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But, concerning the times and the seasons, brethren, - ye have, no need, that, unto you, anything be written;

For, ye yourselves, perfectly well know - that, the day of the Lord, as a thief in the night, so, cometh;

As soon as they begin to say - Peace! and safety! then, suddenly, upon them, cometh destruction, - just as the birth-throe unto her that is with child, - and in nowise shall they escape.

But, ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that, the day, upon you, as upon thieves, should lay hold;

For, all ye, are, sons of light, and sons of day, - we are not of night, nor of darkness:

Hence, then, let us not be sleeping, as the rest, but let us watch and be sober: -

For, they that sleep, by night, do sleep, and, they that drink, by night, do drink: -

But, we, being of the day, let us be sober, putting on a breastplate of faith and love, and, for helmet, the hope of salvation.

Because God did not appoint us unto anger, but unto acquiring salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ: -

Who died for us, in order that, whether we be watching or sleeping, together with him, we should live.

Wherefore be consoling one another, and building up, each the other, - even as ye are also doing.