1 Thessalonians 5:12-28
New American Standard Bible
Christian Conduct
12 But we ask you, brothers and sisters, to (A)recognize those (B)who diligently labor among you and [a](C)are in leadership over you in the Lord, and give you [b]instruction, 13 and that you regard them very highly in love because of their work. (D)Live in peace with one another. 14 We urge you, brothers and sisters, admonish (E)the [c]unruly, encourage (F)the fainthearted, help (G)the weak, be (H)patient with everyone. 15 See that (I)no one repays another with evil for evil, but always (J)seek what is good for one another and for all people. 16 (K)Rejoice always, 17 (L)pray without ceasing, 18 in everything (M)give thanks; for this is the will of God for you in Christ Jesus. 19 (N)Do not quench the Spirit, 20 do not utterly reject [d](O)prophecies, 21 but (P)examine everything; (Q)hold firmly to that which is good, 22 abstain from every [e]form of evil.
23 Now (R)may the God of peace (S)Himself sanctify you entirely; and may your (T)spirit and soul and body be kept complete, (U)without blame at (V)the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. 24 (W)Faithful is He who (X)calls you, and He also will do it.
25 Brothers and sisters, (Y)pray for us[f].
26 (Z)Greet all the brothers and sisters with a holy kiss. 27 I put you under oath by the Lord to (AA)have this letter read to all the (AB)brothers and sisters.
28 (AC)May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.
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- 1 Thessalonians 5:12 Or care for you
- 1 Thessalonians 5:12 Or admonition
- 1 Thessalonians 5:14 Or undisciplined
- 1 Thessalonians 5:20 Or prophetic gifts
- 1 Thessalonians 5:22 Or appearance
- 1 Thessalonians 5:25 Two early mss add also
2 Thessalonians 1-3
New American Standard Bible
Giving Thanks for Faith and Perseverance
1 (A)Paul, (B)Silvanus, and (C)Timothy,
To the (D)church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: 2 (E)Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
3 We ought always (F)to give thanks to God for you, (G)brothers and sisters, as is only fitting, because your faith is increasing abundantly, and the (H)love of each and every one of you toward one another grows ever greater. 4 As a result, we ourselves (I)speak proudly of you among (J)the churches of God for your [a]perseverance and faith [b](K)in the midst of all your persecutions and afflictions which you endure. 5 This is [c]a (L)plain indication of God’s righteous judgment so that you will be (M)considered worthy of the kingdom of God, for which you indeed are suffering. 6 [d]For after all (N)it is only right [e]for God to repay with affliction those who afflict you, 7 and to give relief to you who are afflicted, along with us, [f](O)when the Lord Jesus will be revealed (P)from heaven (Q)with [g]His mighty angels 8 (R)in flaming fire, dealing out retribution to those who (S)do not know God, and to those who (T)do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. 9 These people will pay the penalty of (U)eternal destruction, (V)away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His power, 10 when He comes to be (W)glorified among His [h]saints on that (X)day, and to be marveled at among all who have believed—because our (Y)testimony to you was believed. 11 To this end also we (Z)pray for you always, that our God will (AA)consider you worthy of your (AB)calling, and fulfill every desire for (AC)goodness and the (AD)work of faith with power, 12 so that the (AE)name of our Lord Jesus will be glorified in you, and you in Him, in accordance with the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Man of Lawlessness
2 Now we ask you, (AF)brothers and sisters, regarding the [i](AG)coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our (AH)gathering together to Him, 2 that you not be quickly shaken from your [j]composure or be disturbed either by a (AI)spirit, or a [k](AJ)message, or a (AK)letter as if from us, to the effect that (AL)the day of the Lord (AM)has come. 3 (AN)No one is to deceive you in any way! For it will not come unless the [l](AO)apostasy comes first, and the (AP)man of lawlessness is revealed, the (AQ)son of destruction, 4 who opposes and exalts himself above [m](AR)every so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple of God, (AS)displaying himself as being God. 5 Do you not remember that (AT)while I was still with you, I was telling you these things? 6 And you know (AU)what restrains him now, so that he will be revealed in his time. 7 For (AV)the mystery of lawlessness is already at work; only [n](AW)He who now restrains will do so until [o]He is [p]removed. 8 Then that lawless one (AX)will be revealed, whom the Lord will eliminate (AY)with the breath of His mouth and bring to an end by the (AZ)appearance of His [q]coming; 9 that is, the one whose [r]coming is in accord with the activity of (BA)Satan, with all power and false [s](BB)signs and wonders, 10 and with [t]all the deception of wickedness for (BC)those who perish, because they did not accept the love of (BD)the truth so as to be saved. 11 For this reason (BE)God [u]will send upon them [v]a (BF)deluding influence so that they will believe [w]what is false, 12 in order that they all may be [x]judged who (BG)did not believe the truth, but [y](BH)took pleasure in wickedness.
