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| 5:1 | But of the times and the seasons, brethren, yee haue no need that I write vnto you. |
| 5:2 | For your selues knowe perfectly that the day of the Lord so commeth as a thiefe in the night. |
| 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. |
| 5:4 | But ye, brethren, are not in darkenesse, that that day should ouertake you as a thiefe. |
| 5:5 | Yee are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkenesse. |
| 5:6 | Therefore let vs not sleepe, as doe others: but let vs watch and be sober. |
| 5:7 | For they that sleepe, sleepe in the night, and they that bee drunken, are drunken in the night. |
| 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. |
| 5:9 | For God hath not appointed vs to wrath: but to obtaine saluation by our Lord Iesus Christ, |
| 5:10 | Who died for vs, that whether we wake or sleepe, we should liue together with him. |
| 5:11 | Wherefore, comfort your selues together, and edifie one another, euen as also ye doe. |
| 5:12 | And we beseech you, brethren, to know them which labour among you, and are ouer you in the Lord, and admonish you: |
| 5:13 | And to esteeme them very highly in loue for their workes sake, and be at peace among your selues. |
| 5:14 | Now we exhort you, brethren, warne them that are vnruly, comfort the feeble minded, support the weake, be patient toward all men. |
| 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. |
| 5:16 | Reioyce euermore: |
| 5:17 | Pray without ceasing: |
| 5:18 | In euery thing giue thankes: for this is the will of God in Christ Iesus concerning you. |
| 5:19 | Quench not the spirit: |
| 5:20 | Despise not prophecyings: |
| 5:21 | Proue all things: hold fast that which is good. |
| 5:22 | Abstaine from all appearance of euill. |
| 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. |
| 5:24 | Faithfull is hee that calleth you, who also will doe it. |
| 5:25 | Brethren, pray for vs. |
| 5:26 | Greete all the brethren with an holy kisse. |
| 5:27 | I charge you by the Lord, that this Epistle bee read vnto all the holy brethren. |
| 5:28 | The grace of our Lord Iesus Christ be with you, Amen.The first Epistle vnto the Thessalonians, was written from Athens. |
| 5:1 | Bvt of ye tymes and seasons (brethre) it is no nede to wryte vnto you. |
| 5:2 | For ye youre selues knowe perfectly, that the daye of the LORDE shal come euen as a thefe in the nighte. |
| 5:3 | For whan they shal saye: Tush, It is peace, there is no daunger, then shall soden destruccion come vpo the, euen as the payne of a woman trauaylinge with childe, and they shal not escape. |
| 5:4 | But ye brethren are not in darknes, that that daye shulde come on you as a thefe. |
| 5:5 | Ye are alltogether children of lighte, and children of the daye. We are not of the night, nether of darknesse. |
| 5:6 | Therfore let vs not slepe as do other, but let vs watch, and be sober. |
| 5:7 | For they that slepe, slepe in the nighte: and they that be dronken, are dronken in the nighte. |
| 5:8 | But let vs which are of the daye, be sober, armed wt the brestplate of faith and loue, and with ye helmet of hope to saluacion. |
| 5:9 | For God hath not appoynted vs vnto wrath, but to optayne saluacion by ye meanes of oure LORDE Iesu Christ, |
| 5:10 | which dyed for vs: that whether we wake or slepe, we shulde lyue together with him. |
| 5:11 | Wherfore comforte youre selues together, and edifye one another, euen as ye do. |
| 5:12 | We beseke you brethren, that ye knowe them which laboure amonge you, and haue the ouersighte of you in the LORDE, |
| 5:13 | and geue you exhortacion, that ye haue the the more in loue for their workes sake, and be at peace with them. |
