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1 Thessalonians 5:21–23

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21sProve all things; hold fast that which is good. 22tAbstain from all appearance of evil. 23And uthe very God of peace wsanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole xspirit and xsoul and body ybe preserved zblameless aunto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

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1 Thessalonians 5:23: Now may the God of peace himself sanctify you completely, and may your whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Footnotes

  1. s1 John 4:1. See Eph. 5:10. Comp. Job 34:4. Eccles. 1:17. 1 Cor. 2:11, 15.
  2. tSee ch. 4:12. Comp. Phil. 4:8.
  3. uSee Rom. 15:33.
  4. wSo ch. 3:13.
  5. xJob 12:10. Luke 1:46, 47. Heb. 4:12 in the Gk. Comp. 1 Cor. 6:20.
  6. xJob 12:10. Luke 1:46, 47. Heb. 4:12 in the Gk. Comp. 1 Cor. 6:20.
  7. y1 Tim. 6:14 (Gk.). See 1 Cor. 1:8.
  8. zch. 2:10 (Gk.).
  9. aSee ch. 2:19.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

but test everything; hold fast what is good. Abstain from every form of evil.

Now may the God of peace himself sanctify you completely, and may your whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

but test them all; hold on to what is good, reject every kind of evil.

May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

but test all things. Hold on to what is good. Stay away from every kind of evil.

Now may the God of peace himself sanctify you completely. And may your whole spirit, soul, and body be kept sound and blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

NLTNew Living Translation

but test everything that is said. Hold on to what is good. Stay away from every kind of evil.

Now may the God of peace make you holy in every way, and may your whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless until our Lord Jesus Christ comes again.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

but examine all things; hold fast to what is good. Abstain from every form of evil. Now may the God of peace himself sanctify you completely, and may your spirit and soul and body be kept complete, blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.