Stand Firm
13 (BI)But we should always give thanks to God for you, (BJ)brothers and sisters beloved by the Lord, because (BK)God has chosen you [z]from the beginning (BL)for salvation [aa](BM)through sanctification [ab]by the Spirit and faith in the truth. 14 It was for this He (BN)called you through (BO)our gospel, [ac]that you may obtain the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. 15 So then, brothers and sisters, (BP)stand firm and (BQ)hold on to the traditions which you were taught, whether (BR)by word of mouth or (BS)by letter [ad]from us.
16 (BT)Now may our Lord Jesus Christ (BU)Himself and God our Father, who has (BV)loved us and given us eternal comfort and (BW)good hope by grace, 17 (BX)comfort and (BY)strengthen your hearts in every good work and word.
Request for Prayer
3 (BZ)Finally, brothers and sisters, (CA)pray for us that (CB)the word of the Lord will [ae]spread rapidly and be glorified, just as it was also with you; 2 and that we will be (CC)rescued from troublesome and evil people; for not all have the faith. 3 But (CD)the Lord is faithful, [af]and He will strengthen and protect you [ag]from (CE)the evil one. 4 We have (CF)confidence in the Lord concerning you, that you (CG)are doing, and will do, what we command. 5 May the Lord (CH)direct your hearts to the love of God and to the perseverance of Christ.
6 Now we command you, brothers and sisters, (CI)in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you [ah](CJ)keep away from every brother or sister who [ai]leads a [aj](CK)disorderly life and not one in accordance with (CL)the tradition which [ak]you received from us. 7 For you yourselves know how you ought to [al](CM)follow our example, because we did not act in an undisciplined way among you, 8 nor did we (CN)eat [am]anyone’s bread [an]without paying for it, but with (CO)labor and hardship we kept (CP)working night and day so that we would not be a burden to any of you; 9 not because we do not have (CQ)the right to this, but in order to offer ourselves (CR)as a role model for you, so that you would [ao]follow our example. 10 For even (CS)when we were with you, we used to give you this order: (CT)if anyone is not willing to work, then he is not to eat, either. 11 For we hear that some among you are (CU)leading an undisciplined life, doing no work at all, but acting like (CV)busybodies. 12 Now we command and (CW)exhort such persons in the Lord Jesus Christ to (CX)work [ap]peacefully and eat their own bread. 13 But as for you, (CY)brothers and sisters, (CZ)do not grow weary of doing good.
14 If anyone does not obey our [aq]instruction [ar](DA)in this letter, take special note of that person so as (DB)not to associate with him, so that he will be (DC)put to shame. 15 And yet (DD)do not regard that person as an enemy, but [as](DE)admonish that one as a (DF)brother or sister.
16 Now (DG)may the Lord of peace (DH)Himself continually grant you peace in every [at]circumstance. (DI)The Lord be with you all!
17 [au]I, Paul, write this greeting (DJ)with my own hand, and this is a distinguishing mark in every letter; this is the way I write. 18 (DK)The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.
