{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/ylt/1-thessalonians/5","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-27T00:20:09.797Z"},"reference":{"translation":"YLT","book":"1 Thessalonians","bookSlug":"1-thessalonians","chapter":5,"testament":"NEW"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":4,"nextChapter":null,"totalChapters":5,"totalVerses":28},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"And concerning the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need of my writing to you,"},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"for yourselves have known thoroughly that the day of the Lord as a thief in the night doth so come,"},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"for when they may say, Peace and surety, then sudden destruction doth stand by them, as the travail doth her who is with child, and they shall not escape;"},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"and ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that the day may catch you as a thief;"},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"all ye are sons of light, and sons of day; we are not of night, nor of darkness,"},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"so, then, we may not sleep as also the others, but watch and be sober,"},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"for those sleeping, by night do sleep, and those making themselves drunk, by night are drunken,"},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"and we, being of the day — let us be sober, putting on a breastplate of faith and love, and an helmet — a hope of salvation,"},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"because God did not appoint us to anger, but to the acquiring of salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ,"},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"who did die for us, that whether we wake — whether we sleep — together with him we may live;"},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"wherefore, comfort ye one another, and build ye up, one the one, as also ye do."},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"And we ask you, brethren, to know those labouring among you, and leading you in the Lord, and admonishing you,"},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"and to esteem them very abundantly in love, because of their work; be at peace among yourselves;"},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"and we exhort you, brethren, admonish the disorderly, comfort the feeble-minded, support the infirm, be patient unto all;"},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"see no one evil for evil may render to any one, but always that which is good pursue ye, both to one another and to all;"},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"always rejoice ye;"},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"continually pray ye;"},{"verseNumber":18,"text":"in every thing give thanks, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus in regard to you."},{"verseNumber":19,"text":"The Spirit quench not;"},{"verseNumber":20,"text":"prophesyings despise not;"},{"verseNumber":21,"text":"all things prove; that which is good hold fast;"},{"verseNumber":22,"text":"from all appearance of evil abstain ye;"},{"verseNumber":23,"text":"and the God of the peace Himself sanctify you wholly, and may your whole spirit, and soul, and body, be preserved unblameably in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ;"},{"verseNumber":24,"text":"stedfast is He who is calling you, who also will do it."},{"verseNumber":25,"text":"Brethren, pray for us;"},{"verseNumber":26,"text":"salute all the brethren in an holy kiss;"},{"verseNumber":27,"text":"I charge you by the Lord, that the letter be read to all the holy brethren;"},{"verseNumber":28,"text":"the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ is with you! Amen."}],"citation":{"inline":"1 Thessalonians 5 (YLT)","markdown":"[1 Thessalonians 5](https://primebible.com/ylt/1-thessalonians/5)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* YLT. https://primebible.com/ylt/1-thessalonians/5 (accessed 2026-05-27)."}}