John 13. 34. Eph. 5. 2. I Pet. 4. 8. 1 John 3. 11, rosto love one another. And indeed ye do it toward & Matt. 22.39. all the brethren which are in all Macedonia: but we & 15. 12. beseech you, brethren, "that ye increase more and 11 more; and that ye study to be quiet, and to do your 23. & 4. 21. own business, and y to work with your own hands, as 12 we commanded you; z that ye may walk honestly toward them that are without, and that ye may have lack of nothing. 13 bre- t ch. 1. 7. 11. 1 Pet.4.15. Acts 20. 35. Eph. 4. 28. z Rom. 13.13. Col. 4. 5. For a See Lev. 19. 28. Deut. 14. 2 Cor. 8. 21. 1 Pet. 2. 12. 1, 2. 2 Sam. Eph. Cor.15.13. 23. ch. 3. 13. b Eph. 2. 12. di Cor.15.18, e 1 Kings 13. fi Cor. 15.51. BUT I would not have you to be ignorant, thren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye 14 row not, even as others which have no hope. cif we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even dthem also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with 15 him. For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that fwe which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are 17,18.& 20.35. 16 asleep. For the Lord himself shall descend from gM tt. 24.30, heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, 2 Thess. 1. 7. and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ i 1 Cor. 15. 23, 17 shall rise first: kthen we which are alive and remain Cor.15.51. shall be caught up together with them 'in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so mshall we ever 18 be with the Lord. Wherefore 2 comfort one another & 17. 24. with these words. 5 2 31. Acts 1.11. hi Cor.15.52. 52. 1 Acts 1. 9. Rev. 11. 12. 6. & 14.3. m John 12. But of the times and the seasons, brethren, bye bch. 4.9. have no need that I write unto you. For yourselves 44. & 25. 13. know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh 40. 2 Pet. 3. 3 as a thief in the night. For when they shall Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; 4 they shall not escape. f But ye, brethren, are not in 2 Thess. 1. 9. darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief. Hos. 13. 13. 5 Ye are all the children of light, and the children of 13.1 John 2.8. the day we are not of the night, nor of darkness. 6h Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us 7 watch and be sober. For kthey that sleep sleep in the night; and they that be drunken lare drunken in the 8 night. But let us, who are of the day, be sober, ἐνδυσάμενοι θώρακα πίστεως καὶ ἀγάπης, καὶ περικεφα9 λαίαν ἐλπίδα σωτηρίας· ὅτι οὐκ ἔθετο ἡμᾶς ὁ Θεὸς εἰς ὀργὴν, ἀλλ ̓ εἰς περιποίησιν σωτηρίας, διὰ τοῦ Κυρίου το ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, τοῦ ἀποθανόντος ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν, ἵνα εἴτε γρηγορῶμεν, εἴτε καθεύδωμεν, ἅμα σὺν αὐτῷ ζήσω1 μεν. διὸ παρακαλεῖτε ἀλλήλους, καὶ οἰκοδομεῖτε εἰς τὸν ἕνα, καθὼς καὶ ποιεῖτε. 12 ΕΡΩΤΩΜΕΝ δὲ ὑμᾶς ἀδελφοὶ, εἰδέναι τοὺς κοπιώντας ἐν ὑμῖν, καὶ προϊσταμένους ὑμῶν ἐν Κυρίῳ, καὶ νου13 θετοῦντας ὑμᾶς, καὶ ἡγεῖσθαι αὐτοὺς ὑπὲρ ἐκ περισσοῦ ἐν ἀγάπῃ, διὰ τὸ ἔργον αὐτῶν· εἰρηνεύετε ἐν ἑαυτοῖς. 