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href="/en/wol/b/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/52/4#h=17:0-18:0">4:13-18</a>)</p></li><li class="L2"><p class="s5">“Jehovah’s day is coming exactly as a thief in the night” (<a class="outlineItem noTooltips" href="/en/wol/b/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/52/5#h=18:0-19:0">5:1-5</a>)</p></li><li class="L2"><p class="s5">Stay awake, and keep your senses; display faith, love, and hope (<a class="outlineItem noTooltips" href="/en/wol/b/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/52/5#h=19:0-20:0">5:6-11</a>)</p></li></ul></li><li class="L1 collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><p class="se title"><span class="itemLabel"><strong>E.</strong> </span><strong>INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO WORK TOGETHER IN THE CONGREGATION (</strong><a class="outlineItem noTooltips" href="/en/wol/b/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/52/5#h=20:0-22:0"><strong>5:12-22</strong></a><strong>)</strong></p><span class="icon"></span></div><ul><li class="L2"><p class="s5">Respect those taking the lead; support the weak and the depressed (<a class="outlineItem noTooltips" href="/en/wol/b/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/52/5#h=20:0-21:0">5:12-15</a>)</p></li><li class="L2"><p class="s5">Pray constantly, and do not put out the fire of the spirit (<a class="outlineItem noTooltips" href="/en/wol/b/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/52/5#h=21:0-22:0">5:16-22</a>)</p></li></ul></li><li class="L1 collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><p class="se title"><span class="itemLabel"><strong>F.</strong> </span><strong>CONCLUDING REMARKS (</strong><a class="outlineItem noTooltips" href="/en/wol/b/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/52/5#h=22:0-27:0"><strong>5:23-28</strong></a><strong>)</strong></p><span class="icon"></span></div><ul><li class="L2"><p class="s5">Paul prays that the whole congregation be preserved blameless (<a class="outlineItem noTooltips" href="/en/wol/b/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/52/5#h=22:0-23:0">5:23, 24</a>)</p></li><li class="L2"><p class="s5">Paul requests that brothers pray for him and his fellow workers and that his letter be read to all (<a class="outlineItem noTooltips" href="/en/wol/b/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/52/5#h=23:0-27:0">5:25-28</a>)</p></li></ul></li></ul></div> </li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="52-5-1" data-section-citation="052005001052005001"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">1 Thessalonians 5:1</span></h3><div class="studyNoteGroup"><ul class="content"><li class="item studyNote" data-extract-id=""><span class="scalableui"><p id="p4" data-pid="4" class="s5"><strong>the times and the seasons:</strong> See <a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1001070787/0/0">study note on Ac 1:7</a>.</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p90" data-pid="90" class="se"></p> <p id="p91" data-pid="91" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/88/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 2<em>,</em> p. 885</a></p> <div id="p92" data-pid="92"><p data-pid="92" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/89/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="92" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/89/0">10/1/1986, pp. 16-17</a></p> </div><p id="p93" data-pid="93" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p32" data-pid="32" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270052/30/0">it-2 885;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270052/30/2"> w86 10/1 17;</a></p> <p id="p33" data-pid="33" class="sx"></p> <p id="p48" data-pid="48" class="sx"><span class="ni">nh 293;</span><span class="ni"> pn 27;</span><span class="ni"> w40 228,</span><span class="ni"> 230</span></p> <p id="p49" data-pid="49" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="52-5-2" data-section-citation="052005002052005002"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">1 Thessalonians 5:2</span></h3><div class="studyNoteGroup"><ul class="content"><li class="item studyNote" data-extract-id=""><span class="scalableui"><p id="p6" data-pid="6" class="s5"><strong>Jehovah’s day:</strong> Throughout the Scriptures, the expression “Jehovah’s day” (or “the day of Jehovah”) refers to special times when Jehovah God executes judgment on his enemies and glorifies his great name. The expression has its background in the Hebrew Scriptures. (Some examples are found at <a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070787/2/0" data-bid="3-1" class="b">Isa 13:6;</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070787/2/1" data-bid="3-2" class="b"> Eze 7:19;</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070787/2/2" data-bid="3-3" class="b"> Joe 1:15;</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070787/2/3" data-bid="3-4" class="b"> Am 5:18;</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070787/2/4" data-bid="3-5" class="b"> Ob 15;</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070787/2/5" data-bid="3-6" class="b"> Zep 1:14;</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070787/2/6" data-bid="3-7" class="b"> Zec 14:1;</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070787/2/7" data-bid="3-8" class="b"> Mal 4:5</a>.) The prophet Joel speaks about “the coming of the great and awe-inspiring day of Jehovah.” (<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070787/3/0" data-bid="4-1" class="b">Joe 2:31</a>) This scripture is quoted by Peter at Pentecost 33 C.E., as recorded at <a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070787/4/0" data-bid="5-1" class="b">Ac 2:20</a>. (See <a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1001070787/1/0">study note on Ac 2:20</a>.) In the first fulfillment of Joel’s prophecy, that “day of Jehovah” came upon Jerusalem in the year 70 C.E. Here at <a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070787/5/0" data-bid="6-1" class="b">1Th 5:2</a>, Paul speaks of a future day of Jehovah that corresponds to the “great tribulation” that Jesus foretold at <a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070787/6/0" data-bid="7-1" class="b">Mt 24:21</a>.—For the use of the divine name in this verse, see <a class="it" href="/en/wol/tc/r1/lp-e/1001070787/0">App. C3 introduction;</a> <a class="it" href="/en/wol/tc/r1/lp-e/1001070787/1">1Th 5:2</a>.</p> <p id="p7" data-pid="7" class="s5"><strong>as a thief in the night:</strong> Thieves will typically strike at night, quickly and unexpectedly. (<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070787/7/0" data-bid="8-1" class="b">Job 24:14;</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070787/7/1" data-bid="8-2" class="b"> Jer 49:9;</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070787/7/2" data-bid="8-3" class="b"> Mt 24:43</a>) Likewise, Jehovah’s day will strike suddenly, taking people by surprise. (<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070787/8/0" data-bid="9-1" class="b">2Pe 3:10;</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070787/8/1" data-bid="9-2" class="b"> Re 16:15</a>) Faithful Christians obey the counsel to live in expectation of that day. (<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070787/9/0" data-bid="10-1" class="b">Lu 12:39;</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070787/9/1" data-bid="10-2" class="b"> Re 3:3</a>) While they too may be surprised by the sudden start of that day (<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070787/10/0" data-bid="11-1" class="b">Mt 24:42-44;</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070787/10/1" data-bid="11-2" class="b"> Lu 12:40</a>), they will not be caught off guard when it arrives (<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070787/11/0" data-bid="12-1" class="b">1Th 5:4</a>).</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/52/5/72" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-73"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Zep 1:14</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-73" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-73" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/52/5/73" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-74"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Mt 24:36, 43; 2Pe 3:10; Re 16:15</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-74" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-74" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p93" data-pid="93" class="se"></p> <div id="p94" data-pid="94"><p data-pid="94" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/90/0"><em>The Watchtower</em> (Study)<em>,</em></a></p><p data-pid="94" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/90/0">6/2023, pp. 8-9</a></p> </div><div id="p95" data-pid="95"><p data-pid="95" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/91/0"><em>The Watchtower</em> (Study)<em>,</em></a></p><p data-pid="95" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/91/0">10/2019, pp. 8-9</a></p><p data-pid="95" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/92/0">9/2019, p. 9</a></p> </div><p id="p96" data-pid="96" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/93/0"><em>God’s Kingdom Rules!,</em> p. 222</a></p> <div id="p97" data-pid="97"><p data-pid="97" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/94/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="97" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/94/0">9/15/2012, pp. 3-4</a></p><p data-pid="97" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/95/0">7/15/2010, p. 5</a></p><p data-pid="97" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/96/0">5/1/2009, p. 14</a></p><p data-pid="97" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/97/0">5/15/2008, pp. 15-16</a></p><p data-pid="97" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/98/0">11/1/1988, p. 6</a></p><p data-pid="97" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/99/0">10/1/1986, pp. 17-18,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/100/0"> 19-20</a></p> </div><p id="p98" data-pid="98" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p33" data-pid="33" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270052/31/0">w23.06 8-9;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270052/31/2"> w19.09 9;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270052/31/4"> w19.10 8-9;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270052/31/6"> kr 222;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270052/31/8"> w12 9/15 3;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270052/31/10"> w10 7/15 5;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270052/31/12"> w09 5/1 14;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270052/31/14"> w08 5/15 15-16;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270052/31/16"> w88 11/1 6;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270052/31/18"> w86 10/1 17-18,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270052/31/20"> 20;</a></p> <p id="p34" data-pid="34" class="sx"></p> <p id="p49" data-pid="49" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020052/47/0">w81 11/15 13;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020052/47/2"> w78 4/1 5;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020052/47/4"> w76 441;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020052/47/6"> g74 4/8 7-8;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020052/47/8"> ka 365;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020052/47/10"> w60 541;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020052/47/11"> w54 380;</a><span class="ni"> nh 293;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020052/47/13"> w51 434;</a><span class="ni"> pn 27;</span><span class="ni"> w40 231;</span><span class="ni"> w36 83</span></p> <p id="p50" data-pid="50" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="52-5-3" data-section-citation="052005003052005003"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">1 Thessalonians 5:3</span></h3><div class="studyNoteGroup"><ul class="content"><li class="item studyNote" data-extract-id=""><span class="scalableui"><p id="p9" data-pid="9" class="s5"><strong>sudden destruction is to be instantly on them:</strong> Paul here indicates that there will be little or no time between the proclamation of “peace and security” and the destruction that will come upon those making that cry. It will be sudden and inescapable. The Greek phrase contains two terms (rendered “sudden” and “be instantly on”) to emphasize the striking suddenness with which the destruction will come. A similar combination of terms appears at <a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070787/13/0" data-bid="14-1" class="b">Lu 21:34</a>, where the coming of Jehovah’s day is described.</p> <p id="p10" data-pid="10" class="s5"><strong>just like birth pains on a pregnant woman:</strong> Labor pains come suddenly; there is no way of foreknowing the exact day and hour. However, Paul’s metaphor stresses the suddenness and inevitability of the coming destruction. Once labor pains begin, a woman knows that an unstoppable process has begun.—Compare <a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1001070787/2/0">study note on Mt 24:8</a>.</p> <p id="p11" data-pid="11" class="s5"><strong>they will by no means escape:</strong> Paul here uses two negatives (lit., “not not escape”) to emphasize that it will be impossible for the wicked to escape the “sudden destruction” that will come “instantly on them.