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1 Thessalonians

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Chapter 1

  1. 1ΠαῦλοςPaulosPaulκαὶkaiandΣιλουανὸςSilouanosSilvanusκαὶkaiandΤιμόθεοςTimotheosTimothyτῇtēaTo theἐκκλησίᾳekklēsiachurchΘεσσαλονικέωνThessalonikeōnof the ThessaloniansἐνeninθεῷtheōGodπατρὶpatri[the] Fatherκαὶkaiandκυρίῳkuriōin [the] LordἸησοῦIēsouJesusΧριστῷ·ChristōChrist:χάριςcharisGraceὑμῖνhuminto youκαὶkaiandεἰρήνηeirēnēpeaceἀπὸapofromθεοῦtheouof GodπατρὸςpatrosFatherἡμῶνhēmōnof usκαὶkaiandκυρίουkuriouLordἸησοῦIēsouJesusΧριστοῦ.¶ChristouChrist.
  2. 2ΕὐχαριστοῦμενEucharistoumenWe give thanksτῷtō<the>θεῷtheōto Godπάντοτεpantotealwaysπερὶpericoncerningπάντωνpantōnallὑμῶνhumōnof youμνείανmneianmentionὑμῶνhumōnof youποιούμενοιpoioumenoimakingἐπὶepiinτῶνtōntheπροσευχῶνproseuchōnprayersἡμῶν,hēmōnof us,
  3. 3μνημονεύοντεςmnēmoneuontesrememberingὑμῶνhumōnyourτοῦtou<the>ἔργουergouworkτῆςtēs<the>πίστεωςpisteōsof faithκαὶkaiandτοῦtou<the>κόπουkopoulaborτῆςtēs<the>ἀγάπηςagapēsof loveκαὶkaiandτῆςtēstheὑπομονῆςhupomonēsenduranceτῆςtēsof theἐλπίδοςelpidoshopeτοῦtouof theκυρίουkuriouLordἡμῶνhēmōnof usἸησοῦIēsouJesusΧριστοῦChristouChristἔμπροσθενemprosthenbeforeτοῦtoutheθεοῦtheouGodκαὶkaiandπατρὸςpatrosFatherἡμῶν·hēmōnof us;
  4. 4εἰδότες,eidotesknowing,ἀδελφοὶadelphoibrothersἠγαπημένοιēgapēmenoibelovedὑπὸhupobyτοῦtou<the>θεοῦ,theouGod,τὴνtēntheἐκλογὴνeklogēnelectionὑμῶν·humōnof you;
  5. 5ὅτιhotibecauseτὸtotheεὐαγγέλιονeuangeliongospelἡμῶνhēmōnof usοὐκouknotἐγενήθηegenēthēcameεἰςeistoὑμᾶςhumasyouἐνeninλόγῳlogōwordμόνονmonononlyἀλλὰallabutκαὶkaialsoἐνeninδυνάμειdunameipowerκαὶkaiandἐνeninπνεύματιpneumati[the] SpiritἁγίῳhagiōHolyκαὶkaiandἐνenwithπληροφορίᾳplērophoriafull assuranceπολλῇpollēamuchκαθὼςkathōseven asοἴδατεoidateyou knowοἷοιhoioiwhatἐγενήθημενegenēthēmenwe wereἐνenamongὑμῖνhuminyouδι᾽di᾽on account ofὑμᾶς·humasyou;
  6. 6καὶkaiAndὑμεῖςhumeisyou yourselvesμιμηταὶmimētaiimitatorsἡμῶνhēmōnof usἐγενήθητεegenēthētebecameκαὶkaiandτοῦtouof theκυρίουkuriouLordδεξάμενοιdexamenoihaving receivedτὸνtontheλόγονlogonwordἐνeninθλίψειthlipseitribulationπολλῇpollēamuchμετὰmetawithχαρᾶςcharas[the] joyπνεύματοςpneumatosof [the] Spiritἁγίου,hagiouHoly,
  7. 7ὥστεhōsteso as forγενέσθαιgenesthaito becameὑμᾶςhumasyouπᾶσινpasinto allτοῖςtoistheπιστεύουσινpisteuousinbelieving [ones]ἐνeninτῇtēa<the>ΜακεδονίᾳMakedoniaMacedoniaκαὶkaiandἐνeninτῇtēa<the>Ἀχαΐᾳ.AchaiaAchaia.
  8. 8ἀφ᾽aph᾽Fromὑμῶνhumōnyouγὰρgarforἐξήχηταιexēchētaihas sounded forthὁhotheλόγοςlogoswordτοῦtouof theκυρίουkuriouLordοὐounotμόνονmonononlyἐνeninτῇtēa<the>ΜακεδονίᾳMakedoniaMacedoniaκαὶkaiandἐνeninτῇtēa<the>Ἀχαΐᾳ,AchaiaAchaia,ἀλλ᾽all᾽butκαὶkaialsoἐνeninπαντὶpantieveryτόπῳtopōplaceἡhētheπίστιςpistisfaithὑμῶνhumōnof youἡhē<the>πρὸςprostowardτὸνton<the>θεὸνtheonGodἐξελήλυθεν,exelēluthenhas gone abroad,ὥστεhōsteso as forμὴmēnotχρείανchreianneedἔχεινecheinto haveἡμᾶςhēmasusλαλεῖνlaleinto sayτι.tianything.
