So we must not fall asleep as the others do, but we must stay alert and sober. | So then, let’s not sleep as others do, but let’s be alert and sober. |
Therefore, encourage one another and strengthen one another, as indeed you are doing. | Therefore, encourage one another and build one another up, just as you also are doing. |
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Make sure that no one pays back evil for evil. Rather, always aim to achieve what is best for each other and for everyone. | See that no one repays another with evil for evil, but always seek what is good for one another and for all people. |
Rejoice always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God for you in Christ Jesus. | Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God for you in Christ Jesus. |
Test everything, and hold fast to what is good. Avoid every form of evil. | But examine everything; hold firmly to that which is good, abstain from every form of evil. |
The one who calls you is faithful, and he will accomplish this. | Faithful is He who calls you, and He also will do it. |