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/52/5/74" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-75"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ps 37:10; Jer 8:11</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-75" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-75" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p98" data-pid="98" class="se"></p> <div id="p99" data-pid="99"><p data-pid="99" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/101/0"><em>The Watchtower</em> (Study)<em>,</em></a></p><p data-pid="99" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/101/0">10/2023, p. 21</a></p><p data-pid="99" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/102/0">6/2023, pp. 9,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/103/0"> 13</a></p><p data-pid="99" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/104/0">2/2023, p. 16</a></p> </div><div id="p100" data-pid="100"><p data-pid="100" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/105/0"><em>The Watchtower</em> (Study)<em>,</em></a></p><p data-pid="100" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/105/0">10/2019, pp. 8-9</a></p><p data-pid="100" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/106/0">9/2019, pp. 9-10</a></p> </div><p id="p101" data-pid="101" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/107/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 2<em>,</em> p. 187</a></p> <p id="p102" data-pid="102" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/108/0"><em>God’s Kingdom Rules!,</em> pp. 222-223</a></p> <div id="p103" data-pid="103"><p data-pid="103" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/109/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="103" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/109/0">11/15/2013, pp. 12-13</a></p><p data-pid="103" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/110/0">1/1/2013, p. 7</a></p><p data-pid="103" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/111/0">9/15/2012, pp. 3-4</a></p><p data-pid="103" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/112/0">7/15/2010, pp. 5-6</a></p><p data-pid="103" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/113/0">5/15/2008, pp. 15-16</a></p><p data-pid="103" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/114/0">2/1/2004, pp. 20-21</a></p><p data-pid="103" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/115/0">6/1/1997, pp. 9-10</a></p><p data-pid="103" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/116/0">4/15/1995, p. 25</a></p><p data-pid="103" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/117/0">8/1/1994, p. 6</a></p><p data-pid="103" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/118/0">9/15/1991, p. 16</a></p><p data-pid="103" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/119/0">9/1/1991, pp. 5-6,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/120/0"> 7-8</a></p><p data-pid="103" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/121/0">4/15/1991, p. 7</a></p><p data-pid="103" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/122/0">11/1/1988, p. 6</a></p><p data-pid="103" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/123/0">9/1/1987, pp. 18-20,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/124/0"> 23</a></p><p data-pid="103" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/125/0">5/15/1987, pp. 17-19</a></p><p data-pid="103" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/126/0">10/1/1986, pp. 18-20</a></p> </div><div id="p104" data-pid="104"><p data-pid="104" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/127/0"><em>Awake!,</em></a></p><p data-pid="104" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/127/0">4/2008, p. 7</a></p><p data-pid="104" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/128/0">2/22/1993, p. 32</a></p><p data-pid="104" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/129/0">12/8/1989, pp. 24-27</a></p><p data-pid="104" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/130/0">4/8/1988, p. 14</a></p> </div><p id="p105" data-pid="105" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/131/0"><em>Revelation Climax,</em> pp. 250-251</a></p> <p id="p106" data-pid="106" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/132/0"><em>Worship God,</em> p. 182</a></p> <p id="p107" data-pid="107" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/133/0"><em>Does God Care,</em> p. 21</a></p> <p id="p108" data-pid="108" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/134/0"><em>Purpose of Life,</em> p. 28</a></p> <p id="p109" data-pid="109" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/135/0"><em>Mankind’s Search for God,</em> pp. 371-372</a></p> <p id="p110" data-pid="110" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/136/0"><em>True Peace,</em> pp. 5-7,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/137/0"> 85</a></p> <p id="p111" data-pid="111" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p34" data-pid="34" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270052/32/0">w23.02 16;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270052/32/2"> w23.06 9,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270052/32/4"> 13;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270052/32/6"> w23.10 21;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270052/32/8"> w19.09 9-10;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270052/32/10"> w19.10 9;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270052/32/12"> it-2 187;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270052/32/14"> kr 222-223;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270052/32/16"> w13 1/1 7;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270052/32/18"> w13 11/15 12-13;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270052/32/21"> w12 9/15 3-4;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270052/32/24"> w10 7/15 5;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270052/32/26"> w08 5/15 15-16;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270052/32/28"> g 4/08 7;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270052/32/30"> re 251;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270052/32/32"> w04 2/1 20-21;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270052/32/34"> wt 182;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270052/32/36"> dg 21;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270052/32/38"> w97 6/1 9-10;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270052/32/40"> w95 4/15 25;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270052/32/42"> w94 8/1 6;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270052/32/44"> pr 28;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270052/32/46"> g93 2/22 32;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270052/32/48"> w91 4/15 7;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270052/32/50"> w91 9/1 5-8;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270052/32/53"> w91 9/15 16;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270052/32/55"> sh 371-372;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270052/32/57"> g89 12/8 24-27;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270052/32/60"> w88 11/1 6;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270052/32/62"> g88 4/8 14;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270052/32/64"> w87 5/15 17-19;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270052/32/66"> w87 9/1 18-20,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270052/32/68"> 23;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270052/32/70"> w86 10/1 18-20;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270052/32/72"> tp 5-7,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270052/32/75"> 85;</a></p> <p id="p35" data-pid="35" class="sx"></p> <p id="p50" data-pid="50" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020052/48/0">w84 5/15 6;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020052/48/2"> su 185-186;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020052/48/4"> uw 182;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020052/48/6"> g83 8/22 6-8;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020052/48/8"> g83 12/22 7;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020052/48/10"> w82 5/1 18;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020052/48/12"> w81 11/15 11-17;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020052/48/15"> w78 4/1 5;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020052/48/17"> w78 12/15 15;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020052/48/19"> w76 442;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020052/48/21"> w76 710-711;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020052/48/23"> w75 375;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020052/48/25"> w75 681-682;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020052/48/27"> g75 11/8 7;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020052/48/29"> w74 40;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020052/48/31"> w74 243-244;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020052/48/33"> w74 552;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020052/48/35"> g74 4/8 7-8;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020052/48/37"> ka 365;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020052/48/39"> tp73 89;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020052/48/41"> g72 10/8 14-15,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020052/48/43"> 22;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020052/48/45"> ad 1018;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020052/48/46"> w64 626;</a><span class="ni"> pw 14;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020052/48/48"> w54 380;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020052/48/49"> w53 699;</a><span class="ni"> nh 293;</span><span class="ni"> aa 17;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020052/48/52"> w51 614;</a><span class="ni"> rm 330;</span><span class="ni"> w49 45;</span><span class="ni"> pn 27;</span><span class="ni"> w42 58,</span><span class="ni"> 101,</span><span class="ni"> 190;</span><span class="ni"> w41 23,</span><span class="ni"> 119,</span><span class="ni"> 359,</span><span class="ni"> 373;</span><span class="ni"> w40 243,</span><span class="ni"> 262,</span><span class="ni"> 296;</span><span class="ni"> w39 103;</span><span class="ni"> wa 54;</span><span class="ni"> w37 357,</span><span class="ni"> 363;</span><span class="ni"> en 293;</span><span class="ni"> w36 87,</span><span class="ni"> 99-100;</span><span class="ni"> cg36 32;</span><span class="ni"> fw 36;</span><span class="ni"> w31 54</span></p> <p id="p51" data-pid="51" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="52-5-4" data-section-citation="052005004052005004"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">1 Thessalonians 5:4</span></h3><div class="studyNoteGroup"><ul class="content"><li class="item studyNote" data-extract-id=""><span class="scalableui"><p id="p13" data-pid="13" class="s5"><strong>overtake you as it would thieves:</strong> Some Bible translations convey this idea: “overtake you as a thief would.” This rendering is based on a number of ancient Greek manuscripts that use the singular form “thief” as the subject of the clause. However, having “thieves” as the object of the clause also has good manuscript support. This rendering would fit the context, where Paul says that “you are not in darkness” but are “all sons of light and sons of day.” (<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070787/15/0" data-bid="16-1" class="b">1Th 5:5</a>) In either case, the main idea is that Christians should not be taken by surprise by the coming of Jehovah’s day.</p> <p id="p14" data-pid="14" class="s5"><strong>as it would thieves:</strong> At <a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070787/16/0" data-bid="17-1" class="b">1Th 5:2</a>, Paul likens Jehovah’s day to a thief who comes suddenly, without warning. Here, though, Paul apparently shifts the picture, comparing Jehovah’s day to the dawn. That dawn brings light that exposes the activity of thieves, such as house burglars, who steal under the cloak of darkness. (<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070787/17/0" data-bid="18-1" class="b">Job 24:14;</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070787/17/1" data-bid="18-2" class="b"> Joh 3:20</a>) However, the morning light might “overtake” thieves who become so absorbed in stealing that the dawn surprises them. Unlike thieves, true Christians are to be “sons of light,” who belong neither to the night nor to the darkness. (<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070787/18/0" data-bid="19-1" class="b">1Th 5:5</a>) The comparisons that Paul uses, both the one in <a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070787/19/0" data-bid="20-1" class="b">verse 2</a> and the one in verse 4, emphasize that Christians need to remain spiritually vigilant.