1 περι δε των χρονων και των καιρων, αδελφοι, ου χρειαν εχετε υμιν γραφεσθαι· 2 αυτοι γαρ ακριβως οιδατε οτι η ημερα κυριου ως κλεπτης εν νυκτι ουτως ερχεται. 3 οταν γαρ λεγωσιν, ειρηνη και ασφαλεια, τοτε αιφνιδιος αυτοις εφισταται ολεθρος, ωσπερ η ωδιν τη εν γαστρι εχουση, και ου μη εκφυγωσιν. 4 υμεις δε, αδελφοι, ουκ εστε εν σκοτει, ινα η ημερα υμας ως κλεπτης καταλαβη· 5 παντες υμεις υιοι φωτος εστε και υιοι ημερας. ουκ εσμεν νυκτος ουδε σκοτους. 6 αρα ουν μη καθευδωμεν ως και οι λοιποι, αλλα γρηγορωμεν και νηφωμεν. 7 οι γαρ καθευδοντες νυκτος καθευδουσιν, και οι μεθυσκομενοι νυκτος μεθυουσιν· 8 υμεις δε ημερας οντες νηφωμεν, ενδυσαμενοι θωρακα πιστεως και αγαπης και περικεφαλαιαν ελπιδα σωτηριας· 9 οτι ουκ εθετο ημας ο θεος εις οργην, αλλ εις περιποιησιν σωτηριας δια του κυριου ημων ιησου χριστου, 10 του αποθανοντος υπερ ημων, ινα ειτε γρηγορωμεν ειτε καθευδωμεν αμα συν αυτω ζησωμεν. 11 διο παρακαλειτε αλληλους και οικοδομειτε εις τον ενα, καθως και ποιειτε. 12 ερωτωμεν δε υμας, αδελφοι, ειδεναι τους κοπιωντας εν υμιν και προισταμενους υμων εν κυριω και νουθετουντας υμας, 13 και ηγεισθαι αυτους υπερεκπερισσου εν αγαπη δια το εργον αυτων. ειρηνευετε εν εαυτοις. 14 παρακαλουμεν δε υμας, αδελφοι, νουθετειτε τους ατακτους, παραμυθεισθε τους ολιγοψυχους, αντεχεσθε των ασθενων, μακροθυμειτε προς παντας. 15 ορατε μη τις κακον αντι κακου τινι αποδω, αλλα παντοτε το αγαθον διωκετε και εις αλληλους και εις παντας. 16 παντοτε χαιρετε, 17 αδιαλειπτως προσευχεσθε, 18 εν παντι ευχαριστειτε· τουτο γαρ θελημα θεου εν χριστω ιησου εις υμας. 19 το πνευμα μη σβεννυτε, 20 προφητειας μη εξουθενειτε. 21 παντα [δε] δοκιμαζετε, το καλον κατεχετε· 22 απο παντος ειδους πονηρου απεχεσθε. 23 αυτος δε ο θεος της ειρηνης αγιασαι υμας ολοτελεις, και ολοκληρον υμων το πνευμα και η ψυχη και το σωμα αμεμπτως εν τη παρουσια του κυριου ημων ιησου χριστου τηρηθειη. 24 πιστος ο καλων υμας, ος και ποιησει. 25 αδελφοι, προσευχεσθε περι ημων. 26 ασπασασθε τους αδελφους παντας εν φιληματι αγιω. 27 ορκιζω υμας τον κυριον αναγνωσθηναι την επιστολην πασιν τοις αγιοις αδελφοις. 28 η χαρις του κυριου ημων ιησου χριστου μεθ υμων· αμην.
1 Thessalonians · Patriarchal Text (Antoniades 1904/1912)
1 Thessalonians 5 Patriarchal Text (Antoniades 1904/1912)
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- The digital source has no accents or capitals (as Robinson distributes it); 1912 base text, movable nu regularised.
- Double square brackets [[ ]] are marks in the digital source; at 1 John 5:7–8 they enclose the words the 1904 edition prints in smaller type.
- Credit: Maurice A. Robinson & Jussi Ala-Konni (byztxt).
