The Day of the Lord

5 Now concerning the ^(A)times and the seasons, brothers, you ^(B)have no need of anything to be written to you. ² For you yourselves know full well that ^(C)the day of the Lord ^[a]will come ^(D)just like a thief in the night. ³ While they are saying, “^(E)Peace and safety!” then ^[b](F)destruction ^[c]will come upon them suddenly like ^(G)labor pains upon a woman who is pregnant, and they will never escape. ⁴ But you, brothers, are not in ^(H)darkness, that the day would overtake you ^[d](I)like a thief, ⁵ for you are all ^(J)sons of light and sons of day. We are not of night nor of ^(K)darkness; ⁶ so then let us not ^(L)sleep as ^[e](M)others do, but let us be awake and ^[f](N)sober. ⁷ For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk, get ^(O)drunk at night. ⁸ But since ^(P)we are of the day, let us ^(Q)be ^[g]sober, having put on the ^(R)breastplate of ^(S)faith and love, and as a ^(T)helmet, the ^(U)hope of salvation. ⁹ For God has not appointed us for ^(V)wrath, but for ^(W)obtaining salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, ^10 (X)who died for us, so that whether we are awake or asleep, we will live together with Him. ¹¹ Therefore, ^[h]comfort one another and ^(Y)build up one another, just as you also are doing.