4. But you, brothers and sisters, are not in the darkness, and the Day should not take you by surprise like a thief.
5. All of you are people who belong to the light, who belong to the day. We do not belong to the night or to the darkness.
6. So then, we should not be sleeping like the others; we should be awake and sober.
7. It is at night that people sleep; it is at night that they get drunk.
8. But we belong to the day, and we should be sober. We must wear faith and love as a breastplate, and our hope of salvation as a helmet.
9. God did not choose us to suffer his anger, but to possess salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ,
10. who died for us in order that we might live together with him, whether we are alive or dead when he comes.
11. And so encourage one another and help one another, just as you are now doing.
12. We beg you, our brothers and sisters, to pay proper respect to those who work among you, who guide and instruct you in the Christian life.
13. Treat them with the greatest respect and love because of the work they do. Be at peace among yourselves.
14. We urge you, our brothers and sisters, to warn the idle, encourage the timid, help the weak, be patient with everyone.
15. See that no one pays back wrong for wrong, but at all times make it your aim to do good to one another and to all people.
16. Be joyful always,
17. pray at all times,
18. be thankful in all circumstances. This is what God wants from you in your life in union with Christ Jesus.
19. Do not restrain the Holy Spirit;
20. do not despise inspired messages.
21. Put all things to the test: keep what is good
22. and avoid every kind of evil.