American Standard Version
1 Thessalonians 5:24
24Faithful is he that calleth you, who will also do it.
1 Thessalonians 5:24 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Faithful is he that calleth you, who also will do it.
- New International Version (NIV)The one who calls you is faithful, and he will do it.
- English Standard Version (ESV)He who calls you is faithful; he will surely do it.
- New King James Version (NKJV)He who calls you is faithful, who also will do it.
Context of 1 Thessalonians 5:24
22abstain from every form of evil. 23And the God of peace himself sanctify you wholly; and may your spirit and soul and body be preserved entire, without blame at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. Faithful is he that calleth you, who will also do it. 25Brethren, pray for us. 26Salute all the brethren with a holy kiss.
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Cross-references for 1 Thessalonians 5:24
- Deuteronomy 7:9Know therefore that Jehovah thy God, he is God, the faithful God, who keepeth covenant and lovingkindness with them that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations,
- Psalms 36:5Thy lovingkindness, O Jehovah, is in the heavens; Thy faithfulness reacheth unto the skies.
- Psalms 40:10I have not hid thy righteousness within my heart; I have declared thy faithfulness and thy salvation; I have not concealed thy lovingkindness and thy truth from the great assembly.
- Psalms 86:15But thou, O Lord, art a God merciful and gracious, Slow to anger, and abundant in lovingkindness and truth.
- Psalms 89:2For I have said, Mercy shall be built up for ever; Thy faithfulness wilt thou establish in the very heavens.
- Psalms 92:2To show forth thy lovingkindness in the morning, And thy faithfulness every night,
- Psalms 100:5For Jehovah is good; his lovingkindness endureth for ever, And his faithfulness unto all generations.
- Psalms 138:2I will worship toward thy holy temple, And give thanks unto thy name for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth: For thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name.
- Psalms 146:6Who made heaven and earth, The sea, and all that in them is; Who keepeth truth for ever;
- Isaiah 25:1O Jehovah, thou art my God; I will exalt thee, I will praise thy name; for thou hast done wonderful things, even counsels of old, in faithfulness and truth.
- Lamentations 3:23They are new every morning; great is thy faithfulness.
- Micah 7:20Thou wilt perform the truth to Jacob, and the lovingkindness to Abraham, which thou hast sworn unto our fathers from the days of old.
- John 1:17For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
- John 3:33He that hath received his witness hath set his seal to this, that God is true.
- 1 Corinthians 1:9God is faithful, through whom ye were called into the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.
- 1 Corinthians 10:13There hath no temptation taken you but such as man can bear: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation make also the way of escape, that ye may be able to endure it.
Commentaries on 1 Thessalonians 5:24
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 24Faithful is he that calleth you - In a great variety of places in his word God has promised to sanctify his followers, and his faithfulness binds him to fulfill his promises; therefore he will do it. He who can believe will find this thing also possible to him.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 24Faithful is he that calleth you - That is, your sanctification after all depends on him, and as he has begun a work of grace in your hearts, you may depend on his faithfulness to complete it; see the 1 Thessalonians 4:3 note; Philemon 1:6 note; 1 Corinthians 1:9 note.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 23-28Verses 23-28 The apostle prays that they might be sanctified more perfectly, for the best are sanctified but in part while in this world; therefore we should pray for, and press toward, complete holiness. And as we must fall, if God did not carry on his good work in the soul, we should pray to God to perfect his work, till we are presented faultless before the throne of his glory. We should pray for one another; and brethren should thus express brotherly…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 24He will do it: Paul places complete trust in God's faithful character (1 Corinthians 1:9; 2 Thessalonians 3:3; 2 Timothy 2:13; 1 John 1:9).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2424. Faithful--to His covenant promises (Joh 10:27-29; 1Co 1:9; 10:23; Php 1:6). he that calleth you--God, the caller of His people, will cause His calling not to fall short of its designed end. do it--preserve and present you blameless at the coming of Christ (1Th 5:23; Ro 8:30; 1Pe 5:10). You must not look at the foes before and behind, on the right hand and on the left, but to God's faithfulness to His promises, God's zeal for His honor, and God's love…Read the comment
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Commentaries on 1 Thessalonians 5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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