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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "//www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="//www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><title>1 Thessalonians 5 CEV</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/1_thessalonians/5.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap/1_thessalonians/5-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="//biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">CEV</a> > 1 Thess. 5</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../1_thessalonians/4.htm" title="1 Thessalonians 4">◄</a> 1 Thessalonians 5 <a href="../2_thessalonians/1.htm" title="2 Thessalonians 1">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Contemporary English Version</div><div class="chap"><p class="par"><span class="v52_5_1"><span class="reftext" id="1Thess.5.1" class="v52_5_1">1</span>I don't need to write you about the time or date when all this will happen. </span><span class="v52_5_2"><span class="reftext" id="1Thess.5.2" class="v52_5_2">2</span><a href="#fn" id="link_1Thess.5.2!x.1" class="notelink x-link"><span></span></a> You surely know that the Lord's return<a href="#fn" id="link_1Thess.5.2!f.2" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> will be as a thief coming at night. </span><span class="v52_5_3"><span class="reftext" id="1Thess.5.3" class="v52_5_3">3</span>People will think they are safe and secure. But destruction will suddenly strike them like the pains of a woman about to give birth. And they won't escape.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v52_5_4"><span class="reftext" id="1Thess.5.4" class="v52_5_4">4</span>My dear friends, you don't live in darkness, and so that day won't surprise you like a thief. </span><span class="v52_5_5"><span class="reftext" id="1Thess.5.5" class="v52_5_5">5</span>You belong to the light and live in the day. We don't live in the night or belong to the dark. </span><span class="v52_5_6"><span class="reftext" id="1Thess.5.6" class="v52_5_6">6</span>Others may sleep, but we should stay awake and be alert. </span><span class="v52_5_7"><span class="reftext" id="1Thess.5.7" class="v52_5_7">7</span>People sleep during the night, and some even get drunk. </span><span class="v52_5_8"><span class="reftext" id="1Thess.5.8" class="v52_5_8">8</span><a href="#fn" id="link_1Thess.5.8!x.1" class="notelink x-link"><span></span></a> But we belong to the day. So we must stay sober and let our faith and love be like a suit of armor. Our firm hope that we will be saved is our helmet.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v52_5_9"><span class="reftext" id="1Thess.5.9" class="v52_5_9">9</span>God doesn't intend to punish us, but wants us to be saved by our Lord Jesus Christ. </span><span class="v52_5_10"><span class="reftext" id="1Thess.5.10" class="v52_5_10">10</span>Christ died for us, so we could live with him, whether we are alive or dead when he comes. </span><span class="v52_5_11"><span class="reftext" id="1Thess.5.11" class="v52_5_11">11</span>This is why you must encourage and help each other, just as you are already doing.</span></p><h3 class="s1">Final Instructions and Greetings</h3><p class="par"><span class="v52_5_12"><span class="reftext" id="1Thess.5.12" class="v52_5_12">12</span>My friends, we ask you to be thoughtful of your leaders who work hard and tell you how to live for the Lord. </span><span class="v52_5_13"><span class="reftext" id="1Thess.5.13" class="v52_5_13">13</span>Show them great respect and love because of their work. Try to get along with each other. </span><span class="v52_5_14"><span class="reftext" id="1Thess.5.14" class="v52_5_14">14</span>My friends, we beg you to warn anyone who isn't living right. Encourage anyone who feels left out, help all who are weak, and be patient with everyone. </span><span class="v52_5_15"><span class="reftext" id="1Thess.5.15" class="v52_5_15">15</span>Don't be hateful to people, just because they are hateful to you. Rather, be good to each other and to everyone else.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v52_5_16"><span class="reftext" id="1Thess.5.16" class="v52_5_16">16</span>Always be joyful </span><span class="v52_5_17"><span class="reftext" id="1Thess.5.17" class="v52_5_17">17</span>and never stop praying. </span><span class="v52_5_18"><span class="reftext" id="1Thess.5.18" class="v52_5_18">18</span>Whatever happens, keep thanking God because of Jesus Christ. This is what God wants you to do.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v52_5_19"><span class="reftext" id="1Thess.5.19" class="v52_5_19">19</span>Don't turn away God's Spirit </span><span class="v52_5_20"><span class="reftext" id="1Thess.5.20" class="v52_5_20">20</span>or ignore prophecies. </span><span class="v52_5_21"><span class="reftext" id="1Thess.5.21" class="v52_5_21">21</span>Put everything to the test. Accept what is good </span><span class="v52_5_22"><span class="reftext" id="1Thess.5.22" class="v52_5_22">22</span>and don't have anything to do with evil.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v52_5_23"><span class="reftext" id="1Thess.5.23" class="v52_5_23">23</span>I pray that God, who gives peace, will make you completely holy. And may your spirit, soul, and body be kept healthy and faultless until our Lord Jesus Christ returns. </span><span class="v52_5_24"><span class="reftext" id="1Thess.5.24" class="v52_5_24">24</span>The one who chose you can be trusted, and he will do this.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v52_5_25"><span class="reftext" id="1Thess.5.25" class="v52_5_25">25</span>Friends, please pray for us.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v52_5_26"><span class="reftext" id="1Thess.5.26" class="v52_5_26">26</span>Give the Lord's followers a warm greeting.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v52_5_27"><span class="reftext" id="1Thess.5.27" class="v52_5_27">27</span>In the name of the Lord I beg you to read this letter to all his followers.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v52_5_28"><span class="reftext" id="1Thess.5.28" class="v52_5_28">28</span>I pray that our Lord Jesus Christ will be kind to you!</span></p> <a name="fn"></a><br /><br /><br /><b>Footnotes:<br /><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">5.2 </char><char style="fq" closed="false">the Lord's return: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">The Greek text has “the day of the Lord.”</char></note></div></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div align="center"><p><span style="font-size:11pt;">Contemporary English Version, Second Edition (CEV®)</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt;">© 2006 American Bible Society. 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