</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p111" data-pid="111" class="se"></p> <div id="p112" data-pid="112"><p data-pid="112" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/138/0"><em>The Watchtower</em> (Study)<em>,</em></a></p><p data-pid="112" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/138/0">6/2023, p. 9</a></p> </div><p id="p113" data-pid="113" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/139/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 2<em>,</em> pp. 187-188</a></p> <p id="p114" data-pid="114" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p35" data-pid="35" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270052/33/0">w23.06 9;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270052/33/2"> it-2 187-188;</a></p> <p id="p36" data-pid="36" class="sx"></p> <p id="p51" data-pid="51" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020052/49/0">tp73 72;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020052/49/2"> w61 81;</a><span class="ni"> jp 60;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020052/49/4"> w54 380;</a><span class="ni"> pn 27;</span><span class="ni"> w40 234,</span><span class="ni"> 263-264;</span><span class="ni"> w36 104</span></p> <p id="p52" data-pid="52" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="52-5-5" data-section-citation="052005005052005005"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">1 Thessalonians 5:5</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/52/5/75" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-76"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Joh 12:36; Ro 13:12; Eph 5:8</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-76" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-76" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/52/5/76" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-77"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Joh 8:12; Col 1:13; 1Pe 2:9</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-77" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-77" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p52" data-pid="52" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020052/50/0">w76 442;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020052/50/3"> w74 572;</a><span class="ni"> jp 60;</span><span class="ni"> w40 264;</span><span class="ni"> w36 105</span></p> <p id="p53" data-pid="53" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="52-5-6" data-section-citation="052005006052005006"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">1 Thessalonians 5:6</span></h3><div class="studyNoteGroup"><ul class="content"><li class="item studyNote" data-extract-id=""><span class="scalableui"><p id="p16" data-pid="16" class="s5"><strong>sleep on:</strong> In the Bible, the Greek word here rendered “sleep on” was often used to refer to literal sleep. (<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070787/21/0" data-bid="22-1" class="b">Mt 8:24;</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070787/21/1" data-bid="22-2" class="b"> Mr 4:38;</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070787/21/2" data-bid="22-3" class="b"> 1Th 5:7</a>) However, it could also be used as a metaphor for one who is apathetic, or indifferent, and fails to remain alert. When a person is sleeping, he generally does not know what is going on around him and is unaware of the passing of time. Likewise, one who is spiritually asleep fails to discern important developments related to Jehovah’s purpose and the swift approach of His day. Here Paul warns Christians to avoid sleeping on “as the rest do,” imagining God’s day of judgment to be far off.—<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070787/22/0" data-bid="23-1" class="b">2Pe 3:10-12</a>.</p> <p id="p17" data-pid="17" class="s5"><strong>keep our senses:</strong> Lit., “may we be sober.” The Greek word used here also appears at <a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070787/23/0" data-bid="24-1" class="b">1Th 5:8;</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070787/23/1" data-bid="24-2" class="b"> 2Ti 4:5;</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070787/23/2" data-bid="24-3" class="b"> 1Pe 1:13;</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070787/23/3" data-bid="24-4" class="b"> 4:7</a> (“be vigilant”); <a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070787/24/0" data-bid="25-1" class="b">5:8</a>.</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/52/5/77" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-78"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ro 13:11</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-78" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-78" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/52/5/78" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-79"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Mt 24:42</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-79" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-79" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/52/5/79" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-80"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Pe 5:8</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-80" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-80" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p114" data-pid="114" class="se"></p> <div id="p115" data-pid="115"><p data-pid="115" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/140/0"><em>The Watchtower</em> (Study)<em>,</em></a></p><p data-pid="115" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/140/0">6/2023, p. 10</a></p> </div><div id="p116" data-pid="116"><p data-pid="116" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/141/0"><em>The Watchtower</em> (Study)<em>,</em></a></p><p data-pid="116" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/141/0">10/2019, p. 9</a></p> </div><div id="p117" data-pid="117"><p data-pid="117" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/142/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="117" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/142/0">3/15/2012, pp. 10-11</a></p><p data-pid="117" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/143/0">1/1/2003, p. 11</a></p><p data-pid="117" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/144/0">10/1/1989, p. 30</a></p> </div><p id="p118" data-pid="118" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p36" data-pid="36" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270052/34/0">w23.06 10;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270052/34/2"> w19.10 9;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270052/34/4"> w12 3/15 10-11;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270052/34/6"> w03 1/1 11;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270052/34/8"> w89 10/1 30;</a></p> <p id="p37" data-pid="37" class="sx"></p> <p id="p53" data-pid="53" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020052/51/0">w81 11/15 16-18,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020052/51/2"> 20-21;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020052/51/5"> w79 3/15 28;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020052/51/7"> w76 442;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020052/51/10"> w74 432;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020052/51/12"> w73 362;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020052/51/14"> g71 11/22 4;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020052/51/16"> w62 497;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020052/51/17"> w58 603;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020052/51/18"> w53 667;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020052/51/19"> w51 434;</a><span class="ni"> w40 266;</span><span class="ni"> w36 105</span></p> <p id="p54" data-pid="54" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="52-5-7" data-section-citation="052005007052005007"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">1 Thessalonians 5:7</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/52/5/80" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-81"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ro 13:13</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-81" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-81" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p118" data-pid="118" class="se"></p> <div id="p119" data-pid="119"><p data-pid="119" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/145/0"><em>The Watchtower</em> (Study)<em>,</em></a></p><p data-pid="119" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/145/0">6/2023, p. 10</a></p> </div><p id="p120" data-pid="120" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p37" data-pid="37" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270052/35/0">w23.06 10;</a></p> <p id="p38" data-pid="38" class="sx"></p> <p id="p54" data-pid="54" class="sx"><span class="ni">w40 234,</span><span class="ni"> 266;</span><span class="ni"> w36 105</span></p> <p id="p55" data-pid="55" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="52-5-8" data-section-citation="052005008052005008"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">1 Thessalonians 5:8</span></h3><div class="studyNoteGroup"><ul class="content"><li class="item studyNote" data-extract-id=""><span class="scalableui"><p id="p19" data-pid="19" class="s5"><strong>the breastplate of faith and love:</strong> In this verse, Paul uses two pieces of armor to illustrate three important Christian qualities—faith, love, and hope. (See study note on <strong>the hope of salvation as a helmet</strong> in this verse and <a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1001070787/3/0">study note on 1Th 1:3</a>.) Just as a breastplate protects a soldier’s heart, so faith and love protect a Christian’s figurative heart. In order to emphasize that such qualities are vital to a Christian’s life, Paul likens them to the equipment worn by a warrior whose life is endangered on the battlefield. At <a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070787/26/0" data-bid="27-1" class="b">Eph 6:14</a>, Paul uses the breastplate to represent the quality of “righteousness.”</p> <p id="p20" data-pid="20" class="s5"><strong>the hope of salvation as a helmet:</strong> Just as a helmet protects a soldier’s head, so the hope of salvation protects a Christian’s mind. Paul mentions this figurative helmet, as well as “the breastplate of faith and love,” when he discusses the importance of staying awake spiritually. (<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070787/27/0" data-bid="28-1" class="b">1Th 5:6, 7</a>) A Christian who has this helmet on his head looks “intently toward the payment of the reward,” as Moses did. (<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070787/28/0" data-bid="29-1" class="b">Heb 11:26</a>) If he keeps his hope of salvation strong, he will stay awake spiritually.—See <a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1001070787/4/0">study note on Eph 6:17</a>.</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group media"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Media</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="scalableui item"><div class="clearfix"><a class="galleryItem" href="/en/wol/gallery/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/52/1001072282#chapter=5"><img class="studyItemMedia" src="/en/wol/gallery/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/52/1001072282/thumbnail" data-img-large-src="/en/wol/mp/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/2024/933" ><span class="caption"><p>Breastplate Armor</p> </span></a></div></li><li class="scalableui item"><div class="clearfix"><a class="galleryItem" href="/en/wol/gallery/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/52/1001072293#chapter=5"><img class="studyItemMedia" src="/en/wol/gallery/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/52/1001072293/thumbnail" data-img-large-src="/en/wol/mp/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/2024/953" ><span class="caption"><p>Roman Helmets</p> </span></a></div></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/52/5/81" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-82"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Isa 59:17; Eph 6:14-17</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-82" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-82" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p120" data-pid="120" class="se"></p> <div id="p121" data-pid="121"><p data-pid="121" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/146/0"><em>The Watchtower</em> (Study)<em>,</em></a></p><p data-pid="121" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/146/0">6/2023, pp. 10-12</a></p> </div><div id="p122" data-pid="122"><p data-pid="122" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/147/0"><em>The Watchtower</em> (Study)<em>,</em></a></p><p data-pid="122" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/147/0">10/2022, pp. 25-26</a></p> </div><p id="p123" data-pid="123" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/148/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> pp. 172,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/149/0"> 1139</a></p> <p id="p124" data-pid="124" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/150/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 2<em>,</em> pp. 983-984</a></p> <p id="p125" data-pid="125" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/151/0"><em>Remain in God’s Love,</em> p. 232</a></p> <p id="p126" data-pid="126" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/152/0"><em>“God’s Love,”</em> p. 203</a></p> <div id="p127" data-pid="127"><p data-pid="127" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/153/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="127" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/153/0">4/15/2013, p. 11</a></p><p data-pid="127" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/154/0">12/15/2008, pp. 6-7</a></p><p data-pid="127" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/155/0">10/1/2006, p. 29</a></p><p data-pid="127" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/156/0">1/1/2003, pp. 20-22</a></p><p data-pid="127" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/157/0">6/1/2000, pp. 9-10</a></p><p data-pid="127" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/158/0">4/15/1993, pp. 11-13</a></p><p data-pid="127" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/159/0">1/15/1991, p. 22</a></p><p data-pid="127" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/160/0">7/15/1989, p. 19</a></p> </div><div id="p128" data-pid="128"><p data-pid="128" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/161/0"><em>Awake!,</em></a></p><p