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1 Thessalonians 5:19–22

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19aDo not quench the Spirit;

20do not despise aprophecies,

21but aexamine all things; bhold fast to that which is good;

22abstain from every 1form of evil.

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1 Thessalonians 5:19: Do not quench the Spirit.

Footnotes

  1. 1Or appearance

Cross references

  1. aEph 4:30
  2. aActs 13:1; 1 Cor 14:31
  3. a1 Cor 14:29; 1 John 4:1
  4. bRom 12:9; Gal 6:10; 1 Thess 5:15

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Do not quench the Spirit. Do not despise prophecies, but test everything; hold fast what is good. Abstain from every form of evil.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Do not quench the Spirit. Do not treat prophecies with contempt but test them all; hold on to what is good, reject every kind of evil.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Don’t stifle the Spirit. Don’t despise prophecies, but test all things. Hold on to what is good. Stay away from every kind of evil.

NLTNew Living Translation

Do not stifle the Holy Spirit. Do not scoff at prophecies, but test everything that is said. Hold on to what is good. Stay away from every kind of evil.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Do not quench the Spirit. Do not despise prophecies, but examine all things; hold fast to what is good. Abstain from every form of evil.

KJV 1900King James Version

Quench not the Spirit. Despise not prophesyings. Prove all things; hold fast that which is good. Abstain from all appearance of evil.