Bible Book - INDEX

MODERN LITERAL VERSION - 2026 Update

5:1       Now brethren, you^° have no need for anything to be written to you^° concerning the times and the seasons.

5:2 For^* you^° yourselves know accurately that the day of the Lord so comes like a thief in the night.

5:3 For^* whenever they say, Peace and security, then sudden utter-destruction stands upon {Or: against} them, just-like the travail a woman has in her womb, and they should never flee away from it.

5:4 But brethren, you^° are not in darkness in-order-that the day might overtake you^° like a thief.

5:5 You^° are all sons of light and sons of the day. We are not of the night, nor of darkness.

5:6 Therefore, consequently^*, we should not sleep, like the rest also do, but let us watch and be sober.

5:7 For^* the ones sleeping, they sleep at night; and the ones being drunk, they are drunk by night.

5:8 But we, being of the day, should be sober, clothed ourselves with the breastplate of faith and love^*, and a helmet, the hope of salvation.

5:9 Because God appointed^* us not ^*for wrath, but ^*for the acquisition of salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ,

5:10 who died on our behalf, in-order-that, whether we should watch or sleep, we should live together-with him at the same-time.

5:11 Hence, encourage^° one another and build^° up one by one, just-as you^° are also practicing.      

5:12 But brethren, we request of you^° to know the ones laboring among you^°, and the ones governing over you^°, and admonishing you^° in the Lord,

5:13 and to deem them exceptionally in love^* because of their work. Be^° at peace among yourselves.

5:14 But brethren, we encourage you^°: admonish^° the disorderly, console^° the fainthearted, hold^° up the weak, have^° patience toward all.

5:15 See^° that not anyone should repay evil in exchange-for evil to anyone, but always pursue^° the good, both toward one another and toward all.

5:16 Rejoice^° always.

5:17 Pray^° constantly.

5:18 Give-thanks^° in everything, for^* this is the will of God in Christ Jesus toward you^°.

5:19 Do^° not quench the Spirit.

5:20 Do^° not scorn prophecies.

5:21 Now test^° all things. Hold-onto^° the good things.

5:22 Abstain^° from every form of evil.      

5:23 Now may the God of peace himself make you^° entirely holy, and may your^° whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ.

5:24 He is faithful who calls you^°, who will also do^* it.      

5:25 Brethren, pray^° concerning us.      

5:26 Greet^° all the brethren by a holy kiss.

5:27 I am imploring you^° by the Lord, that this letter be read to all the holy brethren.      

5:28 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ is with you^°. Amen.             {NOTES: Please read the Preface and other non-bible sections. * is our universal footnoting for words contained in the ‘Definitions’ section. These words are NOT the same Greek word as the non-asterisk form; i.e., *FOR is different from FOR* is different from FOR. ^° (degree sign) denotes plural forms.}