1 But about the times and the seasons, brothers, ye have no need to be written to you.
2 For ye yourselves know accurately that the day of Lord so comes as a thief in the night.
3 For when they say, Peace and safety, then sudden destruction approaches them, as the woman having birth pangs in her womb, and they will, no, not escape.
4 But ye, brothers, are not in darkness, so that the day would seize you as a thief.
5 Ye are all sons of light and sons of the day. We are not of the night nor of darkness.
6 So then let us not sleep, as also the others, but let us watch and be sober.
7 For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who are intoxicated get drunk at night.
8 But we, being of the day, should be sober, putting on a breastplate of faith and love, and a helmet, the hope of salvation.
9 Because God appointed us not for wrath, but for an acquired possession of salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, who died for us.
10 So that, whether we are awake or sleep, we should live together with him.
11 Therefore encourage each other, and build ye up one by one, just as ye also are doing.
12 And we ask you, brothers, to acknowledge those who labor among you, and who lead you in Lord, and who admonish you,
13 and to esteem them with exceptional love because of their work. Live peaceably among yourselves.
14 And we encourage you, brothers, admonish the unruly, strengthen the weak-spirited, help the infirmed, be patient toward all.
15 See that not any man repays evil for evil to any man, but always pursue the good, both for each other and for all.
16 Rejoice always.
17 Pray without ceasing.
18 In everything express thanks, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.
19 Do not quench the Spirit.
20 Do not disdain prophecies,
21 but examine all things. Hold firm the good.
22 Abstain from all appearance of evil.
23 And may the God of peace himself sanctify you thoroughly. And may your spirit and soul and body be preserved complete, blamelessly at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
24 Faithful is he who calls you, who also will do it.
25 Brothers, pray about us.
26 Salute all the brothers by a holy kiss.
27 I adjure you by the Lord that the letter be read to all the holy brothers.
28 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ is with you. Truly.
1 Of the tymes and seasons brethren ye have no nede that I write vnto you:
2 for ye youre selves knowe parfectly that the daye of the Lorde shall come even as a thefe in the nyght.
3 When they shall saye peace and no daunger than commeth on the soden destruccion as the travalynge of a woma with childe and they shall not scape.
4 But ye brethre are not in darcknes that yt daye shuld come on you as it were a thefe.
5 Ye are all the childre of light and the children of ye daye. We are not of ye nyght nether of darcknes.
6 Therfore let vs not slepe as do other: but let vs watch and be sober.
7 For they that slepe slepe in the nyght: and they that be dronken are dronken in the nyght.
8 But let vs which are of the daye be sober armed with the brest plate of fayth and love and with hope of salvacio as an helmet.
9 For god hath not apoynted vs vnto wrath: but to obtayne salvacion by ye meanes of oure lorde Iesu Christ
10 which died for vs: that whether we wake or slepe we shuld lyve togedder with him.
11 Wherfore comforte youre selves togedder and edifie one another even as ye do.
12 We beseche you brethren that ye knowe them which laboure amonge you and have the oversight of you in the Lorde
13 and geve you exhortacion that ye have them the more in love for their workes sake and be at peace with them.
14 We desyre you brethre warne them that are vnruly comforte the feble mynded forbeare the weake have continuall pacience towarde all men.
15 Se that none recopence evill for evyll vnto eny man: but ever folowe that which is good both amonge youre selves and to all men.
16 Reioyce ever.
17 Praye cotinually.
18 In all thinges geve thankes. For this is the wyll of God in Christ Iesu towarde you.
19 Quenche not the sprete.
20 Despise not prophesyinge.
21 Examen all thinges and kepe that which is good.
22 Abstayne from all suspicious thinges.
23 The very God of peace sanctifie you thorow out. And I praye God that youre whole sprete soulse and body be kept fautlesse vnto ye comynge of oure Lorde Iesus Christ
24 Faythfull is he which called you: which will also do it.
25 Brethre praye for vs.
26 Grete all the brethren with an holy kysse.
27 I charge you in the Lorde that this pistle be reed vnto all the holy brethren.
28 The grace of the Lorde Iesus Christ be with you. Amen.