  9. 9αὐτοὶautoiThey themselvesγὰρgarforπερὶpericoncerningἡμῶνhēmōnusἀπαγγέλλουσινapangellousinreportὁποίανhopoianwhatεἴσοδονeisodonreceptionπρὸςprosfromὑμᾶς,humasyou,καὶkaiandπῶςpōshowἐπεστρέψατεepestrepsateyou turnedπρὸςprostoτὸνton<the>θεὸνtheonGodἀπὸapofromτῶνtōn<the>εἰδώλωνeidōlōnidolsδουλεύεινdouleueinto serveθεῷtheō[the] Godζῶντιzōntilivingκαὶkaiandἀληθινῷalēthinōtrue
  10. 10καὶkaiandἀναμένεινanameneinto awaitτὸνtontheυἱὸνhuionSonαὐτοῦautouof Himἐκekfromτῶνtōntheοὐρανῶν,ouranōnheavens,ὃνhonwhomἤγειρενēgeirenHe raisedἐκekout fromτῶνtōntheνεκρῶν,nekrōndead,ἸησοῦνIēsounJesusτὸνtonwhoῥυόμενονrhuomenonis deliveringἡμᾶςhēmasusτῆςtēstheὀργῆςorgēswrathτῆςtēswhichἐρχομένης.¶erchomenēsis coming.

Chapter 2

  1. 1ΑὐτοὶAutoiYou yourselvesγὰρgarforοἴδατε,oidateknow,ἀδελφοί,adelphoibrothers,τὴνtēntheεἴσοδονeisodoncomingἡμῶνhēmōnof usτὴνtēn<the>πρὸςprostoὑμᾶςhumasyouὅτιhotithatοὐounotκενὴkenēin vainγέγονεν·gegonenhas been;
  2. 2ἀλλὰallabutκαὶkaiandπροπαθόντεςpropathonteshaving previously sufferedκαὶkaiandὑβρισθέντες,hubristhenteshaving been mistreatedκαθὼςkathōseven asοἴδατε,oidateyou know,ἐνeninΦιλίπποις,PhilippoisPhilippi,ἐπαρρησιασάμεθαeparrēsiasamethawe had boldnessἐνeninτῷtōtheθεῷtheōGodἡμῶνhēmōnof usλαλῆσαιlalēsaito speakπρὸςprostoὑμᾶςhumasyouτὸtotheεὐαγγέλιονeuangeliongospelτοῦtou<the>θεοῦtheouof Godἐνenamidπολλῷpollōmuchἀγῶνι.agōniconflict.
  3. 3ἡhē<the>γὰρgarForπαράκλησιςparaklēsisthe exhortationἡμῶνhēmōnof usοὐκouk[is] notἐκekofπλάνηςplanēserrorοὐδὲoudenorἐξexofἀκαθαρσίαςakatharsiasimpurityἐνeninδόλῳ·dolōtrickery;
  4. 4ἀλλὰallabutκαθὼςkathōseven asδεδοκιμάσμεθαdedokimasmethawe have been approvedὑπὸhupobyτοῦtou<the>θεοῦtheouGodπιστευθῆναιpisteuthēnaito be entrusted withτὸtotheεὐαγγέλιον,euangeliongospel,οὕτωςhoutōssoλαλοῦμεν,laloumenwe speak,οὐχouchnotὡςhōsasἀνθρώποιςanthrōpoismenἀρέσκοντεςareskontespleasingἀλλὰallabutτῷtō<the>θεῷtheōas Godτῷtōwhoδοκιμάζοντιdokimazontiis examiningτὰςtastheκαρδίαςkardiasheartsἡμῶν.hēmōnof us.
  5. 5οὔτεouteNeverγάρgarforποτεpoteat any timeἐνenwithλόγῳlogōwordκολακείαςkolakeiasof flatteryἐγενήθημεν,egenēthēmenwere we,καθὼςkathōseven asοἴδατε,oidateyou know,οὔτεoutenorἐνenwithπροφάσειprophaseia pretextπλεονεξίας,pleonexiasfor greed —θεὸςtheosGod [is]μάρτυς,martuswitness —
  6. 6οὔτεoutenorζητοῦντεςzētountesseekingἐξexfromἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnmenδόξανdoxangloryοὔτεoutenorἀφ᾽aph᾽fromὑμῶνhumōnyouοὔτεoutenorἀπ᾽ap᾽fromἄλλων,allōnothers,
  7. 7ἀλλ᾽all᾽[7] Butἐγενήθημενegenēthēmenwe wereἐνeninμέσῳmesō[the] midstὑμῶν,humōnof you,ὡςhōsasτροφὸςtrophosa nursing motherθάλπῃthalpēshall cherishτὰta<the>ἑαυτῆςhe'autēsher ownτέκνα,teknachildren,
  8. 8οὕτωςhoutōsSoὑμῶνhumōnyouεὐδοκοῦμενeudokoumenwe were pleasedμεταδοῦναιmetadounaito have impartedὑμῖνhuminto youοὐounotμόνονmonononlyτὸtotheεὐαγγέλιονeuangeliongospelτοῦtou<the>θεοῦtheouof Godἀλλὰallabutκαὶkaialsoτὰςtas<the>ἑαυτῶνhe'autōnour ownψυχάς,psuchaslives,διότιdiotibecauseἀγαπητοὶagapētoibelovedἡμῖνhēminto us
  9. 9ΜνημονεύετεMnēmoneueteYou rememberγάρ,garfor,ἀδελφοί,adelphoibrothers,τὸνtontheκόπονkoponlaborἡμῶνhēmōnof usκαὶkaiandτὸνton<the>μόχθον·mochthonhardship:νυκτὸςnuktosBy nightγάρgarforκαὶkaiandἡμέραςhēmerasdayἐργαζόμενοιergazomenoiworkingπρὸςprosin orderτὸto<the>μὴmēnotἐπιβαρῆσαίepibarēsaito burdenτιναtinaanyoneὑμῶνhumōnof youἐκηρύξαμενekēruxamenwe proclaimedεἰςeistoὑμᾶςhumasyouτὸtotheεὐαγγέλιονeuangeliongospelτοῦtou<the>θεοῦ.theouof God.
