5 NASB - New American Standard Bible1 Thessalonians 5 NASB - New American Standard Bible

Chapter 5 of 1 Thessalonians—New American Standard Bible (NASB)

  1. ¶ Now as to the 1times and the epochs, brethren, you 2have no need of anything to be written to you.
  2. For you yourselves know full well that 3the day of the Lord [a]will come 4just like a thief in the night.
  3. While they are saying, “5Peace and safety!” then [b]6destruction [c]will come upon them suddenly like 7labor pains upon a woman with child, and they will not escape.
  4. But you, brethren, are not in 8darkness, that the day would overtake you [d]9like a thief;
  5. for you are all 10sons of light and sons of day. We are not of night nor of 11darkness;
  6. so then let us not 12sleep as [e]13others do, but let us be alert and [f]14sober.
  7. For those who sleep do their sleeping at night, and those who get drunk get 15drunk at night.
  8. But since 16we are of the day, let us 17be [g]sober, having put on the 18breastplate of 19faith and love, and as a 20helmet, the 21hope of salvation.
  9. For God has not destined us for 22wrath, but for 23obtaining salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ,
  10. 24who died for us, so that whether we are awake or asleep, we will live together with Him.
  11. Therefore [h]encourage one another and 25build up one another, just as you also are doing.
  12. ¶ But we request of you, brethren, that you [i]26appreciate those 27who diligently labor among you, and 28have charge over you in the Lord and give you [j]instruction,
  13. and that you esteem them very highly in love because of their work. 29Live in peace with one another.
  14. We urge you, brethren, admonish 30the [k]unruly, encourage 31the fainthearted, help 32the weak, be 33patient with everyone.
  15. See that 34no one repays another with evil for evil, but always 35seek after that which is good for one another and for all people.
  16. 36Rejoice always;
  17. 37pray without ceasing;
  18. in everything 38give thanks; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
  19. 39Do not quench the Spirit;
  20. do not despise 40prophetic [l]utterances.
  21. But 41examine everything carefully; 42hold fast to that which is good;
  22. abstain from every [m]form of evil.
  23. ¶ Now 43may the God of peace 44Himself sanctify you entirely; and may your 45spirit and soul and body be preserved complete, 46without blame at 47the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
  24. 48Faithful is He who 49calls you, and He also will bring it to pass.
  25. ¶ Brethren, 50pray for us[n].
  26. 51Greet all the brethren with a holy kiss.
  27. I adjure you by the Lord to 52have this letter read to all the 53brethren.
  28. 54The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.

FOOTNOTES

  1. ^ Lit is coming
  2. ^ Or sudden destruction
  3. ^ Lit comes upon
  4. ^ One early ms reads like thieves
  5. ^ Lit the remaining ones
  6. ^ Or self-controlled
  7. ^ Or self-controlled
  8. ^ Or comfort
  9. ^ Lit know
  10. ^ Or admonition
  11. ^ Or undisciplined
  12. ^ Or gifts
  13. ^ Or appearance
  14. ^ Two early mss add also

REFERENCES

  1. ^ Ac 1:7
  2. ^ 1Th 4:9
  3. ^ 1Co 1:8
  4. ^ Lu 21:34; 1Th 5:4; 2Pe 3:10; Re 3:3; 16:15
  5. ^ Je 6:14; 8:11; Eze 13:10
  6. ^ 2Th 1:9
  7. ^ Jn 16:21
  8. ^ Ac 26:18; 1Jo 2:8
  9. ^ Lu 21:34; 1Th 5:2; 2Pe 3:10; Re 3:3; 16:15
  10. ^ Lu 16:8
  11. ^ Ac 26:18; 1Jo 2:8
  12. ^ Ro 13:11; 1Th 5:10
  13. ^ Eph 2:3; 1Th 4:13
  14. ^ 1Pe 1:13
  15. ^ Ac 2:15; 2Pe 2:13
  16. ^ 1Th 5:5
  17. ^ 1Pe 1:13
  18. ^ Is 59:17; Eph 6:14
  19. ^ Eph 6:23
  20. ^ Eph 6:17
  21. ^ Ro 8:24
  22. ^ 1Th 1:10
  23. ^ 2Th 2:13f
  24. ^ Ro 14:9
  25. ^ Eph 4:29
  26. ^ 1Co 16:18; 1Ti 5:17
  27. ^ Ro 16:6, 12; 1Co 15:10; 16:16
  28. ^ Heb 13:17
  29. ^ Mr 9:50
  30. ^ 2Th 3:6, 7, 11
  31. ^ Is 35:4
  32. ^ Ro 14:1f; 1Co 8:7ff; Ro 15:1
  33. ^ 1Co 13:4
  34. ^ Mt 5:44; Ro 12:17; 1Pe 3:9
  35. ^ Ro 12:9; Ga 6:10; 1Th 5:21
  36. ^ Pp 4:4
  37. ^ Eph 6:18
  38. ^ Eph 5:20
  39. ^ Eph 4:30
  40. ^ Ac 13:1; 1Co 14:31
  41. ^ 1Co 14:29; 1Jo 4:1
  42. ^ Ro 12:9; Ga 6:10; 1Th 5:15
  43. ^ Ro 15:33
  44. ^ 1Th 3:11
  45. ^ Lu 1:46f; Heb 4:12
  46. ^ Jm 1:4; 2Pe 3:14
  47. ^ 1Th 2:19
  48. ^ 1Co 1:9; 2Th 3:3
  49. ^ 1Th 2:12
  50. ^ Eph 6:19; 2Th 3:1; Heb 13:18
  51. ^ Ro 16:16
  52. ^ Col 4:16
  53. ^ Ac 1:15
  54. ^ Ro 16:20; 2Th 3:18

