1898 Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

1 Thessalonians 5

1 He proceedeth in the former description of Christ's coming to judgment, 16 and giveth divers precepts, 23 and so concludeth the epistle.

 5:1 ¶ And concerning the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need of my writing to you,

 5:2 for yourselves have known thoroughly that the day of the Lord as a thief in the night doth so come,

 5:3 for when they may say, Peace and surety, then sudden destruction doth stand by them, as the travail [doth] her who is with child, and they shall not escape;

 5:4 and ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that the day may catch you as a thief;

 5:5 all ye are sons of light, and sons of day; we are not of night, nor of darkness,

 5:6 so, then, we may not sleep as also the others, but watch and be sober,

 5:7 for those sleeping, by night do sleep, and those making themselves drunk, by night are drunken,

 5:8 and we, being of the day—let us be sober, putting on a breastplate of faith and love, and an helmet—a hope of salvation,

 5:9 because God did not appoint us to anger, but to the acquiring of salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ,

 5:10 who did die for us, that whether we wake—whether we sleep—together with him we may live;

 5:11 wherefore, comfort ye one another, and build ye up, one the one, as also ye do.

 5:12 And we ask you, brethren, to know those labouring among you, and leading you in the Lord, and admonishing you,

 5:13 and to esteem them very abundantly in love, because of their work; be at peace among yourselves;

 5:14 and we exhort you, brethren, admonish the disorderly, comfort the feeble-minded, support the infirm, be patient unto all;

 5:15 see no one evil for evil may render to any one, but always that which is good pursue ye, both to one another and to all;

 5:16 always rejoice ye;

 5:17 continually pray ye;

 5:18 in every thing give thanks, for this [is] the will of God in Christ Jesus in regard to you.

 5:19 The Spirit quench not;

 5:20 prophesyings despise not;

 5:21 all things prove; that which is good hold fast;

 5:22 from all appearance of evil abstain ye;

 5:23 and the God of the peace Himself sanctify you wholly, and may your whole spirit, and soul, and body, be preserved unblameably in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ;

 5:24 stedfast is He who is calling you, who also will do [it].

 5:25 Brethren, pray for us;

 5:26 salute all the brethren in an holy kiss;

 5:27 I charge you [by] the Lord, that the letter be read to all the holy brethren;

 5:28 the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ [is] with you! Amen.