  10. 10ὑμεῖςhumeisYou [are]μάρτυρεςmartureswitnessesκαὶkaiandὁho<the>θεός,theosGod,ὡςhōshowὁσίωςhosiōsholilyκαὶkaiandδικαίωςdikaiōsrighteouslyκαὶkaiandἀμέμπτωςamemptōsblamelesslyὑμῖνhumintoward youτοῖςtoisthoseπιστεύουσινpisteuousinbelievingἐγενήθημεν,egenēthēmenwe were,
  11. 11καθάπερkathaperjust asοἴδατε,oidateyou knowὡςhōshowἕναhenaoneἕκαστονhekastoneachὑμῶνhumōnof youὡςhōsasπατὴρpatēra fatherτέκναteknachildrenἑαυτοῦhe'autouof himself
  12. 12εἰςeis[12] untoτὸto<the>ὑμᾶςhumasyouἀξίωςaxiōsworthilyτοῦtou<the>θεοῦtheouof Godτοῦtouwhoκαλοῦντοςkalountosis callingὑμᾶςhumasyouεἰςeistoτὴνtēntheἑαυτοῦhe'autouHis ownβασιλείανbasileiankingdomκαὶkaiandδόξαν.¶doxanglory.
  13. 13ΚαὶKaiAndδιὰdiabecause ofτοῦτοtoutothisκαὶkaialsoἡμεῖςhēmeiswe ourselvesεὐχαριστοῦμενeucharistoumengive thanksτῷtō<the>θεῷtheōto Godἀδιαλείπτωςadialeiptōsunceasinglyὅτιhotithatπαραλαβόντεςparalabonteshaving receivedλόγονlogon[the] wordἀκοῆςakoēs[by your] hearingπαρ᾽par᾽fromἡμῶνhēmōnusτοῦtou<the>θεοῦtheouof Godἐδέξασθεedexastheyou acceptedοὐounotλόγονlogon[the] wordἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnof menἀλλὰallabutκαθώςkathōseven asἐστινestinit isἀληθῶςalēthōstrulyλόγονlogon[the] wordθεοῦ,theouof God,ὃςhoswhichκαὶkaialsoἐνεργεῖταιenergeitaiworksἐνeninὑμῖνhuminyouτοῖςtoiswhoπιστεύουσιν.pisteuousinbelieve.
  14. 14ὑμεῖςhumeisyou yourselvesγὰρgarforμιμηταὶmimētaiimitatorsἐγενήθητε,egenēthētebecame,ἀδελφοί,adelphoibrothers,τῶνtōnof theἐκκλησιῶνekklēsiōnchurchesτοῦtou<the>θεοῦtheouof Godτῶνtōnwhichοὐσῶνousōnare beingἐνeninτῇtēa<the>ἸουδαίᾳIoudaiaJudeaἐνeninΧριστῷChristōChristἸησοῦ,IēsouJesus,ὅτιhotiForἐπάθετεepathetesufferedκαὶkaialsoὑμεῖςhumeisyou yourselvesὑπὸhupofromτῶνtōn<the>ἰδίωνidiōn[your] ownσυμφυλετῶν,sumphuletōncountrymen,καθὼςkathōseven asκαὶkaialso [did]αὐτοὶautoitheyὑπὸhupofromτῶνtōntheἸουδαίων,IoudaiōnJews,
  15. 15τῶνtōnwhoκαὶkaibothτὸνtontheκύριονkurionLordἀποκτεινάντωνapokteinantōnhaving killedἸησοῦνIēsounJesusκαὶkaiandτοὺςtous<the>ἰδίουςidious[their] ownπροφήταςprophētasprophetsκαὶkaiandἐκδιωξάντωνekdiōxantōnhaving driven outκαὶkaiandθεῷtheōGodμὴmēnotἀρεσκόντωνareskontōnpleasingκαὶkaiandπᾶσινpasinto allἀνθρώποιςanthrōpoismenἐναντίων,enantiōnopposed,
  16. 16κωλυόντωνkōluontōnthey are hinderingἡμᾶςhēmasusτοῖςtoisto theἔθνεσινethnesinGentilesλαλῆσαιlalēsaito speakἵναinathatσωθῶσιν,sōthōsinthey may be saved,εἰςeisso asτὸto<the>ἀναπληρῶσαιanaplērōsaito fill upαὐτῶνautōntheirτὰςtas<the>ἁμαρτίαςhamartiassinsπάντοτε·pantotealways;ἔφθασενephthasenHas comeδὲdenowἐπ᾽ep᾽uponαὐτοὺςautousthemἡhētheὀργὴorgēwrathτοῦtouof theθεοῦtheouGodεἰςeisto theτέλος.¶telosutmost.
  17. 17ἩμεῖςHēmeisWe ourselvesδέ,dehowever,ἀδελφοί,adelphoibrothers,ἀπορφανισθέντεςaporphanisthenteshaving been bereavedἀφ᾽aph᾽ofὑμῶνhumōnyouπρὸςprosforκαιρὸνkairon[the] timeὥραςhōrasof an hourπροσώπῳprosōpōin faceοὐounotκαρδίᾳ,kardiain heart,περισσοτέρωςperissoterōsmore abundantlyἐσπουδάσαμενespoudasamenwere eagerτὸtotheπρόσωπονprosōponfaceὑμῶνhumōnof youἰδεῖνideinto seeἐνenwithπολλῇpollēagreatἐπιθυμίᾳ.epithumiadesire.
  18. 18ἠθελήσαμενēthelēsamenwe wantedἐλθεῖνeltheinto comeπρὸςprostoὑμᾶς,humasyou —ἐγὼegōI myselfμὲνmenindeedΠαῦλοςPaulosPaulκαὶkaibothἅπαξhapaxonceκαὶkaiandδίς,distwice —καὶkaiandἐνέκοψενenekopsenhinderedἡμᾶςhēmasusὁho<the>σατανᾶς.satanasSatan.
