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5:1  Now you do not need to have anything written to you about times and dates, brothers,
5:2  for you yourselves know very well that the Day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night.
5:3  When people say, "There is peace and security," destruction will strike them as suddenly as labor pains come to a pregnant woman, and they will not be able to escape.
5:4  However, brothers, you are not in the darkness, in order that the Day of the Lord might surprise you like a thief.
5:5  For all of you are children of the light and children of the day. We do not belong to the night or to darkness.
5:6  Therefore, let's not fall asleep like others do, but let's stay awake and be sober.
5:7  For people who go to sleep, go to sleep at night; and people who get drunk, get drunk at night.
5:8  But since we belong to the day, let's be sober. We must put on the breastplate of faith and love, and the hope of salvation as a helmet.
5:9  For God has not destined us to receive wrath but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus, the Messiah,
5:10  who died for us in order that, whether we are awake or asleep, we may live together with him.
5:11  So then, encourage one another and build each other up, as you are doing.
5:12  Brothers, we ask you to show your appreciation for those who work among you, set an example for you in the Lord, and instruct you.
5:13  Hold them in the highest regard, loving them because of their work. Live in peace with each other.
5:14  We urge you, brothers, to admonish those who are idle, cheer up those who are discouraged, and help those who are weak. Be patient with everyone.
5:15  Make sure that no one pays back evil for evil. Instead, always pursue what is good for each other and for everyone else.
5:16  Always be joyful.
5:17  Continually be prayerful.
5:18  In everything be thankful, because this is God's will for you in the Messiah Jesus.
5:19  Do not put out the Spirit's fire.
5:20  Do not despise prophecies.
5:21  Instead, test everything. Hold on to what is good.
5:22  Keep away from every kind of evil.
5:23  May the God of peace himself make you holy in every way. And may your whole being—spirit, soul, and body—remain blameless when our Lord Jesus, the Messiah, appears.
5:24  The one who calls you is faithful, and he will continue to be faithful.
5:25  Brothers, pray for us.
5:26  Greet all the brothers with a holy kiss.
5:27  I order you by the Lord to have this letter read to all the brothers.
5:28  May the grace of our Lord Jesus, the Messiah, be with you! Amen.