data-pid="128" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/161/0">4/22/2004, p. 12</a></p> </div><p id="p129" data-pid="129" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p38" data-pid="38" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270052/36/0">w23.06 10-12;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270052/36/2"> w22.10 25-26;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270052/36/4"> it-1 172,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270052/36/6"> 1139;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270052/36/8"> it-2 984;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270052/36/10"> lvs 232;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270052/36/12"> lv 203;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270052/36/14"> w13 4/15 11;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270052/36/16"> w08 12/15 6-7;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270052/36/18"> w06 10/1 29;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270052/36/20"> g04 4/22 12;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270052/36/22"> w03 1/1 20-22;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270052/36/24"> w00 6/1 9-10;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270052/36/26"> w93 4/15 11-13;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270052/36/28"> w91 1/15 22;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270052/36/30"> w89 7/15 19;</a></p> <p id="p39" data-pid="39" class="sx"></p> <p id="p55" data-pid="55" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020052/53/0">w84 10/15 18;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020052/53/2"> w83 1/15 25;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020052/53/4"> w81 11/15 20;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020052/53/8"> w79 9/1 7;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020052/53/10"> km 12/79 1;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020052/53/12"> w74 644;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020052/53/14"> g72 11/22 4;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020052/53/16"> ad 788;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020052/53/17"> w65 664;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020052/53/18"> w64 501;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020052/53/19"> w61 84,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020052/53/20"> 259;</a><span class="ni"> g61 11/8 28;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020052/53/22"> w54 284,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020052/53/23"> 506;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020052/53/24"> w53 667;</a><span class="ni"> w40 266;</span><span class="ni"> w36 106</span></p> <p id="p56" data-pid="56" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="52-5-9" data-section-citation="052005009052005009"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">1 Thessalonians 5:9</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/52/5/82" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-83"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">2Th 2:13</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-83" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-83" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p56" data-pid="56" class="sx"><span class="ni">w40 266</span></p> <p id="p57" data-pid="57" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="52-5-10" data-section-citation="052005010052005010"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">1 Thessalonians 5:10</span></h3><div class="studyNoteGroup"><ul class="content"><li class="item studyNote" data-extract-id=""><span class="scalableui"><p id="p22" data-pid="22" class="s5"><strong>asleep:</strong> Or “asleep in death.” The Greek word rendered “are asleep” is used in connection with being dead. (<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070787/30/0" data-bid="31-1" class="b">Mt 9:24;</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070787/30/1" data-bid="31-2" class="b"> Mr 5:39</a> and <a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1001070787/5/0">study note;</a> <a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070787/31/0" data-bid="32-1" class="b">Lu 8:52</a>) Here at <a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070787/32/0" data-bid="33-1" class="b">1Th 5:10</a>, Paul apparently speaks of being <strong>awake</strong> or asleep in the sense of being alive or dead.</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/52/5/83" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-84"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ro 5:8; 1Co 15:3</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-84" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-84" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/52/5/84" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-85"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Th 4:16, 17</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-85" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-85" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p57" data-pid="57" class="sx"><span class="ni">w40 266;</span><span class="ni"> w36 106</span></p> <p id="p58" data-pid="58" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="52-5-11" data-section-citation="052005011052005011"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">1 Thessalonians 5:11</span></h3><div class="studyNoteGroup"><ul class="content"><li class="item studyNote" data-extract-id=""><span class="scalableui"><p id="p24" data-pid="24" class="s5"><strong>keep encouraging:</strong> Or “keep comforting,” as the same Greek word is rendered at <a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070787/34/0" data-bid="35-1" class="b">1Th 4:18</a>.—See <a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1001070787/6/0">study note on Ro 12:8</a>.</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/52/5/85" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-86"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ro 1:11, 12; 15:2</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-86" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-86" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p129" data-pid="129" class="se"></p> <div id="p130" data-pid="130"><p data-pid="130" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/162/0"><em>The Watchtower</em> (Study)<em>,</em></a></p><p data-pid="130" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/162/0">6/2023, pp. 11-12</a></p> </div><div id="p131" data-pid="131"><p data-pid="131" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/163/0"><em>The Watchtower</em> (Study)<em>,</em></a></p><p data-pid="131" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/163/0">8/2022, pp. 20-25</a></p> </div><p id="p132" data-pid="132" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/164/0"><em>Enjoy Life Forever!,</em> lesson 48</a></p> <div id="p133" data-pid="133"><p data-pid="133" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/165/0"><em>Kingdom Ministry,</em></a></p><p data-pid="133" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/165/0">9/2005, p. 7</a></p> </div><p id="p134" data-pid="134" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p39" data-pid="39" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270052/37/0">w23.06 11-12;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270052/37/2"> w22.08 20-25;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270052/37/4"> lff lessons 48,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270052/37/6"> 51;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270052/37/8"> km 9/05 7;</a></p> <p id="p40" data-pid="40" class="sx"></p> <p id="p58" data-pid="58" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020052/56/0">w76 373;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020052/56/2"> w76 442-443;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020052/56/4"> w73 467;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020052/56/6"> w63 149,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020052/56/7"> 371,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020052/56/8"> 436;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020052/56/9"> w62 629;</a><span class="ni"> w36 106</span></p> <p id="p59" data-pid="59" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="52-5-12" data-section-citation="052005012052005012"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">1 Thessalonians 5:12</span></h3><div class="studyNoteGroup"><ul class="content"><li class="item studyNote" data-extract-id=""><span class="scalableui"><p id="p26" data-pid="26" class="s5"><strong>presiding over you:</strong> Or “directing you; taking the lead among you.” The Greek word <em>pro·iʹste·mi</em> literally means “to stand before (in front of)” and may include the ideas of leading, conducting, directing, showing an interest in, and caring for others.</p> <p id="p27" data-pid="27" class="s5"><strong>admonishing:</strong> The Greek word used here (<em>nou·the·teʹo</em>) combines the words for “mind” (<em>nous</em>) and “to put” (<em>tiʹthe·mi</em>). It could literally be rendered “to put mind in.” In some contexts, it could convey the idea of “to warn,” as at <a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070787/36/0" data-bid="37-1" class="b">1Th 5:14</a>.</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p134" data-pid="134" class="se"></p> <div id="p135" data-pid="135"><p data-pid="135" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/166/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="135" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/166/0">6/15/2011, pp. 24-28</a></p><p data-pid="135" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/167/0">6/1/1999, p. 18</a></p><p data-pid="135" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/168/0">8/15/1991, p. 19</a></p><p data-pid="135" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/169/0">10/1/1988, pp. 15-16</a></p> </div><p id="p136" data-pid="136" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p40" data-pid="40" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270052/38/0">w24.10 20;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270052/38/2"> w11 6/15 24-28;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270052/38/4"> w99 6/1 18;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270052/38/7"> w91 8/15 19;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270052/38/9"> w88 10/1 15-16;</a></p> <p id="p41" data-pid="41" class="sx"></p> <p id="p59" data-pid="59" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020052/57/0">g72 1/22 12;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020052/57/2"> w60 402;</a><span class="ni"> el 199;</span><span class="ni"> w44 325</span></p> <p id="p60" data-pid="60" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="52-5-13" data-section-citation="052005013052005013"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">1 Thessalonians 5:13</span></h3><div class="studyNoteGroup"><ul class="content"><li class="item studyNote" data-extract-id=""><span class="scalableui"><p id="p29" data-pid="29" class="s5"><strong>give them extraordinary consideration:</strong> This expression emphasizes the affection and high esteem that Christians should have for those who are “working hard” among them. (<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070787/38/0" data-bid="39-1" class="b">1Th 5:12</a>) The Greek word translated “extraordinary” is a strong expression combining Greek terms meaning “beyond,” “exceeding,” and “abundantly.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/52/5/86" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-87"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Php 2:29, 30; 1Ti 5:17; Heb 13:7</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-87" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-87" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/52/5/87" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-88"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Mr 9:50; 2Co 13:11; Heb 12:14; 1Pe 3:11</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-88" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-88" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p136" data-pid="136" class="se"></p> <div id="p137" data-pid="137"><p data-pid="137" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/170/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="137" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/170/0">6/1/1999, pp. 18-19</a></p><p data-pid="137" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/171/0">8/15/1991, p. 19</a></p><p data-pid="137" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/172/0">10/1/1988, pp. 15-16</a></p> </div><p id="p138" data-pid="138" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p41" data-pid="41" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270052/39/0">w99 6/1 18-19;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270052/39/3"> w91 8/15 19;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270052/39/5"> w88 10/1 15-16;</a></p> <p id="p42" data-pid="42" class="sx"></p> <p id="p60" data-pid="60" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020052/58/0">g72 1/22 12;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020052/58/2"> w60 402</a></p> <p id="p61" data-pid="61" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="52-5-14" data-section-citation="052005014052005014"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">1 Thessalonians 5:14</span></h3><div class="studyNoteGroup"><ul class="content"><li class="item studyNote" data-extract-id=""><span class="scalableui"><p id="p31" data-pid="31" class="s5"><strong>warn:</strong> Or “admonish.”—See <a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1001070787/7/0">study note on 1Th 5:12</a>.