Verš 2
For you yourselves thoroughly understand that the day of the Lord shall arrive much like a thief in the night.
Mt 24:43 - But know this: if only the father of the family knew at what hour the thief would arrive, he would certainly keep vigil and not permit his house to be broken into.
2Pt 3:10 - Then the day of the Lord shall arrive like a thief. On that day, the heavens shall pass away with great violence, and truly the elements shall be dissolved with heat; then the earth, and the works that are within it, shall be completely burned up.
Zjv 3:3 - Therefore, keep in mind the way that you have received and heard, and then observe it and repent. But if you will not be vigilant, I will come to you like a thief, and you will not know at what hour I will come to you.
Zjv 16:15 - “Behold, I arrive like a thief. Blessed is he who is vigilant and who preserves his vestment, lest he walk naked and they see his disgrace.”
Verš 3
For when they will say, “Peace and security!” then destruction will suddenly overwhelm them, like the labor pains of a woman with child, and they will not escape.
2Sol 1:9 - These shall be given the eternal punishment of destruction, apart from the face of the Lord and apart from the glory of his virtue,
Verš 4
But you, brothers, are not in darkness, so that you would be overtaken by that day as by a thief.
Ef 5:8 - For you were darkness, in times past, but now you are light, in the Lord. So then, walk as sons of the light.
Verš 5
For all of you are sons of light and sons of daytime; we are not of nighttime, nor of darkness.
Lk 16:8 - And the lord praised the iniquitous steward, in that he had acted prudently. For the sons of this age are more prudent with their generation than are the sons of light.
Ef 5:8 - For you were darkness, in times past, but now you are light, in the Lord. So then, walk as sons of the light.
Rim 13:12 - The night has passed, and the day draws near. Therefore, let us cast aside the works of darkness, and be clothed with the armor of light.
Verš 6
Therefore, let us not sleep, as the rest do. Instead, we should be vigilant and sober.
Rim 13:11 - And we know the present time, that now is the hour for us to rise up from sleep. For already our salvation is closer than when we first believed.
Rim 13:13 - Let us walk honestly, as in the daylight, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in promiscuity and sexual immorality, not in contention and envy.
Ef 5:14 - Because of this, it is said: “You who are sleeping: awaken, and rise up from the dead, and so shall the Christ enlighten you.”
Lk 21:36 - And so, be vigilant, praying at all times, so that you may be held worthy to escape from all these things, which are in the future, and to stand before the Son of man.”
1Kor 15:34 - Be vigilant, you just ones, and do not be willing to sin. For certain persons have an ignorance of God. I say this to you with respect.
Verš 8
But we, who are of the daylight, should be sober, being clothed with the breastplate of faith and of charity and having, as a helmet, the hope of salvation.
Iz 59:17 - He clothed himself with justice as with a breastplate, and with a helmet of salvation upon his head. He put on the vestments of vengeance, and he was covered with zeal as with a cloak.
Ef 6:14 - Therefore, stand firm, having been girded about your waist with truth, and having been clothed with the breastplate of justice,
Verš 10
who died for us, so that, whether we watch, or whether we sleep, we may live in union with him.
Rim 14:7 - For none of us lives for himself, and none of us dies for himself.
2Kor 5:15 - And Christ died for all, so that even those who live might not now live for themselves, but for him who died for them and who rose again.
Gal 2:20 - I live; yet now, it is not I, but truly Christ, who lives in me. And though I live now in the flesh, I live in the faith of the Son of God, who loved me and who delivered himself for me.
1Pt 4:2 - so that now he may live, for the remainder of his time in the flesh, not by the desires of men, but by the will of God.
Verš 12
And we ask you, brothers, to recognize those who labor among you, and who preside over you in the Lord, and who admonish you,
Rim 15:27 - And this has pleased them, because they are in their debt. For, since the Gentiles have become partakers of their spiritual things, they also ought to minister to them in worldly things.
1Kor 9:11 - If we have sown spiritual things in you, is it important if we harvest from your worldly things?
1Kor 16:18 - For they have refreshed my spirit and yours. Therefore, recognize persons such as this.
Gal 6:6 - And let him who is being taught the Word discuss it with him who is teaching it to him, in every good way.
Flp 2:29 - And so, receive him with every joy in the Lord, and treat all those like him with honor.