Cross references (28)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Acts 1:7; 1 Thessalonians 4:9; Matthew 24:36; Matthew 24:3; Mark 13:30–32
- 2 Revelation 16:15; 2 Peter 3:10; Matthew 24:42–44; Revelation 3:3; Matthew 25:13
- 3 Luke 21:34–35; Matthew 24:37–39; Luke 17:26–30; Revelation 18:7–8; Psalm 73:18–20
- 4 1 John 2:8; Jeremiah 42:16; 1 Peter 2:9–10; Deuteronomy 28:15; Colossians 1:13
- 5 Ephesians 5:8; Acts 26:18; John 12:36; Luke 16:8
- 6 1 Peter 1:13; Matthew 24:42; Luke 22:46; 1 Peter 5:8; Romans 13:11–14
- 7 Romans 13:13; 2 Peter 2:13; 1 Corinthians 15:34; Acts 2:15; Daniel 5:4–5
- 8 Romans 13:12–13; 1 Peter 1:13; Ephesians 6:11; Isaiah 59:17; Hebrews 10:35–36
- 9 1 Thessalonians 1:10; 1 Peter 2:10; 2 Timothy 2:10; Acts 13:48; Proverbs 16:4
- 10 Romans 14:8–9; 1 Peter 3:18; 2 Corinthians 5:15; Ephesians 5:2; Matthew 20:28
- 11 Ephesians 4:29; Romans 15:2; Hebrews 10:25; Hebrews 3:13; 1 Thessalonians 4:18
- 12 Hebrews 13:17; Hebrews 13:7; 1 Timothy 5:17–18; 1 Corinthians 16:18; 1 Corinthians 16:16
- 13 Mark 9:50; Hebrews 12:14; Galatians 6:6; James 3:18; John 13:34–35
- 14 2 Timothy 4:2; Romans 14:1; Acts 20:35; 2 Thessalonians 3:6–7; Isaiah 35:3–4
- 15 1 Peter 3:9; Galatians 6:10; Leviticus 19:18; 3 John 11; Romans 12:17–21
- 16 Romans 12:12; Philippians 4:4; Matthew 5:12; 2 Corinthians 6:10; Luke 10:20
- 17 Romans 12:12; Colossians 4:2; Ephesians 6:18; Luke 18:1; Luke 21:36
- 18 Ephesians 5:20; Philippians 4:6; Colossians 3:17; Hebrews 13:15; Job 1:21
- 19 Ephesians 4:30; Acts 7:51; 2 Timothy 1:6; 1 Timothy 4:14; Isaiah 63:10
- 20 1 Corinthians 14:3–6; 1 Corinthians 14:1; 1 Corinthians 11:4; Numbers 11:25–29; 1 Corinthians 14:37–39
- 21 1 John 4:1; Romans 12:2; Ephesians 5:10; Luke 12:57; Acts 17:11
- 22 2 Corinthians 6:3; Philippians 4:8; 2 Corinthians 8:20–21; 1 Corinthians 10:31–33; Romans 12:17
- 23 Jude 24; 1 Corinthians 1:8–9; Hebrews 4:12; 1 Thessalonians 3:13; 1 Peter 5:10
- 24 2 Thessalonians 3:3; Numbers 23:19; Deuteronomy 7:9; 1 Corinthians 1:9; 1 Peter 5:10
- 25 Philippians 1:19; Hebrews 13:18–19; 2 Corinthians 1:11; Philemon 22; Ephesians 6:18–20
- 26 Romans 16:16; 1 Corinthians 16:20
- 27 Colossians 4:16; 2 Timothy 4:1; 1 Timothy 5:21; Matthew 26:63; 1 Kings 22:16
- 28 Romans 16:20; 2 Thessalonians 3:18; Romans 1:7; Romans 16:23
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What the Fathers said
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“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).
Nothing, as it seems, is so curious, and so fondly prone to pry into things obscure and concealed, as the nature of men. And this is wont to happen to it, when the mind is unsettled and in an imperfect state.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 13 (1889)
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Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 1 (1886)
For Paul too saith this, writing on this wise, "When they shall speak of peace and safety, then sudden destruction cometh upon them;" and to show how unexpected, He said, "as travail upon a woman with child." How then doth He say, "after the tribulation of those days?" For if there be luxury then, and peace, and safety, as Paul …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)