1 Thessalonians 5 - 2 Thessalonians 1

Christian Standard Bible

The Day of the Lord

5 About the times and the seasons:^(A) Brothers and sisters, you do not need anything to be written to you. ² For you yourselves know very well that the day of the Lord^(B) will come just like a thief^(C) in the night. ³ When they say, “Peace and security,” then sudden destruction^(D) will come upon them, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape. ⁴ But you, brothers and sisters, are not in the dark, for this day to surprise you like a thief.^{(E) 5} For you are all children of light and children of the day. We do not belong to the night or the darkness.^{(F) 6} So then, let us not sleep, like the rest, but let us stay awake and be self-controlled. ⁷ For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk, get drunk at night. ⁸ But since we belong to the day, let us be self-controlled^(G) and put on the armor^(H) of faith and love, and a helmet^(I) of the hope of salvation. ⁹ For God did not appoint us to wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord^(J) Jesus Christ,^{(K) 10} who died for us,^(L) so that whether we are awake or asleep,^(M) we may live together with him.^{(N) 11} Therefore encourage one another and build each other up as you are already doing.

Exhortations and Blessings

¹² Now we ask you, brothers and sisters, to give recognition^(O) to those who labor among you and lead you^[a] in the Lord and admonish you, ¹³ and to regard them very highly in love because of their work. Be at peace^(P) among yourselves. ¹⁴ And we exhort you, brothers and sisters:^(Q) warn those who are idle,^[b] comfort the discouraged, help the weak, be patient^(R) with everyone. ¹⁵ See to it that no one repays evil for evil^(S) to anyone,^(T) but always pursue what is good for one another and for all.^{(U) 16} Rejoice^(V) always, ¹⁷ pray constantly, ¹⁸ give thanks in everything; for this is God’s will^(W) for you in Christ Jesus. ¹⁹ Don’t stifle the Spirit. ²⁰ Don’t despise prophecies, ²¹ but test all things.^(X) Hold on to what is good. ²² Stay away^(Y) from every kind of evil.

²³ Now may the God of peace^(Z) himself sanctify you completely. And may your whole spirit,^(AA) soul, and body be kept sound and blameless at the coming^(AB) of our Lord^(AC) Jesus Christ.^{(AD) 24} He who calls^(AE) you^(AF) is faithful; he will do it. ²⁵ Brothers and sisters, pray for us also. ²⁶ Greet all the brothers and sisters with a holy kiss. ²⁷ I charge you by the Lord that this letter be read to all the brothers and sisters.^{(AG) 28} The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.

Greeting

1 Paul, Silvanus,^[c](AH) and Timothy:^(AI)

To the church of the Thessalonians^(AJ) in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

² Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

God’s Judgment and Glory

³ We ought to thank God always for you, brothers and sisters, and rightly so, since your faith is flourishing and the love^(AK) each one of you has for one another^(AL) is increasing.^{(AM) 4} Therefore, we ourselves boast^(AN) about you among God’s churches—about your perseverance and faith in all the persecutions and afflictions that you are enduring. ⁵ It is clear evidence of God’s righteous^(AO) judgment^(AP) that you will be counted worthy of God’s kingdom, for which you also are suffering,^{(AQ) 6} since it is just for God to repay with affliction those who afflict you ⁷ and to give relief to you who are afflicted, along with us. This will take place at the revelation of the Lord Jesus from heaven with his powerful angels, ⁸ when he takes vengeance with flaming fire^(AR) on those who don’t know God^(AS) and on those who don’t obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.^{(AT) 9} They will pay the penalty of eternal destruction^(AU) from the Lord’s presence^(AV) and from his glorious strength^{(AW) 10} on that day when he comes^(AX) to be glorified^(AY) by his saints^(AZ) and to be marveled at by all those who have believed, because our testimony among you was believed. ¹¹ In view of this, we always pray for you that our God will make you worthy of his calling,^(BA) and by his power fulfill your every desire to do good^[d] and your work produced by faith,^{(BB) 12} so that the name^(BC) of our Lord Jesus will be glorified^(BD) by you, and you by him,^(BE) according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.