1Tim 5:17 - Let priests who lead well be held worthy of twice the honor, especially those who labor in the Word and in doctrine.
Heb 13:7 - Remember your leaders, who have spoken the Word of God to you, whose faith you imitate, by observing the goal of their way of life:
Heb 13:17 - Obey your leaders and be subject to them. For they watch over you, as if to render an account of your souls. So then, may they do this with joy, and not with grief. Otherwise, it would not be as helpful to you.
Verš 15
See to it that no one repays evil for evil to anyone. Instead, always pursue whatever is good, with one another and with all.
Lv 19:18 - Do not seek revenge, neither should you be mindful of the injury of your fellow citizens. You shall love your friend as yourself. I am the Lord.
Prís 20:22 - Do not say, “I will repay evil.” Wait for the Lord, and he will free you.
Prís 24:29 - Do not say, “I will do to him as he has done to me.” I will repay each one according to his work.
Mt 5:39 - But I say to you, do not resist one who is evil, but if anyone will have struck you on your right cheek, offer to him the other also.
Rim 12:17 - Render to no one harm for harm. Provide good things, not only in the sight of God, but also in the sight of all men.
1Kor 6:7 - Now there is certainly an offense among you, beyond everything else, when you have court cases against one another. Should you not accept injury instead? Should you not endure being cheated instead?
1Pt 3:9 - not repaying evil with evil, nor slander with slander, but, to the contrary, repaying with blessings. For to this you have been called, so that you may possess the inheritance of a blessing.
Verš 16
Rejoice always.
Mt 5:12 - be glad and exult, for your reward in heaven is plentiful. For so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
Lk 10:20 - Yet truly, do not choose to rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you; but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.”
Rim 12:12 - in hope, rejoicing; in tribulation, enduring; in prayer, ever-willing;
Flp 4:4 - Rejoice in the Lord always. Again, I say, rejoice.
Verš 17
Pray without ceasing.
Lk 18:1 - Now he also told them a parable, that we should continually pray and not cease,
Rim 12:12 - in hope, rejoicing; in tribulation, enduring; in prayer, ever-willing;
Kol 4:2 - Pursue prayer. Be watchful in prayer with acts of thanksgiving.
Verš 18
Give thanks in everything. For this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for all of you.
Ef 5:20 - giving thanks always for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to God the Father.
Verš 19
Do not choose to extinguish the Spirit.
1Kor 14:30 - But then, if something is revealed to another who is sitting, let the first one become silent.
Verš 21
But test all things. Hold on to whatever is good.
1Jn 4:1 - Most beloved, do not be willing to believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see if they are of God. For many false prophets have gone out into the world.
Verš 22
Abstain from every kind of evil.
Flp 4:8 - Concerning the rest, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is chaste, whatever is just, whatever is holy, whatever is worthy to be loved, whatever is of good repute, if there is any virtue, if there is any praiseworthy discipline: meditate on these.
Verš 23
And may the God of peace himself sanctify you through all things, so that your whole spirit and soul and body may be preserved without blame unto the return of our Lord Jesus Christ.
1Kor 1:8 - And he, too, will strengthen you, even until the end, without guilt, until the day of the advent of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Flp 4:9 - All the things that you have learned and accepted and heard and seen in me, do these. And so shall the God of peace be with you.
1Sol 3:13 - in order to confirm your hearts without blame, in sanctity, before God our Father, unto the return of our Lord Jesus Christ, with all his saints. Amen.
Verš 24
He who has called you is faithful. He shall act even now.
1Kor 1:9 - God is faithful. Through him, you have been called into the fellowship of his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.
1Kor 10:13 - Temptation should not take hold of you, except what is human. For God is faithful, and he will not permit you to be tempted beyond your ability. Instead, he will effect his Providence, even during temptation, so that you may be able to bear it.
2Kor 1:18 - But God is faithful, so our word, which was set before you, was not, in him, both Yes and No.
2Sol 3:3 - But God is faithful. He will strengthen you, and he will guard you from evil.
Verš 26
Greet all the brothers with a holy kiss.
Rim 16:16 - Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the churches of Christ greet you.
1Kor 16:20 - All the brothers greet you. Greet one another with a holy kiss.
2Kor 13:12 - Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the saints greet you.
1Pt 5:14 - Greet one another with a holy kiss. Grace be to all of you who are in Christ Jesus. Amen.
