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| 5:1 |
 ut of the times and the seasons, brethren, yee haue no need that I write vnto you. |
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| 5:2 |
For your selues knowe perfectly that the day of the Lord so commeth as a thiefe in the night. |
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| 5:3 |
For when they shal say, Peace and safety: then sudden destructio commeth vpon them, as trauaile vpon a woman with childe, and they shall not escape. |
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But ye, brethren, are not in darkenesse, that that day should ouertake you as a thiefe. |
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| 5:5 |
Yee are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkenesse. |
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| 5:6 |
Therefore let vs not sleepe, as doe others: but let vs watch and be sober. |
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| 5:7 |
For they that sleepe, sleepe in the night, and they that bee drunken, are drunken in the night. |
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| 5:8 |
But let vs who are of the day, bee sober, putting on the brestplate of faith and loue, and for an helmet, the hope of saluation. |
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| 5:9 |
For God hath not appointed vs to wrath: but to obtaine saluation by our Lord Iesus Christ, |
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| 5:10 |
Who died for vs, that whether we wake or sleepe, we should liue together with him. |
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| 5:11 |
Wherefore, comfort your selues together, and edifie one another, euen as also ye doe. |
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| 5:12 |
And we beseech you, brethren, to know them which labour among you, and are ouer you in the Lord, and admonish you: |
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| 5:13 |
And to esteeme them very highly in loue for their workes sake, And be at peace among your selues. |
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| 5:14 |
Now we exhort you, brethren, warne them that are vnruly, comfort the feeble minded, support the weake, be patient toward all men. |
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| 5:15 |
See that none render euill for euill vnto any man: but euer follow that which is good, both among your selues and to all men. |
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| 5:16 |
Reioyce euermore: |
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| 5:17 |
Pray without ceasing: |
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| 5:18 |
In euery thing giue thankes: for this is the will of God in Christ Iesus concerning you. |
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| 5:19 |
Quench not the spirit: |
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| 5:20 |
Despise not prophecyings: |
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| 5:21 |
Proue all things: hold fast that which is good. |
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| 5:22 |
Abstaine from all appearance of euill. |
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| 5:23 |
And the very God of peace sanctifie you wholly: and I pray God your whole spirit, and soule, and body be preserued blamelesse vnto the comming of our Lord Iesus Christ. |
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| 5:24 |
Faithfull is hee that calleth you, who also will doe it. |
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| 5:25 |
Brethren, pray for vs. |
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| 5:26 |
Greete all the brethren with an holy kisse. |
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| 5:27 |
I charge you by the Lord, that this Epistle bee read vnto all the holy brethren. |
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| 5:28 |
The grace of our Lord Iesus Christ be with you, Amen.The first Epistle vnto the Thessalonians, was written from Athens. |
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