</p> <p id="p32" data-pid="32" class="s5"><strong>the disorderly:</strong> The Greek word for “disorderly” was often used regarding soldiers who broke ranks or who were undisciplined. First-century historian Josephus used the term to describe troops that “advanced in disorder.” In colloquial Greek, the word could describe an idle, lazy person, but more often it referred to someone who did not submit to accepted norms. Paul here uses the term in a broad sense to describe those in the Christian congregation who were unruly, disobedient, and guilty of significantly deviating from Christian standards.—<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070787/40/0" data-bid="41-1" class="b">1Th 4:11;</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070787/40/1" data-bid="41-2" class="b"> 2Th 3:6</a>.</p> <p id="p33" data-pid="33" class="s5"><strong>speak consolingly:</strong> The Greek verb for “speak consolingly” (<em>pa·ra·my·theʹo·mai</em>) is also used at <a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070787/41/0" data-bid="42-1" class="b">Joh 11:19,</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070787/41/1" data-bid="42-2" class="b"> 31</a> regarding the Jews who went to console Mary and Martha after the death of their brother, Lazarus. It denotes a great degree of tenderness and comfort.—See <a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1001070787/8/0">study note on 1Co 14:3</a>, where the related noun is rendered “consoles.”</p> <p id="p34" data-pid="34" class="s5"><strong>those who are depressed:</strong> Or “those who are discouraged.” The Greek word used here (<em>o·li·goʹpsy·khos</em>) can literally be rendered “those of little soul.” Ancient Greek writers used a term with the opposite meaning, “those of great soul,” to refer to those who were self-confident and self-sufficient. So the term Paul here uses seems to include a lack of self-worth. The same Greek term was used in the <em>Septuagint</em> to translate Hebrew equivalents rendered “anxious” and “grief-stricken.” (<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070787/42/0" data-bid="43-1" class="b">Isa 35:4;</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070787/42/1" data-bid="43-2" class="b"> 54:6</a>) Some of those Thessalonian Christians may have been discouraged because of persecution or because of grief over the death of fellow believers. (<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070787/43/0" data-bid="44-1" class="b">1Th 2:14;</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070787/43/1" data-bid="44-2" class="b"> 4:13-18</a>) Paul does not urge fellow Christians to admonish or warn the depressed. Rather, he asks that Christians comfort or console them.—See study note on <strong>speak consolingly</strong> in this verse.</p> <p id="p35" data-pid="35" class="s5"><strong>be patient toward all:</strong> The Greek words referring to “patience” denote calm endurance and slowness to anger, qualities that Jehovah and Jesus constantly show in their dealings with humans. (<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070787/44/0" data-bid="45-1" class="b">Ro 2:4;</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070787/44/1" data-bid="45-2" class="b"> 9:22;</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070787/44/2" data-bid="45-3" class="b"> 1Ti 1:16;</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070787/44/3" data-bid="45-4" class="b"> 1Pe 3:20;</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070787/44/4" data-bid="45-5" class="b"> 2Pe 3:9,</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070787/44/5" data-bid="45-6" class="b"> 15</a>; see <a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1001070787/9/0">study note on Ga 5:22</a>.) As imitators of Jehovah and Jesus, Christians are to be patient. (<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070787/45/0" data-bid="46-1" class="b">1Co 11:1;</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070787/45/1" data-bid="46-2" class="b"> Eph 5:1</a>) The Greek verb for “to be patient” is used twice in Jesus’ illustration about two slaves, each of whom pleaded: “Be patient with me.” (<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070787/46/0" data-bid="47-1" class="b">Mt 18:26,</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070787/46/1" data-bid="47-2" class="b"> 29</a>) The unforgiving “wicked slave” refused to be patient and merciful, in contrast with the master, whom Jesus uses to picture his heavenly Father. (<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070787/47/0" data-bid="48-1" class="b">Mt 18:30-35</a>) Jesus’ illustration and the use of the same verb at <a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070787/48/0" data-bid="49-1" class="b">2Pe 3:9</a> suggest that being patient with others includes being forgiving and merciful.</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/52/5/88" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-89"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Le 19:17; 2Ti 4:2</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-89" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-89" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/52/5/89" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-90"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ps 34:18</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-90" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-90" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/52/5/90" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-91"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Co 13:4; Ga 5:22; Eph 4:1, 2; Col 3:13</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-91" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-91" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p138" data-pid="138" class="se"></p> <div id="p139" data-pid="139"><p data-pid="139" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/173/0"><em>The Watchtower</em> (Public)<em>,</em></a></p><p data-pid="139" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/173/0">No. 1 2023 pp. 14-15</a></p> </div><p id="p140" data-pid="140" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/174/0"><em>Close to Jehovah,</em> pp. 102-103,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/175/0"> 166-167</a></p> <div id="p141" data-pid="141"><p data-pid="141" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/176/0"><em>The Watchtower</em> (Study)<em>,</em></a></p><p data-pid="141" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/176/0">10/2017, p. 10</a></p> </div><div id="p142" data-pid="142"><p data-pid="142" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/177/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="142" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/177/0">2/15/2015, p. 9</a></p><p data-pid="142" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/178/0">8/15/2013, p. 22</a></p><p data-pid="142" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/179/0">6/15/2010, pp. 12-13</a></p><p data-pid="142" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/180/0">5/1/2004, p. 21</a></p><p data-pid="142" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/181/0">11/1/2001, pp. 17-18</a></p><p data-pid="142" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/182/0">10/1/1995, pp. 15-16</a></p><p data-pid="142" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/183/0">3/15/1990, pp. 26-28</a></p> </div><div id="p143" data-pid="143"><p data-pid="143" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/184/0"><em>Awake!,</em></a></p><p data-pid="143" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/184/0">10/2013, p. 14</a></p><p data-pid="143" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/185/0">7/2009, pp. 7-9</a></p> </div><p id="p144" data-pid="144" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/186/0"><em>Family Happiness,</em> pp. 36-37</a></p> <p id="p145" data-pid="145" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p42" data-pid="42" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270052/40/0">wp23.1 14-15;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270052/40/3"> cl 102-103,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270052/40/5"> 166-167;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270052/40/7"> w17.10 10;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270052/40/9"> w15 2/15 9;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270052/40/11"> w13 8/15 22;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270052/40/13"> g 10/13 14;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270052/40/15"> w10 6/15 12-13;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270052/40/17"> g 7/09 7,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270052/40/19"> 9;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270052/40/21"> w04 5/1 21;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270052/40/23"> w01 11/1 17-18;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270052/40/25"> fy 37;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270052/40/27"> w95 10/1 15-16;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270052/40/29"> w90 3/15 26-28;</a></p> <p id="p43" data-pid="43" class="sx"></p> <p id="p61" data-pid="61" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020052/59/0">w83 8/1 9;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020052/59/2"> w82 4/15 14-15;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020052/59/4"> w80 3/1 3;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020052/59/6"> w80 3/15 6;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020052/59/8"> g80 5/22 28;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020052/59/10"> w79 4/15 25;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020052/59/12"> w79 5/1 6;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020052/59/14"> w77 262;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020052/59/16"> w77 375;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020052/59/18"> w77 409;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020052/59/20"> w75 530-531;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020052/59/22"> g75 4/22 20;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020052/59/24"> w66 433;</a><span class="ni"> g66 7/22 7;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020052/59/26"> w64 614;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020052/59/27"> w63 149,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020052/59/28"> 436;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020052/59/29"> w62 182,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020052/59/30"> 274,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020052/59/31"> 339,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020052/59/32"> 349;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020052/59/33"> w61 14,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020052/59/34"> 89,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020052/59/35"> 91,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020052/59/36"> 303;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020052/59/37"> w60 116,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020052/59/38"> 505;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020052/59/39"> w52 139</a></p> <p id="p62" data-pid="62" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="52-5-15" data-section-citation="052005015052005015"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">1 Thessalonians 5:15</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/52/5/91" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-92"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Mt 5:39</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-92" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-92" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/52/5/92" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-93"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ro 12:17, 19</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-93" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-93" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p145" data-pid="145" class="se"></p> <div id="p146" data-pid="146"><p data-pid="146" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/187/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="146" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/187/0">3/15/1990, p. 28</a></p> </div><p id="p147" data-pid="147" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p43" data-pid="43" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270052/41/0">w90 3/15 28;</a></p> <p id="p44" data-pid="44" class="sx"></p> <p id="p62" data-pid="62" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020052/60/0">g74 3/8 4;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020052/60/3"> w68 323;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020052/60/4"> w61 89;</a><span class="ni"> yb61 21</span></p> <p id="p63" data-pid="63" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="52-5-16" data-section-citation="052005016052005016"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">1 Thessalonians 5:16</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/52/5/93" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-94"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">2Co 6:4, 10; Php 4:4</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-94" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-94" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p147" data-pid="147" class="se"></p> <div id="p148" data-pid="148"><p data-pid="148" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/188/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="148" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/188/0">12/15/1991, pp. 8-9</a></p> </div><p id="p149" data-pid="149" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p44" data-pid="44" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270052/42/0">w91 12/15 8-9;</a></p> <p id="p45" data-pid="45" class="sx"></p> <p id="p63" data-pid="63" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020052/61/0">w65 330;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020052/61/1"> w61 85,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020052/61/2"> 115</a></p> <p id="p64" data-pid="64" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="52-5-17" data-section-citation="052005017052005017"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">1 Thessalonians 5:17</span></h3><div class="studyNoteGroup"><ul class="content"><li class="item studyNote" data-extract-id=""><span class="scalableui"><p id="p37" data-pid="37" class="s5"><strong>Pray constantly:</strong> Paul was not expecting the Thessalonians to pray at every moment. Rather, he was encouraging them to have a prayerful attitude, always looking to God for guidance, ever conscious of the need for dependence on him in all aspects of life. (<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070787/50/0" data-bid="51-1" class="b">Pr 3:6</a>) In several of his other letters, Paul gave similar encouragement.