1 Thessalonians 3:10

3:10 We pray earnestly night and day to see you in person ¹  and make up what may be lacking in your faith.

1 Thessalonians 5:2

5:2 For you know quite well that the day of the Lord ²  will come in the same way as a thief in the night. ³ 

1 Thessalonians 5:4-5

5:4 But you, brothers and sisters, ⁴  are not in the darkness for the day to overtake you like a thief would. 5:5 For you all are sons of the light and sons of the day. We are not of the night nor of the darkness.

1 Thessalonians 5:8

5:8 But since we are of the day, we must stay sober by putting on the breastplate ⁵  of faith and love and as a helmet our hope for salvation. ⁶ 

1 Thessalonians 2:9

2:9 For you recall, brothers and sisters, ⁷  our toil and drudgery: By working night and day so as not to impose a burden on any of you, we preached to you the gospel of God.

1 Thessalonians 3:13

3:13 so that your hearts are strengthened in holiness to be blameless before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints. ⁸ 

1 Thessalonians 5:23

Conclusion

5:23 Now may the God of peace himself make you completely holy and may your spirit and soul and body be kept entirely blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

[3:10]  ¹ tn Grk “to see your face.”

[5:2]  ² sn The day of the Lord is the period of time in the future when the Lord will intervene in the events of this earth to consummate his redemption and his judgment (Isa 2:11-12; 13:6-13; Ezek 30:3; Joel 1:15; 2:32; 3:18; Amos 5:18-20; Obad 15-17; Zeph 1:7-18; 2:2-3; Zech 14:1, 13, 20-21; Mal 4:1, 5; 1 Cor 1:8; 5:5; 2 Cor 1:14; 2 Thess 2:2; 2 Pet 3:10). It includes both blessings and curses, though the latter is emphasized here.

[5:2]  ³ sn Jesus used a thief coming at night as an illustration of the unexpected and hostile nature of the coming of God’s judgment in the future. This is repeated in various ways in v. 4; 2 Pet 3:10; Rev 3:3; 16:15.

[5:4]  ³ tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:4.

[5:8]  ⁴ sn An allusion to Isa 59:17.

[5:8]  ⁵ tn Grk “hope of salvation” (“a helmet…for salvation” is an allusion to Isa 59:17).

[2:9]  ⁵ tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:4.

[3:13]  ⁶ tc ‡ Important and early witnesses (א* A D* 81 629 lat) have ἀμήν (amhn, “amen”) at the end of this benediction, while the majority of mss, including several excellent witnesses (א² B D² F G Ψ 0278 1739 1881 Ï it sy sa), lack the particle. A decision is difficult, but in light of Paul’s habit of adding the ἀμήν to his notes of praise, even in the middle of his letters (cf. Rom 9:5; 11:36; 15:33; Gal 1:5), one might expect scribes to emulate this practice. Although a decision is difficult, it is probably best to follow the shorter reading. NA²⁷ has the particle in brackets, indicating some doubts as to its authenticity.