1.Thessalonicher 4 | Библия, синодално издание

1 И тъй, братя, молим и ви увещаваме в Христа Иисуса, щото вие, след като научихте от нас, как трябва да постъпвате и да угаждате Богу, както и постъпвате, повече да преуспявате в това;

2 защото знаете, какви заповеди ви дадохме от Господа Иисуса.

3 Тази е волята Божия: да бъдете осветени, да се въздържате от блудство,

4 всеки от вас да умее да запазва своя съсъд в светост и чест,

5 а не в похотна страст, както и езичниците, незнаещи Бога,

6 и да не престъпничи и измамва в това нещо брата си; защото Господ отмъщава за всичко това, както и попреди ви говорихме и свидетелствувахме.

7 Защото Бог не ни призва към нечистота, но към светост.

8 И тъй, който отхвърля това, той отхвърля не човека, а Бога, Който и даде Своя Свети Дух в нас.

9 А за братолюбие няма нужда да ви пишем, защото вие сами сте научени от Бога да обичате един другиго,

10 защото тъй и постъпвате с всички братя по цяла Македония. И молим ви, братя, още повече да преуспявате,

11 и усърдно да се стараете да живеете тихо, да си гледате работата и със собствените си ръце да работите, както ви заповядахме,

12 за да се държите благоприлично към външните и да нямате нужда от никого.

13 Не искам, братя, вие да не знаете за починалите, за да не скърбите, както и другите, които нямат надежда.

14 Защото ако вярваме, че Иисус умря и възкръсна, то и починалите в Иисуса Бог ще приведе с Него.

15 Прочее, това ви казваме чрез слово Господне, че ние живите, които останем до пришествието Господне, няма да изпреварим починалите,

16 защото Сам Господ с повеление, при глас на Архангел и при тръба Божия, ще слезе от небето, и мъртвите в Христа ще възкръснат първом;

17 после ние, останалите живи, заедно с тях ще бъдем грабнати на облаци, за да срещнем Господа във въздуха, и така винаги с Господа ще бъдем.

18 Прочее, утешавайте се един други с тия думи.

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New International Reader’s Version

Living in a way that pleases God

1 Now I want to talk about some other matters, brothers and sisters. We taught you how to live in a way that pleases God. In fact, that is how you are living. In the name of the Lord Jesus we ask and beg you to do it more and more.

2 You know the directions we gave you. They were given by the authority of the Lord Jesus.

3 God wants you to be made holy. He wants you to stay away from sexual sins.

4 He wants all of you to learn to control your own bodies. You must live in a way that is holy. You must live with honour.

5 Don’t desire to commit sexual sins like people who don’t know God.

6 None of you should sin against your brother or sister by doing that. You should not take advantage of your brother or sister. The Lord will punish everyone who commits these kinds of sins. We have already told you and warned you about this.

7 That’s because God chose us to live pure lives. He wants us to be holy.

8 Suppose someone refuses to accept our teaching. They are not turning their back on us. They are turning their back on God. This same God gives you his Holy Spirit.

9 We don’t need to write to you about your love for one another. God himself has taught you to love one another.

10 In fact, you do love all God’s family all around Macedonia. Brothers and sisters, we are asking you to love one another more and more.

11 And do everything you can to live a quiet life. You should mind your own business. And work with your hands, just as we told you to.

12 Then unbelievers will have respect for your everyday life. And you won’t have to depend on anyone.

What happens to believers who have died

13 Brothers and sisters, we want you to know what happens to those who die. We don’t want you to mourn, as other people do. They mourn because they don’t have any hope.

14 We believe that Jesus died and rose again. When he returns, many who believe in him will have died already. We believe that God will bring them back with Jesus.

15 This agrees with what the Lord has said. When the Lord comes, many of us will still be alive. We tell you that we will certainly not go up before those who have died.

16 The Lord himself will come down from heaven. We will hear a loud command. We will hear the voice of the leader of the angels. We will hear a blast from God’s trumpet. Many who believe in Christ will have died already. They will rise first.

17 After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them. We will be taken up in the clouds. We will meet the Lord in the air. And we will be with him for ever.

18 So encourage one another with these words of comfort.

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