—<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070787/51/0" data-bid="52-1" class="b">Ro 12:12;</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070787/51/1" data-bid="52-2" class="b"> Eph 6:18;</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070787/51/2" data-bid="52-3" class="b"> Php 4:6;</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070787/51/3" data-bid="52-4" class="b"> Col 4:2</a>.</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/52/5/94" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-95"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Lu 18:1; Ro 12:12</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-95" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-95" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p149" data-pid="149" class="se"></p> <div id="p150" data-pid="150"><p data-pid="150" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/189/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="150" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/189/0">10/1/2010, p. 9</a></p><p data-pid="150" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/190/0">9/15/2003, pp. 15-20</a></p><p data-pid="150" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/191/0">5/15/1990, p. 16</a></p> </div><p id="p151" data-pid="151" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p45" data-pid="45" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270052/43/0">w10 10/1 9;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270052/43/2"> w03 9/15 15-20;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270052/43/4"> w90 5/15 16;</a></p> <p id="p46" data-pid="46" class="sx"></p> <p id="p64" data-pid="64" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020052/62/0">w78 5/1 25;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020052/62/2"> w74 211;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020052/62/4"> w72 332,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020052/62/6"> 404;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020052/62/8"> w63 115,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020052/62/9"> 348;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020052/62/10"> w61 85,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020052/62/11"> 115</a></p> <p id="p65" data-pid="65" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="52-5-18" data-section-citation="052005018052005018"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">1 Thessalonians 5:18</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/52/5/95" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-96"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Eph 5:20; Col 3:17</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-96" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-96" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p65" data-pid="65" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020052/63/0">w81 4/1 22,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020052/63/2"> 26;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020052/63/4"> g74 6/8 6;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020052/63/6"> w72 332;</a><span class="ni"> g65 11/22 28;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020052/63/9"> w64 95;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020052/63/10"> w61 85,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020052/63/11"> 115;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020052/63/12"> w60 612</a></p> <p id="p66" data-pid="66" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="52-5-19" data-section-citation="052005019052005019"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">1 Thessalonians 5:19</span></h3><div class="studyNoteGroup"><ul class="content"><li class="item studyNote" data-extract-id=""><span class="scalableui"><p id="p39" data-pid="39" class="s5"><strong>Do not put out the fire of the spirit:</strong> The expression “put out the fire” renders a single Greek verb that literally means “to extinguish; to quench.” At <a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070787/53/0" data-bid="54-1" class="b">Mr 9:48</a> and <a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070787/54/0" data-bid="55-1" class="b">Heb 11:34</a>, it is used in connection with symbolic and literal fire. Here Paul uses it in a figurative sense about God’s “spirit,” or active force. This spirit can be like a fire within Christians, causing them to “be aglow” with that force, invigorating them to speak and act in harmony with Jehovah’s will. (See <a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070787/55/0" data-bid="56-1" class="b">Ro 12:11</a> and <a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1001070787/10/0">study note</a>; see <a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1001070787/11/0">study note on Ac 18:25</a>.) A Christian whose thinking and actions are in harmony with the flesh would be disregarding God’s holy spirit, in effect, extinguishing it within his own heart.—<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070787/56/0" data-bid="57-1" class="b">Ga 5:17;</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070787/56/1" data-bid="57-2" class="b"> 1Th 4:8</a>.</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/52/5/96" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-97"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ac 18:25; Ro 12:11; Eph 4:30</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-97" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-97" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p151" data-pid="151" class="se"></p> <div id="p152" data-pid="152"><p data-pid="152" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/192/0"><em>The Watchtower</em> (Study)<em>,</em></a></p><p data-pid="152" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/192/0">6/2023, pp. 12-13</a></p> </div><div id="p153" data-pid="153"><p data-pid="153" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/193/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="153" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/193/0">7/1/2000, p. 10</a></p><p data-pid="153" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/194/0">12/1/1989, p. 21</a></p> </div><p id="p154" data-pid="154" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p46" data-pid="46" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270052/44/0">w23.06 12-13;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270052/44/2"> w00 7/1 10;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270052/44/4"> w89 12/1 21;</a></p> <p id="p47" data-pid="47" class="sx"></p> <p id="p66" data-pid="66" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020052/64/0">w61 85</a></p> <p id="p67" data-pid="67" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="52-5-20" data-section-citation="052005020052005020"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">1 Thessalonians 5:20</span></h3><div class="studyNoteGroup"><ul class="content"><li class="item studyNote" data-extract-id=""><span class="scalableui"><p id="p41" data-pid="41" class="s5"><strong>prophecies:</strong> That is, messages from God. (See Glossary, “<a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1001070787/12/0">Prophecy</a>.”) To <strong>treat</strong> divinely inspired messages <strong>with contempt</strong> means viewing them as of no value, ignoring them, and rejecting them disdainfully.</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/52/5/97" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-98"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Co 14:1</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-98" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-98" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p154" data-pid="154" class="se"></p> <div id="p155" data-pid="155"><p data-pid="155" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/195/0"><em>The Watchtower</em> (Study)<em>,</em></a></p><p data-pid="155" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/195/0">6/2023, pp. 12-13</a></p> </div><p id="p156" data-pid="156" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p47" data-pid="47" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270052/45/0">w23.06 12-13;</a></p> <p id="p48" data-pid="48" class="sx"></p> <p id="p67" data-pid="67" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020052/65/0">w67 679;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020052/65/1"> w64 601</a></p> <p id="p68" data-pid="68" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="52-5-21" data-section-citation="052005021052005021"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">1 Thessalonians 5:21</span></h3><div class="studyNoteGroup"><ul class="content"><li class="item studyNote" data-extract-id=""><span class="scalableui"><p id="p43" data-pid="43" class="s5"><strong>Make sure of:</strong> The Greek word used by the apostle Paul for to “make sure of” could also be rendered to “test.” This Greek word means to examine and scrutinize something to see if it is genuine. It was used in connection with testing precious metals. Paul uses the same Greek word at <a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070787/59/0" data-bid="60-1" class="b">Ro 12:2</a> (see <a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1001070787/13/0">study note</a>) in the expression “prove to yourselves.”</p> <p id="p44" data-pid="44" class="s5"><strong>Make sure of all things:</strong> This statement shows that Christians must make sure that “all things” they accept as their beliefs are in harmony with God’s will. (Compare <a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070787/60/0" data-bid="61-1" class="b">Ac 17:11</a>.) In this context, Paul specifically says in verse 20: “Do not treat prophecies with contempt.” This warning indicates that the Thessalonian Christians were to “make sure” that any prophecies they put faith in were truly from God. In the first century C.E., some of Christ’s followers had the gift of prophecy. (<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070787/61/0" data-bid="62-1" class="b">Ro 12:6;</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070787/61/1" data-bid="62-2" class="b"> 1Co 14:1-3</a>) Yet, Jesus foretold that false prophets would also appear. (<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070787/62/0" data-bid="63-1" class="b">Mt 24:11,</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070787/62/1" data-bid="63-2" class="b"> 24;</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070787/62/2" data-bid="63-3" class="b"> Mr 13:22</a>) Christians should consider the sort of person delivering the prophecy (<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070787/63/0" data-bid="64-1" class="b">Mt 7:16-20</a>) and note whether its content harmonized with the inspired Scriptures. When Paul wrote to the Thessalonians (c. 50 C.E.), Matthew’s Gospel was likely the only part of the Christian Greek Scriptures already written. So to determine whether a prophecy or a teaching was truly from God, they needed to rely heavily on a careful study of the Hebrew Scriptures.