14 Παρακαλοῦμεν δὲ ὑμᾶς ἀδελφοὶ, νουθετεῖτε τοὺς ἀτάκτους, παραμυθεῖσθε τοὺς ὀλιγοψύχους, ἀντέχεσθε τῶν ἀσθενῶν, 15 μακροθυμεῖτε πρὸς πάντας. ὁρᾶτε μή τις κακὸν ἀντὶ κακοῦ τινι ἀποδῷ· ἀλλὰ πάντοτε τὸ ἀγαθὸν διώκετε καὶ 16, 17 εἰς ἀλλήλους καὶ εἰς πάντας. πάντοτε χαίρετε. ἀδια18 λείπτως προσεύχεσθε. ἐν παντὶ εὐχαριστεῖτε· τοῦτο γὰρ 19 θέλημα Θεοῦ ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ εἰς ὑμᾶς. τὸ πνεῦμα 20, 21 μὴ σβέννυτε προφητείας μὴ ἐξουθενεῖτε. πάντα δοκι22 μάζετε· τὸ καλὸν κατέχετε ἀπὸ παντὸς εἴδους πονηροῦ 23 ἀπέχεσθε. Αὐτὸς δὲ ὁ Θεὸς τῆς εἰρήνης ἁγιάσαι ὑμᾶς ὁλοτελεῖς· καὶ ὁλόκληρον ὑμῶν τὸ πνεῦμα καὶ ἡ ψυχὴ καὶ τὸ σῶμα ἀμέμπτως ἐν τῇ παρουσίᾳ τοῦ Κυρίου ἡμῶν 24 Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ τηρηθείη. πιστὸς ὁ καλῶν ὑμᾶς, ὃς καὶ ποιήσει. 25, 26 Αδελφοί, προσεύχεσθε περὶ ἡμῶν. ἀσπάσασθε τοὺς 27 ἀδελφοὺς πάντας ἐν φιλήματι ἁγίῳ. ὁρκίζω ὑμᾶς τὸν Κύριον, ἀναγνωσθῆναι τὴν ἐπιστολὴν πᾶσι τοῖς ἁγίοις 28 ἀδελφοῖς. ἡ χάρις τοῦ Κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ μεθ' ὑμῶν. ἀμήν. Πρὸς Θεσσαλονικεῖς πρώτη εγράφη ἀπὸ ̓Αθηνῶν. 13 εἰρην. ἐν αὐτοῖς. Γ. 15 διώκετε εἰς ἀλλ. Β. 21 πάντα δὲ 28 ἀμήν om. Α. πρὸς θεσσαλ.—άθης mputting on the breastplate of faith and love; ye do. Eph. 6. 14, n Rom. 9. 22. 1 Pet. 2. 8. o 2 Thess. 2. 13. 14. and P. Cor. 5.15 9. 2 them Phil. 2. 29. Heb. 13.7, 17. 1 Tim. 5. 17. in the and m Isal. 59.17. 9 for an helmet, the hope of salvation. For "God hath 16, 17. not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by ch. 1. 10. 10 Our Lord Jesus Christ, P who died for us, that, whe- Jude 4. ther we wake or sleep, we should live together with 11 him. Wherefore comfort yourselves together, edify one another, even as also 12 AND we beseech you, brethren, rto know which labour among you, and are over you 13 Lord, and admonish you; and to esteem them very II, 12. highly in love for their work's sake. And be at peace u Heb. 12.12. 14 among yourselves. Now we exhort you, brethren, & 15. 1. twarn them that are unruly, "comfort the feeble- y Gal. 5. 22. minded, support the weak, be patient toward all z See that none render evil for evil unto man; but ever a follow that which is good, 16 among yourselves, and to all men. Rejoice 17, 18 more. © Pray without ceasing. In every thing 15 men. s Mark 9. 50. t a Thess. 3. x Rom. 14. I. Gal. 6. 1, 2. Col. 3. 12. & 24. 29. Rom. 12. 17. I 1 Pet. 3. 9. ch. 3. 12. Eph.4.2. any 2 Lev. 19.18. both Prov. 20. 22. ever- Matt. 5.39,44. give 1 Cor. 6. 7. thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus a Gal. 6. 10. 19, 20 concerning you. Quench not the Spirit. Despise b2 Cor. 6. 10. 21 not prophesyings. Prove all things; hhold fast that e Luke 18. 1. 22 which is good. Abstain from all appearance of evil. 23 And the very God of peace 'sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and mbe preserved blameless unto the coming of our "Faithful is he that calleth you, Brethren, pray for us. 27 with an holy kiss. I charge you by the Lord that 31 9 this epistle be read unto all the holy brethren. 15. 1 John of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. 28 The grace Amen. The first epistle unto the Thessalonians was 1 Or, exhort. 2 Or, beseech. 3 Or, disorderly. adjure. ΠΑΥΛΟΥ ΤΟΥ ΑΠΟΣΤΟΛΟΥ Η ΠΡΟΣ ΘΕΣΣΑΛΟΝΙΚΕΙΣ ΕΠΙΣΤΟΛΗ ΔΕΥΤΕΡΑ. Ι ΠΑΥΛΟΣ καὶ Σιλουανὸς καὶ Τιμόθεος, τῇ ἐκκλησίᾳ Θεσσαλονικέων ἐν Θεῷ πατρὶ ἡμῶν καὶ Κυρίῳ Ἰησοῦ 2 Χριστῷ χάρις ὑμῖν καὶ εἰρήνη ἀπὸ Θεοῦ πατρὸς ἡμῶν καὶ Κυρίου Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ. 