  19. 19τίςtisWho [is]γὰρgarforἡμῶνhēmōnourἐλπὶςelpishopeἢēorχαρὰcharajoyἢēorστέφανοςstephanoscrownκαυχήσεως;kauchēseōsof boasting?ἢēExceptοὐχὶouchionlyκαὶkaievenὑμεῖςhumeisyouἔμπροσθενemprosthenbeforeτοῦtoutheκυρίουkuriouLordἡμῶνhēmōnof usἸησοῦIēsouJesusΧριστοῦChristouChristἐνenatτῇtēa<the>αὐτοῦautouHisπαρουσίᾳ;parousiacoming?
  20. 20ὑμεῖςhumeisYou yourselvesγάρgarforἐστεesteareἡhētheδόξαdoxagloryἡμῶνhēmōnof usκαὶkaiandἡhē<the>χαρά.¶charajoy.

Chapter 3

  1. 1ΔιὸDioThereforeμηκέτιmēketino longerστέγοντεςstegontesenduringεὐδοκήσαμενeudokēsamenwe thought it bestκαταλειφθῆναιkataleiphthēnaito be left behindἐνeninἈθήναιςAthēnaisAthensμόνοιmonoialone
  2. 2καὶkaiandἐπέμψαμενepempsamenwe sentΤιμόθεονTimotheonTimothyτὸνtontheἀδελφὸνadelphonbrotherἡμῶνhēmōnof usκαὶkaiandδιάκονονdiakononservantκαὶkaiandσυνεργὸνsunergonfellow workerἡμῶνhēmōnof usτοῦtou<the>θεοῦtheouof Godἐνeninτῷtōtheεὐαγγελίῳeuangeliōgospelτοῦtou<the>ΧριστοῦChristouof Christεἰςeisin orderτὸto<the>στηρίξαιstērixaito strengthenὑμᾶςhumasyouκαὶkaiandπαρακαλέσαιparakalesaito encourageὑμᾶςhumasyouτῆςtēstheπίστεωςpisteōsfaithὑμῶν,humōnof you,
  3. 3μηδέναmēdenano one [is]σαίνεσθαιsainesthaito be movedἐνenbyταῖςtais<the>θλίψεσινthlipsesintribulationsταύταις·tautaisthese;αὐτοὶautoiYourselvesγὰρgarforοἴδατεoidateyou knowὅτιhotithatεἰςeisforτοῦτοtoutothisκείμεθα·keimethawe are destined;
  4. 4καὶkaiAndγὰρgarindeedὅτεhotewhenπρὸςproswithὑμᾶςhumasyouἦμεν,ēmenwe were,προελέγομενproelegomenwe were telling beforehandὑμῖνhuminyouὅτιhotithatμέλλομενmellomenwe are aboutθλίβεσθαιthlibesthaito suffer afflictionκαθὼςkathōseven asκαὶkaialsoἐγένετοegenetoit came to passκαὶkaiandοἴδατε·oidateyou know;
  5. 5διὰdiaBecause ofτοῦτοtoutothisκἀγὼkagōI myself alsoμηκέτιmēketino longerστέγωνstegōnenduringἔπεμψαepempsaI sentεἰςeisin orderτὸto<the>γνῶναιgnōnaito knowτὴνtēntheπίστινpistinfaithὑμῶν,humōnof you,μήmēlestπωςpōsperhapsἐπείρασενepeirasentemptedὑμᾶςhumasyouὁhothe [one]πειράζωνpeirazōntemptingκαὶkaiandεἰςeisinκενὸνkenonvainγένηταιgenētaimay beὁhotheκόποςkoposlaborἡμῶν.hēmōnof us.
  6. 6ἄρτιartiPresentlyδὲdehoweverἐλθόντοςelthontoswhen was comingΤιμοθέουTimotheouTimothyπρὸςprostoἡμᾶςhēmasusἀφ᾽aph᾽fromὑμῶνhumōnyouκαὶkaiandεὐαγγελισαμένουeuangelisamenouhaving evangelisedἡμῖνhēminto usτὴνtēnof theπίστινpistinfaithκαὶkaiandτὴνtēntheἀγάπηνagapēnloveὑμῶνhumōnof youκαὶkaiandὅτιhotithatἔχετεecheteyou haveμνείανmneiana remembranceἡμῶνhēmōnof usἀγαθὴνagathēngoodπάντοτεpantotealwaysἐπιποθοῦντεςepipothounteslongingἡμᾶςhēmasusἰδεῖνideinto seeκαθάπερkathaperjust asκαὶkaialsoἡμεῖςhēmeiswe ourselvesὑμᾶς,humasyou,
  7. 7διὰdiabecause ofτοῦτοtoutothisπαρεκλήθημεν,pareklēthēmenwe were encouraged,ἀδελφοί,adelphoibrothers,ἐφ᾽eph᾽as toὑμῖνhuminyouἐπὶepiinπάσῃpasēallτῇtēatheἀνάγκῃanagkēdistressκαὶkaiandθλίψειthlipseitribulationἡμῶνhēmōnof usδιὰdiathroughτῆςtēs<the>ὑμῶνhumōnyourπίστεως·pisteōsfaith;
  8. 8ὅτιhotiForνῦνnunnowζῶμεν,zōmenwe live,ἐὰνeanifὑμεῖςhumeisyou yourselvesἐνeninκυρίῳ.kuriō[the] Lord.
