1But, brethren, of times and moments ye need not that I write to you.

2For ye yourselves know diligently, that the day of the Lord shall come, as a thief in the night.

3For when they shall say peace is, and secureness, then sudden death [or suddenly perishing] shall come on them, as sorrow to a woman that is with child, and they shall not escape.

4But, brethren, ye be not in darknesses, that that day as a thief catch you.

5For all ye be the sons of light, and sons of [the] day; we be not of night, neither of darknesses.

6Therefore sleep we not as others; but wake we, and be we sober.

7For they that sleep, sleep in the night, and they that be drunken, be drunken in the night.

8But we that be of the day, be sober, clothed in the habergeon of faith and of charity, and in the helmet of hope of health.

9For God putted not us into wrath, but into the purchasing of health, by our Lord Jesus Christ,

10that was dead for us; that whether we wake, whether we sleep, we live together with him.

11For which thing comfort ye together, and edify ye each other, as ye do.

12And, brethren, we pray you, that ye know them that travail among you, and be sovereigns [or be before] to you in the Lord, and teach you,

13that ye have them more abun-dantly in charity; and for the work of them, have ye peace with them.

14And, brethren, we pray you, reprove, [or chastise], unpeaceable [or unquiet] men. Comfort ye men of little heart, receive ye sick men, be ye patient to all men.

15See ye, that no man yield evil for evil to any man; but evermore pursue ye that that is good, each to other, and to all men.

16Evermore joy ye;

17without ceasing pray ye;

18in all things do ye thankings. For this is the will of God in Christ Jesus, in all you.

19Do not ye quench the Spirit,

20do not ye despise prophecies.

21But prove ye all things, and hold ye that thing that is good.

22Abstain [ye] you from all evil species, [or likeness].

23And God himself of peace make you holy by all things, that your spirit be kept whole, and soul, and body, without complaint, in the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

24God is true, that called you, which also shall do [work of grace in you].

25Brethren, pray ye for us.

26Greet ye well all brethren in holy kiss.

27I charge you by the Lord, that this epistle be read to all holy brethren.

28The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen.