| So then let us not sleep, as others do, but let us keep awake and be sober. | So then, let us not be like others, who are asleep, but let us be awake and sober. |
| Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing. | Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing. |
| See that no one repays anyone evil for evil, but always seek to do good to one another and to everyone. | Make sure that nobody pays back wrong for wrong, but always strive to do what is good for each other and for everyone else. |
| Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. | Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. |
| But test everything; hold fast what is good. Abstain from every form of evil. | But test them all; hold on to what is good, reject every kind of evil. |
| He who calls you is faithful; he will surely do it. | The one who calls you is faithful, and he will do it. |
Bible verse of the day
This God—his way is perfect;the word of the Lord proves true;
he is a shield for all those who take refuge in him.