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Comments

  1. David yakubuDavid yakubu
    Oct 29, 2022 08:05 GMT

    When i do read some comments and seeing that its the same people that are supposed to be called believers but are talking ill of other denominations, it hurts. Let us all remember that We should judge not

    1. jonas smithjonas smith
      Apr 23, 2023 02:57 GMT

      The bible tells us to test the spirits. Satan disguises himself as angel of light. So yes some denomination are not teaching the truth. You are responsible for judging which ones are not. You have to judge the truth at all times. this is what the bible teaches

  2. THTH
    Apr 7, 2021 00:20 GMT

    The NWT is a very good translation. Dr. Jason David BeDuhn PhD attests to that in his book Truth in Translation. drive.google.com/...5p16melHzg8/view

    1. James LernerJames Lerner
      Jul 20, 2024 09:48 GMT

      The NWT is Satanic filth to its very core.

      The JW Cult is Satanic to its very core.

      Praise Yahweh I will never be a victim of JW brainwashing. If I burn in Hell for eternity or I am ultimately annihilated so be it

      May Yahweh's curse rest on the Watchtower Society and its Satanic leadership

    2. jim mcleodjim mcleod
      Aug 22, 2021 06:16 GMT

      NWT is a false translation that takes away from the deity of Jesus !

  3. SlightlyChaoticSlightlyChaotic
    Jan 30, 2021 16:33 GMT

    Thank you for taking the time to provide this service. I like seeing the NASB on your web page in the same format as I read on paper. On other sites, the text area is smaller, and so I have to keep scrolling down to read and sometimes I lose the context. So I really appreciate the format.

    As far as the NWT, you are certainly free to do whatever you think best with your own web pages. I'd suggest that you make a note anytime you have a translation that is associated with only one denomination or church, for example:
    New World Translation (Jehovah's Witness version).

    In Jesus' parable of the wheat and the tares. the main idea seems to be that you can't easily distinguish between God's people and not-God's people on this earth, so our Lord's response is to wait until they are shown to be the kind of people they are inside. But the NWT seems like false teaching to me. So I think the warning passages from Jesus' apostles are more applicable, as in 2 Peter 3:15-16, when he talks about Paul's writings:
    "There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures."
    And we also have the positive exhortations, as in 2 Timothy 2:15:
    "Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth."

    1. BroderickBroderick
      Jan 31, 2021 00:57 GMT

      Your suggestion regarding the denominational flagging is duly noted. But I can’t help but wonder, wouldn’t a Catholic also want “Protestant versions” marked as well?

      As for the parable, I’m pretty sure the slaves were convinced in their own minds that they could tell the tares from the wheat. After all, aren’t they the ones who identified the problem in the first place? But the master obviously thought otherwise.

      Furthermore, even at the time when Jesus himself was walking the earth, not everybody who claimed fellowship actually followed him causing John to inquire at Mark 9:39, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we tried to prevent him because he was not following us.” But Jesus said, “Do not hinder him . . . for he who is not against us is for us.”

  4. Joshua HarderJoshua Harder
    Dec 11, 2020 17:48 GMT

    Hello, question.. why have you included the NWT with other legitimate bible translations? Or why have you not atleast included a warning to readers? Don't you fear that someone could be influenced by the Watchtower's intentional heresies? Thank you.

    1. KevinKevin
      Jul 11, 2021 17:45 GMT

      en.m.wikipedia.org/..._Holy_Scriptures

      See the section critical review

    2. ChrisChris
      Jan 8, 2021 07:15 GMT

      Please site these intentional heresies. I am well versed in the watch tower outline and agree they are in many ways incorrect but i also bet i can point many out from EVERY established or main denomination. There is much to learn from them all as one who drinks milk?

      Judge not lest ye be judged, that is not to pass judgement on you either brother.

      I debate with scripture. I don't hold it to be true that Michael is Y'Shua HaMeshiach but I also firmly hold it to be true that our G-d and Heavenly Father are not the word encarnate and only begotten son.

      I love not seeing "lord" which i relate to baal. I feel the catholic church is a satanic establishment and I am aware a freemason started the hovies but there are evil in high places and our fight is also with principalities.

      What i'm saying is that in my darkest hours, those two were some of if not the only ones who would bring a Bible and eucharist and pray with me.

      We all fall short of the glory of G-d.

      Don't forget the NWT was recognized as the most accurate translation on Jeopardy.

      Lastly, this is different I noted than the NWT i have read and am very familiar with. Pull up the watchtower page and compare. I truly look forward to getting this one!

  5. julietjuliet
    Aug 17, 2022 09:36 GMT

    the sky is blue

  6. mercymercy
    Aug 12, 2022 21:23 GMT

    i am Mercy, the sky is blue what else do you need

    1. mercymercy
      Aug 12, 2022 21:25 GMT

      i am so sorry, it was a big mistake

  7. God is able to do all thingsGod is able to do all things
    May 17, 2021 17:59 GMT

    Jesus how much love calling yo name

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