Notas al pie
- 2 Thessalonians 1:4 Or steadfastness
- 2 Thessalonians 1:4 Or during all
- 2 Thessalonians 1:5 Or proof of
- 2 Thessalonians 1:6 Lit If indeed
- 2 Thessalonians 1:6 Or in the sight of
- 2 Thessalonians 1:7 Lit at the revelation of the Lord Jesus
- 2 Thessalonians 1:7 Lit the angels of His power
- 2 Thessalonians 1:10 Lit holy ones; i.e., God’s people
- 2 Thessalonians 2:1 Or presence
- 2 Thessalonians 2:2 Lit mind
- 2 Thessalonians 2:2 Lit word
- 2 Thessalonians 2:3 Or falling away from the faith
- 2 Thessalonians 2:4 Or everyone who is called God
- 2 Thessalonians 2:7 Or he
- 2 Thessalonians 2:7 Or he
- 2 Thessalonians 2:7 Or out of the way
- 2 Thessalonians 2:8 Or presence
- 2 Thessalonians 2:9 Or presence
- 2 Thessalonians 2:9 I.e., confirming miracles
- 2 Thessalonians 2:10 Or every deception
- 2 Thessalonians 2:11 Lit is sending
- 2 Thessalonians 2:11 Lit an activity of error
- 2 Thessalonians 2:11 Or the lie
- 2 Thessalonians 2:12 Or condemned
- 2 Thessalonians 2:12 Or approved
- 2 Thessalonians 2:13 One early ms first fruits
- 2 Thessalonians 2:13 Lit in
- 2 Thessalonians 2:13 Lit of
- 2 Thessalonians 2:14 Lit to the obtaining of
- 2 Thessalonians 2:15 Lit of
- 2 Thessalonians 3:1 Lit run
- 2 Thessalonians 3:3 Lit who will
- 2 Thessalonians 3:3 Or from evil
- 2 Thessalonians 3:6 Or avoid
- 2 Thessalonians 3:6 Lit walks disorderly
- 2 Thessalonians 3:6 Or undisciplined
- 2 Thessalonians 3:6 One early ms they
- 2 Thessalonians 3:7 Or imitate us
- 2 Thessalonians 3:8 Lit from anyone
- 2 Thessalonians 3:8 Lit freely
- 2 Thessalonians 3:9 Or imitate us
- 2 Thessalonians 3:12 Lit with quietness
- 2 Thessalonians 3:14 Lit word
- 2 Thessalonians 3:14 Lit through
- 2 Thessalonians 3:15 Or keep admonishing
- 2 Thessalonians 3:16 Lit way
- 2 Thessalonians 3:17 Lit The greeting by my hand of Paul
Acts 18:4-23
New American Standard Bible
4 And Paul was reasoning (A)in the synagogue every (B)Sabbath and trying to persuade (C)Jews and Greeks.
5 But when (D)Silas and Timothy (E)came down from (F)Macedonia, Paul began devoting himself completely to the word, (G)testifying to the Jews that (H)Jesus was the [a]Christ. 6 But when they resisted and blasphemed, he (I)shook out his garments and said to them, “Your (J)blood is [b]on your own heads! I am clean. From now on I will go (K)to the Gentiles.” 7 Then he left [c]the synagogue and went to the house of a man named [d]Titius Justus, (L)a worshiper of God, whose house was next door to the synagogue. 8 (M)Crispus, (N)the leader of the synagogue, believed in the Lord (O)together with his entire household; and many of the (P)Corinthians, as they listened to Paul, were believing and being baptized. 9 And the Lord said to Paul by (Q)a vision at night, “Do not be afraid any longer, but go on speaking and do not be silent; 10 for I am with you, and no one will attack you to harm you, for I have many people in this city.” 11 And he settled there for a year and six months, teaching the word of God among them.
12 But while Gallio was (R)proconsul of (S)Achaia, (T)the Jews rose up together against Paul and brought him before (U)the [e]judgment seat, 13 saying, “This man is inciting the people to worship God contrary to (V)the [f]law.” 14 But when Paul was about to (W)open his mouth, Gallio said to the Jews, “If it were a matter of some crime or vicious, unscrupulous act, O Jews, it would be reasonable for me to put up with you; 15 but if there are [g](X)questions about [h]teaching and [i]persons and your own law, see to it yourselves; I am unwilling to be a judge of these matters.” 16 And he drove them away from (Y)the [j]judgment seat. 17 But they all took hold of (Z)Sosthenes, (AA)the leader of the synagogue, and began beating him in front of (AB)the judgment seat. And yet Gallio was not concerned about any of these things.
18 Now Paul, when he had remained many days longer, (AC)took leave of (AD)the brothers and sisters and sailed away to (AE)Syria, and (AF)Priscilla and (AG)Aquila were with him. [k]Paul first (AH)had his hair cut at (AI)Cenchrea, for he was keeping a vow. 19 They came to (AJ)Ephesus, and he left them there. Now he himself entered (AK)the synagogue and reasoned with the Jews. 20 When they asked him to stay for a longer time, he did not consent, 21 but (AL)took leave of them and said, “I will return to you again (AM)if God wills,” and he set sail from (AN)Ephesus.
22 When he had landed in (AO)Caesarea, he went up to Jerusalem and greeted the church, and went down to (AP)Antioch.
Third Missionary Journey
23 And after spending some time there, he left and passed successively through the (AQ)Galatian region and Phrygia, strengthening all the disciples.
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- Acts 18:5 I.e., Messiah
- Acts 18:6 I.e., the responsibility is all yours
- Acts 18:7 Lit from there
- Acts 18:7 One early ms Titus
- Acts 18:12 Or tribunal
- Acts 18:13 Or Law
- Acts 18:15 Or arguments
- Acts 18:15 Lit word
- Acts 18:15 Lit names
- Acts 18:16 Or tribunal
- Acts 18:18 Lit Having had his hair cut
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