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1 Thessalonians 5:21–22

21 aTest all things; bhold fast what is good. 22 Abstain from every form of evil.

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1 Thessalonians 5:21–22 — The New International Version (NIV)

21 but test them all; hold on to what is good, 22 reject every kind of evil.

1 Thessalonians 5:21–22 — English Standard Version (ESV)

21 but test everything; hold fast what is good. 22 Abstain from every form of evil.

1 Thessalonians 5:21–22 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

21 Prove all things; hold fast that which is good. 22 Abstain from all appearance of evil.

1 Thessalonians 5:21–22 — New Living Translation (NLT)

21 but test everything that is said. Hold on to what is good. 22 Stay away from every kind of evil.

1 Thessalonians 5:21–22 — New Century Version (NCV)

21 But test everything. Keep what is good, 22 and stay away from everything that is evil.

1 Thessalonians 5:21–22 — American Standard Version (ASV)

21 prove all things; hold fast that which is good; 22 abstain from every form of evil.

1 Thessalonians 5:21–22 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

21 but prove all things, hold fast the right; 22 hold aloof from every form of wickedness.

1 Thessalonians 5:21–22 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

21 Instead, test everything. Hold on to what is good. 22 Keep away from every kind of evil. 

1 Thessalonians 5:21–22 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

21 but test all things.

Hold on to what is good.

22 Stay away from every kind of evil.

1 Thessalonians 5:21–22 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

21 but test everything; hold fast to what is good; 22 abstain from every form of evil.

1 Thessalonians 5:21–22 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

21 but examine all things; hold fast to what is good. 22 Abstain from every form of evil.

1 Thessalonians 5:21–22 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

21 Put everything to the test. Hold on to what is good. 22 Stay away from every kind of evil.

1 Thessalonians 5:21–22 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

21 But examine everything carefully; hold fast to that which is good;

22 abstain from every form of evil.


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