The fyrst Epistle to the Thessalonyans. The .v. Chapter.
- Of the tymes and seasons brethren ye have no nede that I write vnto you:
- for ye youre selves knowe parfectly that the daye of the Lorde shall come even as a thefe in the nyght.
- When they shall saye peace and no daunger than commeth on the soden destruccion as the travalynge of a woma with childe and they shall not scape.
- But ye brethre are not in darcknes that yt daye shuld come on you as it were a thefe.
- Ye are all the childre of light and the children of ye daye. We are not of ye nyght nether of darcknes.
- Therfore let vs not slepe as do other: but let vs watch and be sober.
- For they that slepe slepe in the nyght: and they that be dronken are dronken in the nyght.
- But let vs which are of the daye be sober armed with the brest plate of fayth and love and with hope of salvacio as an helmet.
- For god hath not apoynted vs vnto wrath: but to obtayne salvacion by ye meanes of oure lorde Jesu Christ
- which died for vs: that whether we wake or slepe we shuld lyve togedder with him.
- Wherfore comforte youre selves togedder and edifie one another even as ye do.
- We beseche you brethren that ye knowe them which laboure amonge you and have the oversight of you in the Lorde
- and geve you exhortacion that ye have them the more in love for their workes sake and be at peace with them.
- We desyre you brethre warne them that are vnruly comforte the feble mynded forbeare the weake have continuall pacience towarde all men.
- Se that none recopence evill for evyll vnto eny man: but ever folowe that which is good both amonge youre selves and to all men.
- Reioyce ever.
- Praye cotinually.
- In all thinges geve thankes. For this is the wyll of God in Christ Jesu towarde you.
- Quenche not the sprete.
- Despise not prophesyinge.
- Examen all thinges and kepe that which is good.
- Abstayne from all suspicious thinges.
- The very God of peace sanctifie you thorow out. And I praye God that youre whole sprete soulse and body be kept fautlesse vnto ye comynge of oure Lorde Jesus Christ
- Faythfull is he which called you: which will also do it.
- Brethre praye for vs.
- Grete all the brethren with an holy kysse.
- I charge you in the Lorde that this pistle be reed vnto all the holy brethren.
- The grace of the Lorde Jesus Christ be with you. Amen.