  9. 9τίναtinaWhatγὰρgarforεὐχαριστίανeucharistianthanksgivingδυνάμεθαdunamethaare we ableτῷtō<the>θεῷtheōto Godἀνταποδοῦναιantapodounaito giveπερὶpericoncerningὑμῶνhumōnyouἐπὶepiin return forπάσῃpasēallτῇtēatheχαρᾷcharajoyᾗhēthatχαίρομενchairomenwe rejoiceδι᾽di᾽because ofὑμᾶςhumasyouἔμπροσθενemprosthenbeforeτοῦtoutheθεοῦtheouGodἡμῶν,hēmōnof us,
  10. 10νυκτὸςnuktosby nightκαὶkaiandἡμέραςhēmerasdayὑπερεκπερισσοῦhuperekperissousuper overexcessivelyδεόμενοιdeomenoiimploringεἰςeisfor [us]τὸto<the>ἰδεῖνideinto seeὑμῶνhumōnyourτὸto<the>πρόσωπονprosōponfaceκαὶkaiandκαταρτίσαιkatartisaito supplyτὰtathe [things]ὑστερήματαhusterēmatalackingτῆςtēsin theπίστεωςpisteōsfaithὑμῶν;¶humōnof you?
  11. 11ΑὐτὸςAutosHimselfδὲdenowὁhotheθεὸςtheosGodκαὶkaiandπατὴρpatērFatherἡμῶνhēmōnof usκαὶkaiandὁhotheκύριοςkuriosLordἡμῶνhēmōnof usἸησοῦςIēsousJesusΧριστόςChristosChristκατευθύναιkateuthunaiwould directτὴνtēntheὁδὸνhodonwayἡμῶνhēmōnof usπρὸςprostoὑμᾶς·humasyou;
  12. 12ὑμᾶςhumasYouδὲdenowὁhotheκύριοςkuriosLordπλεονάσαιpleonasaiwould make to increaseκαὶkaiandπερισσεύσαιperisseusaiHe would aboundτῇtēa<the>ἀγάπῃagapēin loveεἰςeistowardἀλλήλουςallēlousone anotherκαὶkaiandεἰςeistowardπάνταςpantasallκαθάπερkathaperjust asκαὶkaialsoἡμεῖςhēmeiswe ourselvesεἰςeistowardὑμᾶςhumasyou
  13. 13εἰςeisin orderτὸto<the>στηρίξαιstērixaito strengthenὑμῶνhumōnyourτὰςtas<the>καρδίαςkardiasheartsἀμέμπτουςamemptousblamelessἐνeninἁγιωσύνῃhagiōsunēholinessἔμπροσθενemprosthenbeforeτοῦtoutheθεοῦtheouGodκαὶkaiandπατρὸςpatrosFatherἡμῶνhēmōnof usἐνenatτῇtēatheπαρουσίᾳparousiacomingτοῦtouof theκυρίουkuriouLordἡμῶνhēmōnof usἸησοῦIēsouJesusΧριστοῦChristouChristμετὰmetawithπάντωνpantōnallτῶνtōntheἁγίωνhagiōnsaintsαὐτοῦautouof Himἀμήν.¶amēnAmen.

Chapter 4

  1. 1ΛοιπὸνLoiponFinallyοὖν,ounthen,ἀδελφοί,adelphoibrothers,ἐρωτῶμενerōtōmenwe imploreὑμᾶςhumasyouκαὶkaiandπαρακαλοῦμενparakaloumenwe exhort [you]ἐνeninκυρίῳkuriō[the] LordἸησοῦIēsouJesusἵναinaso thatκαθὼςkathōseven asπαρελάβετεparelabeteyou have receivedπαρ᾽par᾽fromἡμῶνhēmōnusτὸto<the>πῶςpōsin what mannerδεῖdeiit behoovesὑμᾶςhumasyouπεριπατεῖνperipateinto walkκαὶkaiandἀρέσκεινareskeinto pleaseθεῷtheōGodκαθὼςkathōseven asκαὶkaialsoπεριπατεῖτε,peripateiteyou walk [now],ἵναinasoπερισσεύητεperisseuēteyou may aboundμᾶλλον·mallonmore;
  2. 2οἴδατεoidateYou knowγὰρgarforτίναςtinaswhatπαραγγελίαςparangeliasinstructionsἐδώκαμενedōkamenwe gaveὑμῖνhuminyouδιὰdiathroughτοῦtoutheκυρίουkuriouLordἸησοῦ.IēsouJesus.
  3. 3τοῦτοtoutoThisγάρgarforἐστινestinisθέλημαthelēma[the] willτοῦtou<the>θεοῦ,theouof God,ὁhotheἁγιασμὸςhagiasmossanctificationὑμῶν,humōnof you:ἀπέχεσθαιapechesthaiTo abstainὑμᾶςhumasyou [are]ἀπὸapofromτῆςtēs<the>πορνείας·porneiassexual immorality;
  4. 4εἰδέναιeidenaito knowἕκαστονhekastoneachὑμῶνhumōnof you [how]τὸtotheἑαυτοῦhe'autouhis ownσκεῦοςskeuosvesselκτᾶσθαιktasthaito controlἐνeninἁγιασμῷhagiasmōholinessκαὶkaiandτιμῇ,timēahonor,
  5. 5μὴmēnotἐνeninπάθειpathei[the] passionἐπιθυμίαςepithumiasof lustκαθάπερkathaperasκαὶkaialsoτὰtatheἔθνηethnēGentilesτὰta<the>μὴmēnotεἰδόταeidotaknowingτὸνton<the>θεόν·theonGod;
  6. 6τὸto<the>μὴmēnotὑπερβαίνεινhuperbaineinto go beyondκαὶkaiandπλεονεκτεῖνpleonekteinto overreachἐνeninτῷtōtheπράγματιpragmatimatterτὸνtontheἀδελφὸνadelphonbrotherαὐτοῦ·autouof him;διότιdiotibecauseἔκδικοςekdikosavenging [is]ὁhotheκύριοςkuriosLordπερὶpericoncerningπάντωνpantōnallτούτωνtoutōnthese thingsκαθὼςkathōseven asκαὶkaialsoπροείπαμενproeipamenwe told beforeὑμῖνhuminyouκαὶkaiandδιεμαρτυράμεθα.diemarturamethathoroughly warned.