</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/52/5/98" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-99"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Jo 4:1</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-99" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-99" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p156" data-pid="156" class="se"></p> <div id="p157" data-pid="157"><p data-pid="157" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/196/0"><em>The Watchtower</em> (Study)<em>,</em></a></p><p data-pid="157" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/196/0">6/2023, p. 13</a></p> </div><div id="p158" data-pid="158"><p data-pid="158" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/197/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="158" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/197/0">5/15/1996, p. 17</a></p> </div><div id="p159" data-pid="159"><p data-pid="159" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/198/0"><em>Awake!,</em></a></p><p data-pid="159" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/198/0">2/8/1996, p. 6</a></p><p data-pid="159" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/199/0">6/8/1987, pp. 17-18</a></p> </div><p id="p160" data-pid="160" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p48" data-pid="48" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270052/46/0">w24.10 25;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270052/46/2"> w23.06 13;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270052/46/4"> w96 5/15 17;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270052/46/6"> g96 2/8 6;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270052/46/8"> g87 6/8 17-18;</a></p> <p id="p49" data-pid="49" class="sx"></p> <p id="p68" data-pid="68" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020052/66/0">w64 166;</a><span class="ni"> g64 10/22 6;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020052/66/2"> w62 169;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020052/66/3"> w59 458</a></p> <p id="p69" data-pid="69" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="52-5-22" data-section-citation="052005022052005022"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">1 Thessalonians 5:22</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/52/5/99" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-100"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Job 2:3</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-100" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-100" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p69" data-pid="69" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020052/67/0">w63 79;</a><span class="ni"> ln 50</span></p> <p id="p70" data-pid="70" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="52-5-23" data-section-citation="052005023052005023"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">1 Thessalonians 5:23</span></h3><div class="studyNoteGroup"><ul class="content"><li class="item studyNote" data-extract-id=""><span class="scalableui"><p id="p46" data-pid="46" class="s5"><strong>the spirit and soul and body of you brothers:</strong> Paul’s intense concern for the spiritual welfare of the entire first-century Christian congregation is reflected in his prayerful, heartfelt petition (<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070787/65/0" data-bid="66-1" class="b">verses 23, 24</a>) in behalf of the brothers in Thessalonica. In this context, the three terms apparently have the following meaning: <strong>spirit,</strong> that is, the dominant attitude of the congregation (see <a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1001070787/14/0">study notes on 1Co 5:5;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1001070787/15/0"> Ga 6:18</a>; and Glossary, “<a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1001070787/16/0">Spirit</a>”); <strong>soul,</strong> that is, the life, or existence, of the congregation (see Glossary, “<a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1001070787/17/0">Soul</a>”); <strong>body,</strong> that is, the composite group of anointed Christians who make up the congregation. (Compare <a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070787/66/0" data-bid="67-1" class="b">1Co 12:12, 13</a>.) Paul’s intense concern for the congregation is evident in his asking that God sanctify them “completely” and that He preserve them “sound in every respect.”</p> <p id="p47" data-pid="47" class="s5"><strong>at the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ:</strong> See <a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1001070787/18/0">study note on 1Th 2:19</a>.</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/52/5/100" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-101"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Co 1:8</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-101" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-101" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p160" data-pid="160" class="se"></p> <div id="p161" data-pid="161"><p data-pid="161" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/200/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="161" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/200/0">9/15/2008, p. 29</a></p><p data-pid="161" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/201/0">5/1/1993, p. 11</a></p> </div><p id="p162" data-pid="162" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p49" data-pid="49" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270052/47/0">w08 9/15 29;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270052/47/2"> w93 5/1 11;</a></p> <p id="p50" data-pid="50" class="sx"></p> <p id="p70" data-pid="70" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020052/68/0">w67 340;</a><span class="ni"> g64 6/8 27-28;</span><span class="ni"> w46 91;</span><span class="ni"> w39 126;</span><span class="ni"> w30 119</span></p> <p id="p71" data-pid="71" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="52-5-25" data-section-citation="052005025052005025"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">1 Thessalonians 5:25</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/52/5/101" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-102"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ac 12:5; Ro 15:30; Eph 6:19; Col 4:3; 2Th 3:1; Phm 22; Heb 13:18</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-102" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-102" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="52-5-26" data-section-citation="052005026052005026"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">1 Thessalonians 5:26</span></h3><div class="studyNoteGroup"><ul class="content"><li class="item studyNote" data-extract-id=""><span class="scalableui"><p id="p49" data-pid="49" class="s5"><strong>with a holy kiss:</strong> See <a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1001070787/19/0">study note on Ro 16:16</a>.</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p162" data-pid="162" class="se"></p> <p id="p163" data-pid="163" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204442/202/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 2<em>,</em> p. 177</a></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p50" data-pid="50" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270052/48/0">it-2 177;</a></p> <p id="p71" data-pid="71" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020052/69/0">w68 384</a></p> <p id="p72" data-pid="72" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="52-5-27" data-section-citation="052005027052005027"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">1 Thessalonians 5:27</span></h3><div class="studyNoteGroup"><ul class="content"><li class="item studyNote" data-extract-id=""><span class="scalableui"><p id="p51" data-pid="51" class="s5"><strong>the Lord:</strong> In a context like this, “the Lord” could refer either to Jehovah God or to Jesus Christ. When the Hebrew Scripture background and the context provide no clear support for restoring the divine name, the New World Bible Translation Committee retained the rendering “Lord” so as not to overstep the bounds of a translator. (See <a class="it" href="/en/wol/tc/r1/lp-e/1001070787/2">App. C1</a>.) While some translations of the Christian Greek Scriptures into Hebrew and other languages use the divine name here, in this context “Lord” could well refer to the Lord Jesus Christ.—<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070787/69/0" data-bid="70-1" class="b">1Th 5:28</a>.</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group media"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Media</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="scalableui item"><div class="clearfix"><a class="galleryItem" href="/en/wol/gallery/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/52/1001072283#chapter=5"><img class="studyItemMedia" src="/en/wol/gallery/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/52/1001072283/thumbnail" data-img-large-src="/en/wol/mp/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/2024/935" ><span class="caption"><p>Letter Writing</p> </span></a></div></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/52/5/102" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-103"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Col 4:16</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-103" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-103" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p72" data-pid="72" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020052/70/0">w63 250;</a><span class="ni"> g37 6/2 562</span></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="52-5-28" data-section-citation="052005028052005028"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">1 Thessalonians 5:28</span></h3><div class="studyNoteGroup"><ul class="content"><li class="item studyNote" data-extract-id=""><span class="scalableui"><p id="p53" data-pid="53" class="s5"><strong>be with you:</strong> Some manuscripts add “Amen” at the end of the letter. Although some of Paul’s letters end with “Amen” (<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070787/71/0" data-bid="72-1" class="b">Ro 16:27;</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070787/71/1" data-bid="72-2" class="b"> Ga 6:18</a>), the manuscript support for adding it here is not strong.</p> </span></li></ul></div></div> </div> <div id="studyParallel" class="studyPane tabContent"> <div class="section"> <h3 class="title">Parallel Translations</h3> <div class="helpText">Click a verse number to display parallel Bible verses.</div> <div class="parallel"> <div class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div> <div class="extract"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="studyMarginals" class="studyPane tabContent"> <div class="section marginalsGeneral"><h3 class="title"><span class="sectionIcon"></span><span class="scalableui">General</span></h3><div class="content categorizedMarginal"><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/52/5/72/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-73-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">1 Thess. 5:2</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Zep 1:14</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-73-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-73-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/52/5/73/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-74-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">1 Thess. 5:2</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Mt 24:36, 43; 2Pe 3:10; Re 16:15</span></span></div><div class="content"><div 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data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/52/5/80/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-81-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">1 Thess. 5:7</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ro 13:13</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-81-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-81-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/52/5/81/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-82-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">1 Thess. 5:8</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Isa 59:17; Eph 6:14-17</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-82-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-82-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/52/5/82/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-83-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">1 Thess. 5:9</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">2Th 2:13</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-83-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-83-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/52/5/83/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-84-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">1 Thess. 5:10</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ro 5:8; 1Co 15:3</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-84-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-84-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/52/5/84/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-85-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">1 Thess. 5:10</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Th 4:16, 17</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-85-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-85-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/52/5/85/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-86-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">1 Thess. 5:11</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ro 1:11, 12; 15:2</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-86-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-86-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/52/5/86/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-87-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">1 Thess. 5:13</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Php 2:29, 30; 1Ti 5:17; Heb 13:7</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-87-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-87-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/52/5/87/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-88-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">1 Thess. 5:13</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Mr 9:50; 2Co 13:11; Heb 12:14; 1Pe 3:11</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-88-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-88-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/52/5/88/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-89-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">1 Thess. 5:14</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Le 19:17; 2Ti 4:2</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-89-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-89-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/52/5/89/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-90-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">1 Thess. 