a1 Cor. 16:18; Phil. 2:29
b1 Cor. 16:16; Heb. 13:17
cSee Mark 9:50
d2 Thess. 3:6, 7, 11
fIsa. 35:4; [Heb. 12:12]
gActs 20:35; See Rom. 15:1
hSee 1 Cor. 13:4
i1 Pet. 3:9; See Rom. 12:17
j[Rom. 12:9]; See Gal. 6:10
kPhil. 4:4
lSee Luke 18:1
mSee Eph. 5:20
n[1 Cor. 14:30; Eph. 4:30; 1 Tim. 4:14; 2 Tim. 1:6]
oSee 1 Cor. 11:4
p1 John 4:1; [Job 34:4]; See Eph. 5:10
qSee Rom. 15:33
rEx. 31:13; John 17:17
s2 Pet. 3:14; Jude 1
tLuke 1:46, 47; Heb. 4:12; [1 Cor. 14:14]
uSee ch. 2:19
vSee 1 Cor. 1:9
w[Phil. 1:6]
x2 Thess. 3:1; Heb. 13:18
ySee Rom. 16:16
zCol. 4:16
aaSee Rom. 16:20

1 Thessalonians 5:12-28

Final Instructions and Benediction

12We ask you, brothers, ato respect those who labor among you and bare over you in the Lord and admonish you, 13and to esteem them very highly in love because of their work. cBe at peace among yourselves. 14And we urge you, brothers, admonish dthe idle, ▼
▼Or disorderly, or undisciplined
 fencourage the fainthearted, ghelp the weak, hbe patient with them all. 15See that ino one repays anyone evil for evil, but always jseek to do good to one another and to everyone. 16 kRejoice always, 17 lpray without ceasing, 18 mgive thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. 19 nDo not quench the Spirit. 20Do not despise oprophecies, 21but ptest everything; hold fast what is good. 22Abstain from every form of evil.

23Now may qthe God of peace himself rsanctify you completely, and may your swhole tspirit and soul and body be kept blameless at uthe coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. 24 vHe who calls you is faithful; whe will surely do it.

25 xBrothers, pray for us.

26 yGreet all the brothers with a holy kiss.

27I put you under oath before the Lord to have zthis letter read to all the brothers.

28 aaThe grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.

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