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7 For they that sleep sleep in the night: and they that are drunken are drunken in the night.
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For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk, get drunk at night.
8 But let us, since we are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for a helmet, the hope of salvation.
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But since we belong to the day, let us be sober, putting on faith and love as a breastplate, and the hope of salvation as a helmet.
9 For God appointed us not into wrath, but unto the obtaining of salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ,
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For God did not appoint us to suffer wrath but to receive salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ.
10 who died for us, that, whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with him.
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He died for us so that, whether we are awake or asleep, we may live together with him.
11 Wherefore exhort one another, and build each other up, even as also ye do.
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Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.
12 But we beseech you, brethren, to know them that labor among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you;
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Now we ask you, brothers and sisters, to acknowledge those who work hard among you, who care for you in the Lord and who admonish you.
13 and to esteem them exceeding highly in love for their work's sake. Be at peace among yourselves.
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Hold them in the highest regard in love because of their work. Live in peace with each other.
14 And we exhort you, brethren, admonish the disorderly, encourage the fainthearted, support the weak, be longsuffering toward all.
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And we urge you, brothers and sisters, warn those who are idle and disruptive, encourage the disheartened, help the weak, be patient with everyone.
15 See that none render unto any one evil for evil; but always follow after that which is good, one toward another, and toward all.
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Make sure that nobody pays back wrong for wrong, but always strive to do what is good for each other and for everyone else.
16 Rejoice always;
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Rejoice always,
17 pray without ceasing;
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pray continually,
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