3 Εὐχαριστεῖν ὀφείλομεν τῷ Θεῷ πάντοτε περὶ ὑμῶν ἀδελφοὶ, καθὼς ἄξιόν ἐστιν, ὅτι ὑπεραυξάνει ἡ πίστις ὑμῶν, καὶ πλεονάζει ἡ ἀγάπη ἑνὸς ἑκάστου πάντων ὑμῶν 4 εἰς ἀλλήλους· ὥστε ἡμᾶς αὐτοὺς ἐν ὑμῖν καυχάσθαι ἐν ταῖς ἐκκλησίαις τοῦ Θεοῦ, ὑπὲρ τῆς ὑπομονῆς ὑμῶν καὶ πίστεως, ἐν πᾶσι τοῖς διωγμοῖς ὑμῶν καὶ ταῖς θλίψεσιν 5 αἷς ἀνέχεσθε, ἔνδειγμα τῆς δικαίας κρίσεως τοῦ Θεοῦ, εἰς τὸ καταξιωθῆναι ὑμᾶς τῆς βασιλείας τοῦ Θεοῦ, ὑπὲρ ἧς 6 καὶ πάσχετε. εἴπερ δίκαιον παρὰ Θεῷ, ἀνταποδοῦναι η τοῖς θλίβουσιν ὑμᾶς θλίψιν, καὶ ὑμῖν τοῖς θλιβομένοις ἄνεσιν μεθ ̓ ἡμῶν, ἐν τῇ ἀποκαλύψει τοῦ Κυρίου Ιησοῦ ἀπ ̓ οὐρανοῦ, μετ ̓ ἀγγέλων δυνάμεως αὐτοῦ, ἐν 8 πυρὶ φλογὸς, διδόντος ἐκδίκησιν τοῖς μὴ εἰδόσι Θεὸν καὶ τοῖς μὴ ὑπακούουσι τῷ εὐαγγελίῳ τοῦ Κυρίου ἡμῶν 9 Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ· οἵτινες δίκην τίσουσιν, ὄλεθρον αἰώνιον, ἀπὸ προσώπου τοῦ Κυρίου, καὶ ἀπὸ τῆς δόξης τῆς ἰσχύος το αὐτοῦ· ὅταν ἔλθῃ ἐνδοξασθῆναι ἐν τοῖς ἁγίοις αὐτοῦ, καὶ θαυμασθῆναι ἐν πᾶσι τοῖς πιστεύουσιν, ὅτι ἐπιστεύθη τὸ 11 μαρτύριον ἡμῶν ἐφ' ὑμᾶς, ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ἐκείνῃ. εἰς ὃ καὶ προσευχόμεθα πάντοτε περὶ ὑμῶν, ἵνα ὑμᾶς ἀξιώσῃ τῆς κλήσεως ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, καὶ πληρώσῃ πᾶσαν εὐδοκίαν αγα12 θωσύνης καὶ ἔργον πίστεως ἐν δυνάμει ὅπως ἐνδοξασθῇ 2 ἡμῶν om. D. 8 φλογί πυρὸς D. τοῖς πιστεύσασιν Α. χριστοῦ om. Β. 10 πᾶσι THE SECOND EPISTLE OF PAUL THE APOSTLE TO THE THESSALONIANS. I PAUL, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the a 2 Cor. 1. 19. church of the Thessalonians bin God our Father and biThess. 1.1. 2 the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, c 1 Cor. 1. 3. from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 5 2, 3. & 3.6, 9. & 9. 2. I 19, 20. 14. 14. m 1 Thess. 4. 3 dWe are bound to thank God always for you, bre- d 1 Thess. 1. thren, as it is meet, because that your faith groweth ch. 2. 13. exceedingly, and the charity of every one of you all 4 toward each other aboundeth; so that we ourselves e 2 Cor. 7. 14. glory in you in the churches of God ffor your patience 1 Thess. 2. and faith in all your persecutions and tribulations fiThess. 1.3. that ye endure which is ha manifest token of the 81 Thess. 2. righteous judgment of God, that ye may be counted h'Phil. 1. 28. worthy of the kingdom of God, for which ye also i Thess. 2. 6 suffer seeing it is a righteous thing with God to k Rev. 6. 10. 7 recompense tribulation to them that trouble you; and to you who are troubled rest with us, when mthel Rev. 14. 13. Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his 16. Jude 14. 8 mighty angels, "in flaming fire 2taking vengeance them that know not God, and Pthat obey not 9 gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ: 9 who shall punished with everlasting destruction from the sence of the Lord, and 'from the glory of his 10s when he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and r Deut. 33. 2. to be admired in all them that believe (because our ch. 2. 8. testimony among you was believed) in that day. Ps. 89.1. II Wherefore also we pray always for you, that our God would count you worthy of this calling, and u ver. 5. fulfil all the good pleasure of his goodness, and the x1Thess. 1.3. 12 work of faith with power: y that the name of our y 1 Pet. 1.7. 1 Gr. the angels of his power. 2 Or, yielding. 3 Or, vouch safe. & 12. 29. on n Heb. 10. 27. the 2 Pet. 3. 7. be 。 Ps. 79. 6. pre-p Rom. 2. 8. Rev. 21. 8. power; 1 Thess. 4. 5. q Phil. 3. 19. 2 Pet. 3. 7. Isai. 2. 19. S t Ps. 68. 35. & 4. 14. |