  7. 7οὐouNotγὰρgarforἐκάλεσενekalesenhas calledἡμᾶςhēmasusὁho<the>θεὸςtheosGodἐπὶepitoἀκαθαρσίᾳakatharsiaimpurityἀλλ᾽all᾽butἐνenintoἁγιασμῷ.hagiasmōholiness.
  8. 8τοιγαροῦνtoigarounSo thenὁhothe [one]ἀθετῶνathetōnrejecting [this]οὐκouknotἄνθρωπονanthrōponmanἀθετεῖatheteidisregardsἀλλὰallabutτὸνton<the>θεὸνtheonGodτὸνtonthe [One]καὶkaialsoτὸtotheπνεῦμαpneumaSpiritαὐτοῦautouof Himτὸto<the>ἅγιονhagionHolyεἰςeisto
  9. 9ΠερὶPeriConcerningδὲdenowτῆςtēs<the>φιλαδελφίαςphiladelphiasbrotherly loveοὐounoχρείανchreianneedἔχετεecheteyou have [for me]γράφεινgrapheinto writeὑμῖν·huminto you;αὐτοὶautoiyourselvesγὰρgarforὑμεῖςhumeisyou yourselvesθεοδίδακτοίtheodidaktoitaught by Godἐστεesteareεἰςeisin orderτὸto<the>ἀγαπᾶνagapanto loveἀλλήλους·allēlousone another;
  10. 10καὶkaiAndγὰρgarforποιεῖτεpoieiteyou are doingαὐτὸautothisεἰςeistowardπάνταςpantasallτοὺςtoustheἀδελφοὺςadelphousbrothersτοὺςtousthe [ones]ἐνeninὅλῃholēallτῇtēa<the>Μακεδονίᾳ.¶MakedoniaMacedonia.ΠαρακαλοῦμενParakaloumenWe exhortδὲdehoweverὑμᾶς,humasyou,ἀδελφοί,adelphoibrothers,περισσεύεινperisseueinto aboundμᾶλλονmallonmore and more
  11. 11καὶkaiandφιλοτιμεῖσθαιphilotimeisthaito strive earnestlyἡσυχάζεινhēsuchazeinto live quietlyκαὶkaiandπράσσεινprasseinto attend toτὰta<the>ἴδιαidia[your] ownκαὶkaiandἐργάζεσθαιergazesthaito work withταῖςtaistheἰδίαιςidiaisownχερσὶνchersinhandsὑμῶνhumōnof youκαθὼςkathōseven asὑμῖνhuminyouπαρηγγείλαμεν·parēngeilamenwe commanded;
  12. 12ἵναinaso thatπεριπατῆτεperipatēteyou may walkεὐσχημόνωςeuschēmonōsproperlyπρὸςprostowardτοὺςtousthoseἔξωexōoutsideκαὶkaiandμηδενὸςmēdenosof no oneχρείανchreianneedἔχητε.¶echētemay have.
  13. 13ΟὐOuNotδὲdebutὑμᾶςhumasyouἀγνοεῖν,agnoeinto be ignorant,ἀδελφοί,adelphoibrothers,περὶpericoncerningτῶνtōnthoseἵναinaso thatμὴmēnotλυπῆσθεlupēstheyou may be grievedκαθὼςkathōseven asκαὶkaialsoοἱhoitheλοιποὶloipoirestοἱhoithoseμὴmēnotἔχοντεςechonteshavingἐλπίδα.elpidahope.
  14. 14εἰeiIfγὰρgarforπιστεύομενpisteuomenwe believeὅτιhotithatἸησοῦςIēsousJesusἀπέθανενapethanendiedκαὶkaiandἀνέστη,anestērose again,οὕτωςhoutōssoκαὶkaialsoὁho<the>θεὸςtheosGodτοὺςtousthoseκοιμηθένταςkoimēthentashaving fallen asleepδιὰdiathroughτοῦtou<the>ἸησοῦIēsouJesusἄξειaxeiwill bringσὺνsunwithαὐτῷ.¶autōHim.
  15. 15ΤοῦτοToutoThisγὰρgarforὑμῖνhuminto youλέγομενlegomenwe declareἐνeninλόγῳlogō[the] wordκυρίουkuriouof [the] Lordὅτιhotithatἡμεῖςhēmeiswe ourselvesοἱhoitheζῶντεςzōnteslivingοἱhoiwhoπεριλειπόμενοιperileipomenoiare remainingεἰςeisuntillτὴνtēntheπαρουσίανparousiancomingτοῦtouof theκυρίουkuriouLordοὐoucertainlyμὴmēnotφθάσωμενphthasōmenmay precedeτοὺςtousthoseκοιμηθέντας·koimēthentashaving fallen asleep;
  16. 16ὅτιhotibecauseαὐτὸςautosHimselfὁhotheκύριοςkuriosLordἐνenwithκελεύσματι,keleusmatia loud command,ἐνenwithφωνῇphōnēa[the] voiceἀρχαγγέλουarchangelouof an archangelκαὶkaiandἐνenwithσάλπιγγιsalpingi[the] trumpetθεοῦtheouof Godκαταβήσεταιkatabēsetaiwill descendἀπ᾽ap᾽fromοὐρανοῦ,ouranouheaven,καὶkaiandοἱhoitheνεκροὶnekroideadἐνeninΧριστῷChristōChristἀναστήσονταιanastēsontaiwill riseπρῶτον,prōtonfirst,
  17. 17ἔπειταepeitaThenἡμεῖςhēmeiswe ourselvesοἱhoitheζῶντεςzōnteslivingοἱhoithoseπεριλειπόμενοιperileipomenoiremainingἅμαhamatogetherσὺνsunwithαὐτοῖςautoisthemἁρπαγησόμεθαharpagēsomethawe will be caught awayἐνeninνεφέλαιςnephelais[the] cloudsεἰςeisforἀπάντησινapantēsin[the] meetingτοῦtouof theκυρίουkuriouLordεἰςeisinἀέρα·aera[the] air;καὶkaiandοὕτωςhoutōssoπάντοτεpantotealwaysσὺνsunwithκυρίῳkuriō[the] Lordἐσόμεθα.¶esomethawe will be.
