1 Thessalonians 5:1-11 (English Standard Version)

1 Thessalonians 5

The Day of the Lord

 ¹Now concerning^(A) the times and the seasons, brothers,^[a](B) you have no need to have anything written to you. ²For you yourselves are fully aware that^(C) the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night. ³While people are saying, "There is peace and security," then^(D) sudden destruction will come upon them^(E) as labor pains come upon a pregnant woman, and they will not escape. ⁴But you^(F) are not in darkness, brothers, for that day to surprise you like a thief. ⁵For you are all^(G) children^[b] of light, children of the day. We are not of the night or of the darkness. ⁶So then^(H) let us not sleep, as others do, but let us^(I) keep awake and^(J) be sober. ⁷For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk,^(K) are drunk at night. ⁸But since we belong to the day, let us be sober,^(L) having put on the breastplate of^(M) faith and love, and for a helmet the hope of salvation. ⁹For God has not destined us for^(N) wrath, but^(O) to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, ^10(P) who died for us so that whether we are awake or asleep we might live with him. ¹¹Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing.