These words, which I am ordering you today, are to be on your heart; and you are to teach them carefully to your children. You are to talk about them when you sit at home, when you are traveling on the road, when you lie down and when you get up. (Deuteronomy 6:6-7)
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1 Thessalonians 5
Brit Hadashah 28 verses
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But as to times and dates it is unnecessary that anything be written to you.
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For you yourselves perfectly well that the day of the Lord comes like a thief in the night.
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While they are saying “Peace and safety!” then in a moment destruction falls upon them, like birth-pains on a woman who is with child; and escape there is none.
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Hebrews 2:3 2 Thessalonians 1:9 Luke 21:34-35 Luke 17:26-30 Judges 20:41-42 Exodus 15:9-10 Isaiah 30:13 Joshua 8:20-22 Revelation 18:7-8 Isaiah 43:6-9 Jeremiah 6:24 Jeremiah 13:21 Psalm 48:6 Jeremiah 22:23 Matthew 24:37-39 Acts 13:41 Proverbs 29:1 Jeremiah 4:31 Psalm 10:11-13 Psalm 73:18-20 Judges 18:27-28 Deuteronomy 29:19 Nahum 1:10 Hebrews 12:23 2 Chronicles 32:19-21 Daniel 5:3-6 Isaiah 21:3-4 Isaiah 56:12 2 Peter 2:4 Acts 12:22-23 Hosea 13:13 Matthew 23:33 Micah 4:9-10 - 4 But you, brethren, are not in darkness, that daylight should surprise you like a thief;
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for all of you are sons of Light and sons of the day. We belong neither to the night nor to darkness.
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So then let us not sleep, like the rest of the world, but let us keep awake and be sober.
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1 Peter 1:13 Luke 22:46 Romans 13:11-14 Matthew 24:42 1 Peter 5:8 Revelation 16:15 Mark 13:37 1 Peter 4:7 Matthew 13:25 Titus 2:6 1 Timothy 2:9 Ephesians 5:14 1 Thessalonians 5:8 Jonah 1:6 1 Corinthians 16:13 Matthew 25:13 1 Timothy 3:11 Matthew 26:38 Colossians 4:2 1 Timothy 2:15 Ephesians 6:18 Mark 13:34-35 2 Timothy 4:5 Proverbs 19:15 Luke 21:36 Acts 20:31 1 Corinthians 15:34 Matthew 25:5 Luke 12:37 Titus 2:12 Matthew 26:40-41 Revelation 3:2 Luke 12:39 Philippians 4:5 1 Timothy 3:2 Isaiah 56:10 Mark 14:37-38 - 7 For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who drink freely, drink at night.
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But let us, belonging—as we do—to the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of and , and for a helmet the of .
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1 Peter 1:13 Ephesians 6:11 1 Thessalonians 5:5 Hebrews 6:19 Isaiah 59:17 Ephesians 6:13-18 Romans 13:12-13 Romans 8:24-25 1 Corinthians 13:13 Psalm 43:5 Hebrews 10:35-36 Lamentations 3:26 Galatians 5:5 1 Peter 1:3-5 Romans 5:2-5 Ephesians 5:8-9 2 Corinthians 6:7 Ephesians 6:23 Psalm 42:5 1 John 1:7 Job 19:23-27 2 Thessalonians 2:16 Psalm 42:11 1 Peter 2:9 1 John 3:1-3 -
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For has not pre-destined us to meet His anger, but to obtain through our Lord the ;
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1 Thessalonians 1:10 2 Thessalonians 2:13-14 Exodus 9:16 Ezekiel 38:10-17 1 Peter 2:10 2 Peter 2:3 Proverbs 16:4 1 Timothy 1:13 Jude 1:4 Acts 1:20 2 Timothy 2:10 Matthew 26:24 2 Peter 1:1 1 Timothy 1:16 1 Peter 2:8 Romans 11:30 Acts 13:48 Acts 1:25 Romans 9:11-23 1 Thessalonians 3:3 Romans 11:7 2 Timothy 2:19-20 - 10 who died on our behalf, so that whether we are awake or are sleeping we may share His Life.
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Now we beg you, brethren, to show respect for those who labour among you and are your leaders in Messiahian work, and are your advisers;
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Hebrews 13:17 1 Corinthians 16:16 Hebrews 13:7 1 Corinthians 15:10 1 Corinthians 16:18 1 Thessalonians 5:14 1 Timothy 5:17-18 Revelation 2:3 Titus 1:3 Revelation 1:20 Luke 10:7 1 Timothy 5:1 Revelation 3:7 Revelation 3:1 Revelation 2:18 Revelation 2:8 Revelation 3:14 Revelation 2:12 2 Timothy 2:6 1 Peter 5:2-3 Galatians 4:11 2 Corinthians 6:1 Titus 2:15 Luke 10:1-2 1 Timothy 5:20 1 Corinthians 12:28 1 Corinthians 3:9 1 Thessalonians 2:9 Philippians 2:19 Philippians 2:16 John 4:38 2 Corinthians 11:23 Acts 20:35 2 Corinthians 5:9 Matthew 9:37-38 Titus 1:5 Acts 20:28 Colossians 1:29 -
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and to esteem them very highly in for their work’s sake. Be at among yourselves.
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And we exhort you, brethren, admonish the unruly, comfort the timid, sustain the weak, and be patient towards all.
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2 Timothy 4:2 2 Thessalonians 3:6-7 Romans 14:1 Acts 20:35 Hebrews 12:12 1 Corinthians 4:14 Acts 20:27 Titus 1:6 2 Timothy 2:24-25 Ezekiel 3:17-21 Ezekiel 33:3-9 1 Thessalonians 2:7-12 1 Timothy 6:11 Romans 15:1-3 Ephesians 4:2 Ezekiel 34:16 Isaiah 63:9 1 Timothy 3:3 Luke 22:32 Matthew 12:20 Galatians 6:1-2 Colossians 3:12-13 Colossians 1:28 Romans 12:1 Ephesians 4:32 Galatians 5:22 Isaiah 40:11 2 Thessalonians 3:11-13 1 Corinthians 13:4-5 Hebrews 5:2-3 Isaiah 40:1-2 Isaiah 35:3-4 Titus 1:10 Acts 20:31 Jeremiah 6:12 Hebrews 13:3 John 21:15-17 -
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See to it that no one ever repays another with evil for evil; but always seek opportunities of doing good both to one another and to all the world.
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1 Peter 3:9 Galatians 6:10 1 Peter 2:22-23 Romans 12:17-21 Matthew 5:39 Matthew 5:44-45 Genesis 45:24 1 Corinthians 14:1 Romans 12:9 Proverbs 24:17 Leviticus 19:18 1 Thessalonians 2:12 Titus 3:2 Proverbs 20:22 3 John 1:11 1 Peter 3:11-13 1 Timothy 6:11 Hebrews 12:14 Exodus 23:4-5 Psalm 7:4 Proverbs 24:29 Proverbs 25:21 Romans 14:19 1 Peter 1:22 1 Samuel 24:13 Proverbs 17:13 1 Corinthians 6:7 Deuteronomy 16:20 Psalm 38:20 1 Corinthians 16:10 Ephesians 5:15 2 Timothy 2:24 Luke 6:35 Revelation 22:9 Ephesians 5:33 Revelation 19:10 1 Peter 2:17 -
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Be always joyful.
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Be unceasing in prayer.
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- 18 In every circumstance of life be thankful; for this is Elohim’s will in respecting you.
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Do not think meanly of utterances of prophecy;
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1 Corinthians 14:29-32 1 Corinthians 14:37-39 1 Corinthians 14:22-25 1 Corinthians 14:3-6 1 Corinthians 14:1 1 Corinthians 11:4 1 Samuel 10:5-6 Acts 19:6 Ephesians 4:11-12 1 Corinthians 12:28 Numbers 11:25-29 1 Corinthians 12:10 1 Corinthians 13:9 Revelation 11:3-11 1 Thessalonians 4:8 1 Samuel 10:10-13 1 Samuel 19:20-24 1 Corinthians 13:2 -
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but test all such, and retain hold of the good.
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1 John 4:1 Romans 12:2 Acts 17:11 Ephesians 5:10 1 Corinthians 2:14-15 Romans 12:9 Deuteronomy 11:6-9 Luke 12:57 Revelation 3:11 1 Corinthians 14:28-29 Revelation 2:2 Acts 11:23 Philippians 1:10 Revelation 2:25 2 Timothy 3:6 2 Thessalonians 2:15 Revelation 3:3 John 15:4 Hebrews 10:23 Deuteronomy 32:46-47 Song of Solomon 3:4 2 Timothy 4:14 Proverbs 6:21-23 1 Corinthians 15:58 Proverbs 3:21-24 John 8:31 1 Corinthians 2:11 Isaiah 8:20 Acts 14:22 Matthew 7:15-20 Philippians 3:16 Proverbs 23:23 Proverbs 3:1 Mark 7:14-15 Philippians 4:8 Proverbs 4:13 2 Timothy 1:15 - 22 Hold yourselves aloof from every form of evil.
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And may Himself who gives , make you entirely ; and may your spirits, souls and bodies be preserved complete and be found blameless at the Coming of our Lord the .
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Hebrews 4:12 1 Thessalonians 3:13 Jude 1:24 1 Peter 5:10 1 Corinthians 1:8-9 Romans 15:33 Romans 15:5 Hebrews 2:11 Philippians 4:9 Leviticus 20:26 Acts 26:18 2 Corinthians 5:19 1 Corinthians 1:2 Hebrews 13:20 1 Thessalonians 4:3 Jude 1:1 Leviticus 20:8 Colossians 1:22 1 Corinthians 14:33 Romans 16:20 Philippians 2:15-16 1 Thessalonians 2:19 Philippians 1:10 Acts 20:32 John 17:19 2 Peter 3:14 2 Thessalonians 3:16 Ezekiel 37:28 Ephesians 5:26-27 Luke 1:46 Romans 15:13 1 Peter 1:2 Philippians 1:6 -
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Faithful is He who calls you, and He will also His work.
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1 Corinthians 1:9 2 Thessalonians 3:3 Numbers 23:19 Isaiah 25:1 1 Peter 5:10 Deuteronomy 7:9 2 Timothy 2:13 John 3:33 Lamentations 3:23 Matthew 24:35 1 Thessalonians 2:12 Titus 1:2 Psalm 138:2 2 Peter 1:3 2 Timothy 1:9 Psalm 89:2 John 1:17 Romans 8:30 Psalm 40:10 Revelation 17:14 Psalm 86:15 Psalm 36:5 1 Corinthians 10:13 Romans 9:24 2 Thessalonians 2:14 2 Kings 19:31 Psalm 146:6 Psalm 100:5 Isaiah 14:24-26 Psalm 92:2 Micah 7:20 Isaiah 9:7 Isaiah 37:32 Galatians 1:15 Hebrews 6:17-18 - 25 Brethren, pray for us.
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Greet all the brethren with a kiss.
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- 27 I solemnly charge you in the Lord’s to have this Letter read to all the brethren.
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May the of our Lord the be with you.
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