  18. 18ὭστεHōsteThereforeπαρακαλεῖτεparakaleitedo encourageἀλλήλουςallēlousone anotherἐνenwithτοῖςtois<the>λόγοιςlogoiswordsτούτοις.¶toutoisthese.

Chapter 5

  1. 1ΠερὶPeriConcerningδὲdenowτῶνtōntheχρόνωνchronōntimesκαὶkaiandτῶνtōntheκαιρῶν,kairōnseasons,ἀδελφοί,adelphoibrothers,οὐounoχρείανchreianneedἔχετεecheteyou haveὑμῖνhuminto youγράφεσθαι·graphesthaito be written;
  2. 2αὐτοὶautoiYourselvesγὰρgarforἀκριβῶςakribōsfullyοἴδατεoidateyou knowὅτιhotithatἡhētheἡμέραhēmeradayκυρίουkuriouof [the] Lordὡςhōsasκλέπτηςkleptēsa thiefἐνenbyνυκτὶnuktinightοὕτωςhoutōsin this mannerἔρχεται·erchetaicomes;
  3. 3ὅτανhotanwhenγὰρgarforλέγωσιν·legōsinthey may say;εἰρήνηeirēnēPeaceκαὶkaiandἀσφάλεια,asphaleiasecurity,τότεtotethenαἰφνίδιοςaiphnidiossuddenlyαὐτοῖςautoisupon themἐφίσταταιephistataicomesὄλεθροςolethrosdestructionὥσπερhōsperasἡhētheὠδὶνōdinlabor painsτῇtēato herἐνeninγαστρὶgastriwomb [pregnancy]ἐχούσῃ,echousēhaving,καὶkaiandοὐoucertainlyμὴmēnotἐκφύγωσιν.¶ekphugōsinshall they escape.
  4. 4ὑμεῖςhumeisYou yourselvesδέ,dehowever,ἀδελφοί,adelphoibrothers,οὐκouknotἐστὲesteareἐνeninσκότει,skoteidarkness,ἵναinathatἡhētheἡμέραhēmeradayὑμᾶςhumasyouὡςhōslikeκαταλάβῃ·katalabēmay grasp;
  5. 5πάντεςpantesAllγὰρgarforὑμεῖςhumeisyou yourselvesυἱοὶhuioisonsφωτόςphōtosof lightἐστεesteareκαὶkaiandυἱοὶhuioisonsἡμέρας·hēmerasof day;οὐκoukNotἐσμὲνesmenwe areνυκτὸςnuktosof nightοὐδὲoudenorσκότους.¶skotousof darkness.
  6. 6ἌραAraSoοὖνounthenμὴmēnotκαθεύδωμενkatheudōmenwe may sleepὡςhōsasκαὶkaialsoοἱhoitheλοιποὶloipoiothersἀλλὰallabutγρηγορῶμενgrēgorōmenwe may watchκαὶkaiandνήφωμεν.nēphōmenwe may be sober.
  7. 7οἱhoiThoseγὰρgarforκαθεύδοντεςkatheudontessleepingνυκτὸςnuktosby nightκαθεύδουσινkatheudousinsleepκαὶkaiandοἱhoithoseμεθυσκόμενοιmethuskomenoibecoming drunkνυκτὸςnuktosby nightμεθύουσιν·methuousinget drunk;
  8. 8ἡμεῖςhēmeisWe ourselvesδὲdehoweverἡμέραςhēmerasof [the] dayὄντεςontesbeingνήφωμενnēphōmenmay be soberἐνδυσάμενοιendusamenoihaving put onθώρακαthōraka[the] breastplateπίστεωςpisteōsof faithκαὶkaiandἀγάπηςagapēsloveκαὶkaiandπερικεφαλαίανperikephalaian[the] helmetἐλπίδαelpida[the] hopeσωτηρίας·sōtēriasof salvation;
  9. 9ὅτιhotibecauseοὐκouknotἔθετοethetohas destinedἡμᾶςhēmasusὁho<the>θεὸςtheosGodεἰςeisforὀργὴνorgēnwrathἀλλ᾽all᾽butεἰςeisforπεριποίησινperipoiēsinobtainingσωτηρίαςsōtēriassalvationδιὰdiathroughτοῦtoutheκυρίουkuriouLordἡμῶνhēmōnof usἸησοῦIēsouJesusΧριστοῦChristouChrist
  10. 10τοῦtouthe [One who]ἀποθανόντοςapothanontoshaving diedἡμῶν,hēmōnus,ἵναinaso thatεἴτεeitewhetherγρηγορῶμενgrēgorōmenwe shall watchεἴτεeiteorκαθεύδωμενkatheudōmenwe shall sleepἅμαhamatogetherσὺνsunwithαὐτῷautōHimζήσωμεν.¶zēsōmenwe may live.
  11. 11ΔιὸDioThereforeπαρακαλεῖτεparakaleitedo encourageἀλλήλουςallēlousone anotherκαὶkaiandοἰκοδομεῖτεoikodomeitedo build upεἷςheisoneτὸνton<the>ἕναhenaanotherκαθὼςkathōseven asκαὶkaialsoποιεῖτε.¶poieiteyou are doing.