| 5:14 | We desyre you brethre, warne them that are vnruly, coforte the feble mynded, forbeare the weake, be pacient towarde all men. |
| 5:15 | Se that none recompence euell for euell vnto eny man: but euer folowe that which is good, both amoge youre selues and to all men. |
| 5:16 | Reioyse alwaye, |
| 5:17 | praye contynually, |
| 5:18 | in all thinges be thankfull: for this is the wyll of God in Christ Iesu towarde you. |
| 5:19 | Quech not ye sprete: |
| 5:20 | despyse not prophecieges: |
| 5:21 | proue all thiges, & kepe yt which is good. |
| 5:22 | Abstayne fro all suspicious thinges. |
| 5:23 | The very God of peace sanctifye you thorow out. And I praye God, that youre whole sprete, soule & body be kepte blameles vnto ye comynge of oure LORDE Iesus Christ. |
| 5:24 | Faithfull is he which hath called you, which wil also do it. |
| 5:25 | Brethren, praye for vs. |
| 5:26 | Grete all the brethre with an holy kysse. |
| 5:27 | I charge you by ye LORDE, that this epistle be red vnto all ye holy brethren. |
| 5:28 | The grace of oure LORDE Iesus Christ be with you, Amen. |
| 5:1 | But, britheren, of tymes and momentis ye neden not that Y write to you. |
| 5:2 | For ye silf witen diligentli, that the dai of the Lord schal come, as a theef in the niyt. |
| 5:3 | For whanne thei schulen seie pees is, and sikirnesse, thanne sudeyn deth schal come on hem, as sorewe to a womman that is with child, and thei schulen not scape. |
| 5:4 | But, britheren, ye ben not in derknessis, that the ilke dai as a theef catche you. |
| 5:5 | For alle ye ben the sones of liyt, and sones of dai; we ben not of niyt, nether of derknessis. |
| 5:6 | Therfor slepe we not as othere; but wake we, and be we sobre. |
| 5:7 | For thei that slepen, slepen in the niyt, and thei that ben drunkun, ben drunkun in the niyt. |
| 5:8 | But we that ben of the dai, ben sobre, clothid in the haburioun of feith and of charite, and in the helme of hope of heelthe. |
| 5:9 | For God puttide not vs in to wraththe, but in to the purchasing of heelthe bi oure Lord Jhesu Crist, that was deed for vs; |
| 5:10 | that whether we waken, whether we slepen, we lyue togidere with him. |
| 5:11 | For which thing comforte ye togidere, and edefie ye ech other, as ye doon. |
| 5:12 | And, britheren, we preien you, that ye knowen hem that trauelen among you, and ben souereyns to you in the Lord, and techen you, |
| 5:13 | that ye han hem more aboundantli in charyte; and for the werk of hem, haue ye pees with hem. |
| 5:14 | And, britheren, we preien you, repreue ye vnpesible men. Coumforte ye men of litil herte, resseyue ye sijke men, be ye pacient to alle men. |
| 5:15 | Se ye, that no man yelde yuel for yuel to ony man; but euere more sue ye that that is good, ech to othere and to alle men. |
| 5:16 | Euere more ioye ye; |
| 5:17 | without ceessing preye ye; |
| 5:18 | in alle thingis do ye thankyngis. For this is the wille of God in Crist Jhesu, in alle you. |
| 5:19 | Nyle ye quenche the spirit; |
| 5:20 | nyle ye dispise prophecies. |
| 5:21 | But preue ye alle thingis, and holde ye that thing that is good. |
| 5:22 | Absteyne you fro al yuel spice. |
| 5:23 | And God hym silf of pees make you hooli bi alle thingis, that youre spirit be kept hool, and soule, and bodi, without pleynt, in the comyng of oure Lord Jhesu Crist. |
| 5:24 | God is trewe, that clepide you, which also schal do. |
| 5:25 | Britheren, preye ye for vs. |
| 5:26 | Grete ye wel alle britheren in hooli cos. |
| 5:27 | Y coniure you bi the Lord, that this pistle be red to alle hooli britheren. |
| 5:28 | The grace of oure Lord Jhesu Crist be with you. Amen. |
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