Amplified Bible

1 Thessalonians 5:7-15 Amplified Bible (AMP)

7. For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who are drunk, get drunk at night.

8. But we belong to the day; therefore, let us be sober and put on the breastplate (corslet) of faith and love and for a helmet the hope of salvation.

9. For God has not appointed us to [incur His] wrath [He did not select us to condemn us], but [that we might] obtain [His] salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ (the Messiah)

10. Who died for us so that whether we are still alive or are dead [at Christ's appearing], we might live together with Him and share His life.

11. Therefore encourage (admonish, exhort) one another and edify (strengthen and build up) one another, just as you are doing.

12. Now also we beseech you, brethren, get to know those who labor among you [recognize them for what they are, acknowledge and appreciate and respect them all]–your leaders who are over you in the Lord and those who warn and kindly reprove and exhort you.

13. And hold them in very high and most affectionate esteem in [intelligent and sympathetic] appreciation of their work. Be at peace among yourselves.

14. And we earnestly beseech you, brethren, admonish (warn and seriously advise) those who are out of line [the loafers, the disorderly, and the unruly]; encourage the timid and fainthearted, help and give your support to the weak souls, [and] be very patient with everybody [always keeping your temper]. [Isa. 35:4.]

15. See that none of you repays another with evil for evil, but always aim to show kindness and seek to do good to one another and to everybody.