  12. 12ἘρωτῶμενErōtōmenWe imploreδὲdehoweverὑμᾶς,humasyou,ἀδελφοί,adelphoibrothers,εἰδέναιeidenaito knowτοὺςtousthoseκοπιῶνταςkopiōntastoilingἐνenamongὑμῖνhuminyouκαὶkaiandπροϊσταμένουςproistamenoustaking the leadὑμῶνhumōnover youἐνeninκυρίῳkuriō[the] Lordκαὶkaiandνουθετοῦνταςnouthetountasadmonishingὑμᾶςhumasyou
  13. 13καὶkaiandἡγεῖσθαιhēgeisthaito esteemαὐτοὺςautousthemὑπερεκπερισσοῦhuperekperissousuper overexcessivelyἐνeninἀγάπῃagapēloveδιὰdiabecause ofτὸtotheἔργονergonworkαὐτῶν.autōnof them.εἰρηνεύετεeirēneuetedo be at peaceἐνenamong
  14. 14ΠαρακαλοῦμενParakaloumenWe exhortδὲdenowὑμᾶς,humasyou,ἀδελφοί,adelphoibrothers,νουθετεῖτεnoutheteitedo admonishτοὺςtoustheἀτάκτους,ataktousunruly,παραμυθεῖσθεparamutheisthedo encourageτοὺςtoustheὀλιγοψύχους,oligopsuchousfainthearted,ἀντέχεσθεantechesthedo helpτῶνtōntheἀσθενῶν,asthenōnweak,μακροθυμεῖτεmakrothumeitedo be patientπρὸςprostowardπάντας.pantasall.
  15. 15ὁρᾶτεhoratedo see thatμήmēnoτιςtisoneκακὸνkakonevilἀντὶantiforκακοῦkakouevilτινιtinito anyoneἀποδῷ,apodōmay repay,ἀλλὰallabutπάντοτεpantotealwaysτὸtotheἀγαθὸνagathongoodδιώκετεdiōketedo pursueκαὶkaialsoεἰςeistowardἀλλήλουςallēlousone anotherκαὶkaiandεἰςeistowardπάντας.pantasall.
  16. 16πάντοτεpantoteAlwaysχαίρετε·chairetedo rejoice;
  17. 17ἀδιαλείπτωςadialeiptōsUnceasinglyπροσεύχεσθε·proseuchesthedo pray;
  18. 18ἐνenInπαντὶpantieverythingεὐχαριστεῖτε·eucharisteitedo give thanks;τοῦτοtoutothisγὰρgarforθέλημαthelēma[is the] willθεοῦtheouof GodἐνeninΧριστῷChristōChristἸησοῦIēsouJesusεἰςeistowardὑμᾶς.humasyou.
  19. 19τὸtoTheπνεῦμαpneumaSpiritμὴmēnotσβέννυτε·sbennutedo quench;
  20. 20προφητείαςprophēteiasPropheciesμὴmēnotἐξουθενεῖτε·exoutheneitedo despise;
  21. 21πάνταpantaAll thingsδὲdenowδοκιμάζετε·dokimazetedo test;τὸtoTo theκαλὸνkalongoodκατέχετε·katechetedo hold fast;
  22. 22ἀπὸapoFromπαντὸςpantoseveryεἴδουςeidousformπονηροῦponērouof evilἀπέχεσθε.apechesthedo abstain.
  23. 23αὐτὸςautosHimselfδὲdenowὁhotheθεὸςtheosGodτῆςtēs<the>εἰρήνηςeirēnēsof peaceἁγιάσαιhagiasaiwould sanctifyὑμᾶςhumasyouὁλοτελεῖς,holoteleiscompletely,καὶkaiandὁλόκληρονholoklēronentirelyὑμῶνhumōnyourτὸto<the>πνεῦμαpneumaspiritκαὶkaiandἡhē<the>ψυχὴpsuchēsoulκαὶkaiandτὸto<the>σῶμαsōmabodyἀμέμπτωςamemptōsblamelessἐνenatτῇtēatheπαρουσίᾳparousiacomingτοῦtouof theκυρίουkuriouLordἡμῶνhēmōnof usἸησοῦIēsouJesusΧριστοῦChristouChristτηρηθείη.tērētheiēwould be preserved.
  24. 24πιστὸςpistos[Is] faithfulὁhothe [One]καλῶνkalōncallingὑμᾶς,humasyou,ὃςhoswhoκαὶkaialsoποιήσει.¶poiēseiwill do [it].
  25. 25Ἀδελφοί,AdelphoiBrothers,προσεύχεσθεproseuchesthedo prayκαὶkaialsoπερὶperiforἡμῶν.¶hēmōnus.
  26. 26ἈσπάσασθεAspasasthedo greetτοὺςtoustheἀδελφοὺςadelphousbrothersπάνταςpantasallἐνenwithφιλήματιphilēmatia kissἁγίῳ.hagiōholy.
  27. 27ὑμᾶςhumasyouτὸνton[by] theκύριονkurionLordἀναγνωσθῆναιanagnōsthēnaito be readτὴνtēn[this]ἐπιστολὴνepistolēnletterπᾶσινpasinto allτοῖςtoistheἁγίοιςhagioissaintsἀδελφοῖς.¶adelphoisbrothers.
  28. 28ἩHēTheχάριςcharisgraceτοῦtouof theκυρίουkuriouLordἡμῶνhēmōnof usἸησοῦIēsouJesusΧριστοῦChristouChristμεθ᾽meth᾽[be] withὑμῶν.humōnyou.ἀμήν.amēnAmen.πρόςprostoΘεσσαλονικείςThessalonikeisThessalonicaπρώτηprōtēfirstἐγράφηegraphēIt was writtenἀπόapofromἈθηνῶν.¶AthēnōnAthens.