[:en]Final Instructions from Paul to Thessalonian church:
- The day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night. We do not belong to the night or to the darkness. So, do not be like others who are asleep, but be alert and self-controlled. (v. 6)
- Be self-controlled, putting on faith and love as a breastplate, and the hope of salvation as a helmet (v. 8)
- Encourage one another and build each other up (v. 11)
- Respect those who work hard among you, who are over you in the Lord and who admonish you. Hold them in the highest regard in love because of their work. (v. 12-13a)
- Live in peace with each other (v. 13b)
- Warn those who are idle, encourage the timid, help the weak, be patient with everyone (v. 14)
- Make sure that nobody pays back wrong for wrong, but always try to be kind to each other and to everyone (v. 15)
- Be joyful always; Pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus (vs. 16-18)
- Do not put out the Spirit’s fire (v. 19)
- Do not treat prophecies with contempt (v. 20)
- Test everything. Hold on to the good (v. 21)
- Avoid every kind of evil (v. 22)
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