5:14</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ps 34:18</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-90-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-90-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/52/5/90/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-91-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">1 Thess. 5:14</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Co 13:4; Ga 5:22; Eph 4:1, 2; Col 3:13</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-91-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-91-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/52/5/91/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-92-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">1 Thess. 5:15</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Mt 5:39</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-92-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-92-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/52/5/92/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-93-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">1 Thess. 5:15</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ro 12:17, 19</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-93-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-93-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/52/5/93/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-94-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">1 Thess. 5:16</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">2Co 6:4, 10; Php 4:4</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-94-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-94-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/52/5/94/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-95-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">1 Thess. 5:17</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Lu 18:1; Ro 12:12</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-95-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-95-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/52/5/95/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-96-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">1 Thess. 5:18</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Eph 5:20; Col 3:17</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-96-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-96-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/52/5/96/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-97-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">1 Thess. 5:19</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ac 18:25; Ro 12:11; Eph 4:30</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-97-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-97-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/52/5/97/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-98-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">1 Thess. 5:20</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Co 14:1</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-98-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-98-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/52/5/98/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-99-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">1 Thess. 5:21</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Jo 4:1</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-99-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-99-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/52/5/99/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-100-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">1 Thess. 5:22</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Job 2:3</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-100-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-100-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/52/5/100/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-101-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">1 Thess. 5:23</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Co 1:8</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-101-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-101-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/52/5/101/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-102-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">1 Thess. 5:25</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ac 12:5; Ro 15:30; Eph 6:19; Col 4:3; 2Th 3:1; Phm 22; Heb 13:18</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-102-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-102-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/52/5/102/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-103-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">1 Thess. 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class="sb"><span id="v52-5-1-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070156/29714" class="cl vx vp study"><strong>5</strong> </a>Now as for the times and the seasons, brothers, you need nothing to be written to you. </span><span id="v52-5-2-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070156/29715" class="vl vx vp study">2 </a>For you yourselves know very well that Jehovah’s day<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070156/72" data-bid="73-1" class="b">+</a> is coming exactly as a thief in the night.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070156/73" data-bid="74-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v52-5-3-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070156/29716" class="vl vx vp study">3 </a>Whenever it is that they are saying, “Peace and security!” then sudden destruction is to be instantly on them,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070156/74" data-bid="75-1" class="b">+</a> just like birth pains on a pregnant woman, and they will by no means escape. </span><span id="v52-5-4-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070156/29717" class="vl vx vp study">4 </a>But you, brothers, you are not in darkness, so that the day should overtake you as it would thieves, </span><span id="v52-5-5-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070156/29718" class="vl vx vp">5 </a>for you are all sons of light and sons of day.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070156/75" data-bid="76-1" class="b">+</a> We belong neither to night nor to darkness.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070156/76" data-bid="77-1" class="b">+</a></span></p> <p id="p19" data-pid="19" class="sb"><span id="v52-5-6-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070156/29719" class="vl vx vp study">6 </a>So, then, let us not sleep on as the rest do,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070156/77" data-bid="78-1" class="b">+</a> but let us stay awake<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070156/78" data-bid="79-1" class="b">+</a> and keep our senses.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070156/79" data-bid="80-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v52-5-7-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070156/29720" class="vl vx vp">7 </a>For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk are drunk at night.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070156/80" data-bid="81-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v52-5-8-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070156/29721" class="vl vx vp study">8 </a>But as for us who belong to the day, let us keep our senses and put on the breastplate of faith and love and the hope of salvation as a helmet<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070156/81" data-bid="82-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v52-5-9-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070156/29722" class="vl vx vp">9 </a>because God assigned us, not to wrath, but to the acquiring of salvation<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070156/82" data-bid="83-1" class="b">+</a> through our Lord Jesus Christ. </span><span id="v52-5-10-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070156/29723" class="vl vx vp study">10 </a>He died for us,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070156/83" data-bid="84-1" class="b">+</a> so that whether we stay awake or are asleep, we should live together with him.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070156/84" data-bid="85-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v52-5-11-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070156/29724" class="vl vx vp study">11 </a>Therefore, keep encouraging one another and building one another up,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070156/85" data-bid="86-1" class="b">+</a> just as you are in fact doing.</span></p> <p id="p20" data-pid="20" class="sb"><span id="v52-5-12-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070156/29725" class="vl vx vp study">12 </a>Now we request you, brothers, to show respect for those who are working hard among you and presiding over you in the Lord and admonishing you; </span><span id="v52-5-13-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070156/29726" class="vl vx vp study">13 </a>and to give them extraordinary consideration in love because of their work.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070156/86" data-bid="87-1" class="b">+</a> Be peaceable with one another.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070156/87" data-bid="88-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v52-5-14-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070156/29727" class="vl vx vp study">14 </a>On the other hand, we urge you, brothers, to warn the disorderly,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070156/88" data-bid="89-1" class="b">+</a> speak consolingly to those who are depressed,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070156/89" data-bid="90-1" class="b">+</a> support the weak, be patient toward all.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070156/90" data-bid="91-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v52-5-15-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070156/29728" class="vl vx vp">15 </a>See that no one repays injury for injury to anyone,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070156/91" data-bid="92-1" class="b">+</a> but always pursue what is good toward one another and to all others.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070156/92" data-bid="93-1" class="b">+</a></span></p> <p id="p21" data-pid="21" class="sb"><span id="v52-5-16-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070156/29729" class="vl vx vp">16 </a>Always be rejoicing.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070156/93" data-bid="94-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v52-5-17-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070156/29730" class="vl vx vp study">17 </a>Pray constantly.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070156/94" data-bid="95-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v52-5-18-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070156/29731" class="vl vx vp">18 </a>Give thanks for everything.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070156/95" data-bid="96-1" class="b">+</a> This is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. </span><span id="v52-5-19-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070156/29732" class="vl vx vp study">19 </a>Do not put out the fire of the spirit.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070156/96" data-bid="97-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v52-5-20-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070156/29733" class="vl vx vp study">20 </a>Do not treat prophecies with contempt.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070156/97" data-bid="98-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v52-5-21-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070156/29734" class="vl vx vp study">21 </a>Make sure of all things;<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070156/98" data-bid="99-1" class="b">+</a> hold fast to what is fine. </span><span id="v52-5-22-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070156/29735" class="vl vx vp">22 </a>Abstain from every form of wickedness.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070156/99" data-bid="100-1" class="b">+</a></span></p> <p id="p22" data-pid="22" class="sb"><span id="v52-5-23-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070156/29736" class="vl vx vp study">23 </a>May the God of peace himself sanctify you completely. And may the spirit and soul and body of you brothers, sound in every respect, be preserved blameless at the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070156/100" data-bid="101-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v52-5-24-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070156/29737" class="vl vp">24 </a>The one who is calling you is faithful, and he will surely do so.</span></p> <p id="p23" data-pid="23" class="sb"><span id="v52-5-25-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070156/29738" class="vl vp">25 </a>Brothers, keep praying for us.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070156/101" data-bid="102-1" class="b">+</a></span></p> <p id="p24" data-pid="24" class="sb"><span id="v52-5-26-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070156/29739" class="vl vx vp study">26 </a>Greet all the brothers with a holy kiss.</span></p> <p id="p25" data-pid="25" class="sb"><span id="v52-5-27-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070156/29740" class="vl vx vp study">27 </a>I 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