Work hard at whatever you do, because there will be no action, no thought, no knowledge, no wisdom in the world of the dead---and that is where you are going.

You must do this, because you know that the time has come for you to wake up from your sleep. For the moment when we will be saved is closer now than it was when we first believed.

So then, as often as we have the chance, we should do good to everyone, and especially to those who belong to our family in the faith.

Be wise in the way you act toward those who are not believers, making good use of every opportunity you have.

So put on God's armor now! Then when the evil day comes, you will be able to resist the enemy's attacks; and after fighting to the end, you will still hold your ground.

and as your shoes the readiness to announce the Good News of peace.

They will not suffer when times are bad; they will have enough in time of famine.

Put your investments in several places---many places even---because you never know what kind of bad luck you are going to have in this world.

So remember your Creator while you are still young, before those dismal days and years come when you will say, "I don't enjoy life."

And so, keeping quiet in such evil times is the smart thing to do!

Jesus answered, "The light will be among you a little longer. Continue on your way while you have the light, so that the darkness will not come upon you; for the one who walks in the dark does not know where he is going.

One of them, named Agabus, stood up and by the power of the Spirit predicted that a severe famine was about to come over all the earth. (It came when Claudius was emperor.)

The disciples decided that they each would send as much as they could to help their fellow believers who lived in Judea.

Considering the present distress, I think it is better for a man to stay as he is.

What I mean, my friends, is this: there is not much time left, and from now on married people should live as though they were not married;

those who deal in material goods, as though they were not fully occupied with them. For this world, as it is now, will not last much longer.