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6 so then let us not sleep as others do, but let us be alert and sober.
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So then, let us not be like others, who are asleep, but let us be awake and sober.
7 For those who sleep do their sleeping at night, and those who get drunk get drunk at night.
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For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk, get drunk at night.
8 But since we are of the day, let us be sober, having put on the breastplate of faith and love, and as 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 has not destined us for wrath, but for obtaining 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, so that whether we are awake or asleep, we will 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 Therefore encourage one another and build up one another, just as you also are doing.
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Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.
12 But we request of you, brethren, that you appreciate those who diligently labor among you, and have charge over you in the Lord and give you instruction,
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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 that you esteem them very highly in love because of their work. Live in peace with one another.
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Hold them in the highest regard in love because of their work. Live in peace with each other.
14 We urge you, brethren, admonish the unruly, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, be patient with everyone.
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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 no one repays another with evil for evil, but always seek after that which is good for one another and for all people.
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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,
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