I. THEssatonrans III. 1.

A.D, 54 and 4—58. l.v. 5. Acts
17. 14-16.
tor Timothy.
3, Acts 9. 16. 0, noone.
a, are_about to. att. also.
5.2Cor. 11.3.
6. Acts 18.1, 5, _2Cor. 7. 6, 7.
t. Timothy.
J. love.
th. through.
¢, concern- ing.
10. See Rom. 1. 10-42.
12. 2 Thess, 1.3.
att. also. 13.1 Cor. 1. 8. Ch, 5.23 Jude 24, 25.
i. in the presence,
EXHORTA- TION TO HOLINESS. f. Finally.
i. in.
a. accord- ing_as.
ec. charges.
t. through.
3.1 Cor, 6. 13-20.
e. each. o, his-own,
aa. also.
e. concern- ing.
f. fully. testified.
é. in,
WHEREFORE -when_we-_could no_ longer forbear, we_thought_it_good to_*be_left at Athens alone:
2 And sent ¢Timotheus, our -brother, and minister of_-God, and our fellow- labourer in the gospel of_-Christ, to restablish you, and to_-comfort you con- cerning your faith:
3 That no_o man 'should_be_moved by these rafflictions: for yourselves “know that we_are_appointed thereunto.
4 For verily, when we_“were with you, we_~told you before that we_a'should suffer_tribulation ; even_as ,« it_came_ to_pass, and ye_“know,
5 For this cause,+when € could no_ longer forbear, I_sent to know your efaith, lest by_some_means the tempter shave_tempted you, and our elabour be in vain.
6 But now «when ‘Timotheus came from you unto us, and “brought us good _ tidings_of your faith and ‘charity, and that ye_have good re- membrance of_us always, desiring - greatly to_-see us, as Wwe also to see
you:
7 Therefore, brethren, we_were_com- forted over you in all our «affliction and distress ‘4 by ~your faith :
8 For now we-live, if pe stand_fast in the Lord.
* For what thanks can_we render to_ -God again cfor you, for all the joy wherewith we_joy for your sakes before our -God ;
10 Night and day praying exceedingly that -we_might_see your might_perfect =that which zs =lacking in_your «faith ?
il Now -God Himself and our Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ, -direct our -way unto you.
122 And the Lord -make you to-_in- crease and -abound in_-love one toward another, and toward =all men, even_as ative do toward you:
13 To_the_end -He_may-stablish your chearts unblameable in holiness before “God, even our Father, ‘at the coming of_our -Lord Jesus Christ with all His rsaints.
4 J FURTHERMORE then we_beseech
you, brethren, and exhort you *by the Lord Jesus, that «as ye_have_re- ceived of us show ye ought to_walk and to_please God, so ye_'would_abound more_and_more.
2 For ye-“know what ¢command- ments we_gave you #by the Lord Jesus.
3 For this is the will of_-God, even your sanctification, that_ye should_ abstain from -fornication :
4 That_e every_one of_you should_ know how_to possess ~hiso vessel in sanctification’ and honour ;
5 Not in the lust of_concupiscence, even_as,@ the Gentiles which “know not -God:
6 That no man go_beyond and defraud his -brother in any -matter: because_ that the Lord 7s the avenger cof all =such, 4as we also have forewarned you and J testified.
7 For «God -hath not called us unto uncleanness, but ‘unto holiness.
8 -1He therefore that despiseth, de- spiseth not man, but who «hath also given unto us His -Holy -Spirit.
9 But as_touching ~brotherly_love ye need not that_I_write unto_you: for pe
I, TaessaLonians V. 1
yourselves are taught_of_God to «love 7 8
one_another.
10 And indeed ye_do it toward all the brethren which-are in all “Macedonia: but we_beseech you, brethren, that_ye_ increase more_and_more ;
ll And that_ye_am study to_be_quiet, and to_do ryour_=own business, and to_ work with
¢ commanded you;
ei hands, «as we_| °j
2 That ye_may_walk? honestly toward | 21.
them_that_are without, and that ye_ may_have lack of_nothing.
13 But I_'would not have you to_be_ ignorant, brethren, concerning them_ which /“are_asleep, that ye_'sorrow not, even_as ,@ rothers ~+which have no hope.
14 For if we_believe that Jesus died |i and rose_again, even_so them also which x
ha sasleep in Jesus will “God bring with
im.
15 For this we_say unto_you iby the word of_the_Lord, that we which are_ alive and v4+remain unto the coming
of_the Lord «shall ? not g prevent them_ By
which *are_asleep,
16 For the Lord Himself shall_descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of_the_archangel, and with the trump of_God: and the =dead in Christ shall_rise first : ‘
-17 Then we s+which are_alive and sremain shall_be_caught_up together
mi a OT BO Scions 16. John 14, 2,3. Acts”
:
with them in the clouds, to meet the| -
Lord in the air: and so shall_we ever be with the Lord. i 18 Wherefore «'comfort one_another
iwith these -words.
BUT ¢ of the times and the seasons, 5 brethren, ye_have no need that_I_ write unto_you.
2 For yourselves “know perfectly that the day of_‘the_Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.
3 For when they_'shall_say, “Peace and safety ;” then sudden destruction cometh_upon them, as «travail upon a ‘woman with_child; and they_-shall not escape.
4 But pe, brethren, are not in dark- ness, that that «day -should_overtake you as a thief.
4, 5 Me are all the schildren of_light, and the schildren of_the_day: we-_|*
are not of _the_night, nor of_dark- ness.
6 Therefore 'let_us not sleep, as »« do rothers; but ‘let_us_watch and 'be_ sober. :
7 For ~+they_that sleep sleep in_the_ night; and ~they_that be_drunken are_drunken in_the_night.
8 But 'let us, +who_are of_the_day, be_sober, »+putting_on the breastplate of_faith and love; and for a helmet, the hope of_salvation.
9 For -God -hath not appointed us to
wrath, but to obtain salvation ‘by our|9.
«Lord Jesus Christ.
10 Who -«died for us, that, whether|*
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’ e. or exhort i. in
TIMES AND SEASONS.
1. Acts 1. 7.
c, concern=
ing. | 2. Luke 12. 35-40.
J. or Jeho- yah.
3. Luke 17. 26-37.
n. not, strong negative.
SONS OF THI
DaY. 4
8. Eph, 6.13 17. 1 Pet, 1, 13.
SALVATION
| I, THESSALONIANS V. 11.