So we must not fall asleep as the others do, but we must stay alert and sober. | So then let’s not sleep, as the rest do, but let’s watch and be sober. |
Therefore, encourage one another and strengthen one another, as indeed you are doing. | Therefore exhort one another, and build each other up, even as you also do. |
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 returns evil for evil to anyone, but always follow after that which is good for one another and for all. |
Rejoice always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God for you in Christ Jesus. | Always rejoice. Pray without ceasing. In everything give thanks, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus toward you. |
Test everything, and hold fast to what is good. Avoid every form of evil. | Test all things, and hold firmly that which is good. Abstain from every form of evil. |
The one who calls you is faithful, and he will accomplish this. | He who calls you is faithful, who will also do it. |
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